Ocean Salmon Industry Group Meeting
The Oregon ocean salmon regulation setting process for the 2003 seasons will kick off on March 5 with the Ocean Salmon Industry Group (SIG) meeting in Newport. The SIG meeting provides interested parties an opportunity to assist in the development of regulation options for both the commercial ocean troll salmon fishery and the recreational ocean salmon fishery. An agenda for the SIG meeting is included below. The SIG meeting will primarily address ocean fisheries between Cape Falcon and the Oregon/California border, but some discussion on the north of Cape Falcon seasons will also occur. The key recommendations anticipated relative to the recreational ocean fishery will be the starting date for the coho salmon fishery, which days of the week (if any) need to be closed during the coho fishery, and open days and bag limits for the Klamath Management Zone chinook seasons.
The options developed at the SIG meeting will be taken forward as the “preferred Oregon options” to the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (PFMC) public meeting at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California from March 10-14. During the March PFMC meeting, a series of regulation options will be developed, and will then be available for further public comment during a series of public hearings late in March and the first week of April.
From April 7-11, the PFMC will meet at the Red Lion at the Quay hotel in Vancouver, Washington. During this meeting, the PFMC will adopt their final regulation package for the 2003 ocean fishing seasons (May 1, 2003-April 30, 2004). This regulation package must then be certified by the National Marine Fisheries Service, and signed into law by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. In addition, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission must also adopt those regulations for State Waters (0-3 miles).
Individuals who are interested in participating in this process to develop the preferred Oregon options for the ocean salmon seasons are encouraged to attend the SIG meeting. Please contact me if you need further information regarding the meeting.
Eric Schindler, ODFW
541/867-0300 x252
Ocean Salmon Industry Group Meeting
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Meeting Room 9 (Fireside Room), Hatfield Marine Science Center
Newport, Oregon
AGENDA
9:30 AM Introductions and Process Description – Burnie Bohn
9:40 AM Review of 2002 Ocean Fisheries - Eric Schindler
10:00 AM Review of 2002 Salmon Spawner Escapements - Craig Foster
10:20 AM 2003 Coho and Chinook Abundance Forecasts – Curt Melcher
10:45 AM Endangered Species Status and Implications – Steve King
11:00 AM Break
11:15 AM Sideboards, Guidelines, and Issues Affecting 2003 Season
Structure – Steve King and Curt Melcher
11:50 AM Best Guess at Season i.e. “Food for Thought” – Burnie Bohn
12:00 PM Break for Lunch
1:00 PM Develop Oregon Preferred Options to Take to the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (advice to Oregon Representatives to PFMC)
• Recreational Fishery Options
o North of Cape Falcon
o Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.
o Klamath Management Zone
• Commercial Troll Fishery Options
o North of Cape Falcon
o Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.
o Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border
3:15 PM Recap of Preferred Oregon Options, Sport and Troll Representatives and ODFW Staff
3:30 PM Adjourn
[ 03-04-2003, 09:29 PM: Message edited by: Chum King ]
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