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Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region 2003 Annual Report Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region 2003 Annual Report June 2004 Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Honolulu, Hawaii Cover photo: (from: http://www.investguam.com/pft/transocean.html) Foreign longline fisheries on Guam grew from five vessels in late 1986 to 328 vessels in 1990. During 1996, longliners made more than 2,144 port calls to the island. Longline transshipment fisheries on Guam consist mainly of Japanese and Taiwanese vessels. Longline vessels, which fish mainly in the waters of the Federated States of Micronesia, offload their catch (which consists mainly of yellowfin and big-eye tuna) at the commercial port on Guam, where the fish is processed for transshipment by air to Japan for the sashimi markets. Tuna portions that do not meet the required standards are frozen for container transshipment to canneries or processed locally. Several spin-off industries have resulted from processing non-sashimi-grade tuna, including tuna jerky products, tuna loins and other value-added products. A report of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA77FC0008 Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region 2003 Annual Report Printed on June 30, 2004 Prepared by the Pelagics Plan Team and Council Staff for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 i Table of Contents Table of Contents............................................................................................................................ ii I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 A. Background............................................................................................................................. 1 B. Report Content........................................................................................................................ 2 C. Report Appraisal ..................................................................................................................... 2 D. Plan Team Members............................................................................................................... 2 II. Summary 2 .................................................................................................................................. 6 A. Plan Administration................................................................................................................ 6 B. Island Areas ............................................................................................................................ 6 C. Species .................................................................................................................................... 8 Mahimahi ................................................................................................................................. 8 Blue marlin............................................................................................................................... 8 Striped marlin........................................................................................................................... 9 Sailfish...................................................................................................................................... 9 Shortbill spearfish .................................................................................................................. 10 Skipjack tuna.......................................................................................................................... 10 Yellowfin tuna........................................................................................................................ 10 Wahoo .................................................................................................................................... 11 D. Gear....................................................................................................................................... 11 Troll fisheries ......................................................................................................................... 11 III. Issues....................................................................................................................................... 11 IV. 2003 Region-wide Annual Report Recommendations ........................................................... 11 V. Plan Administration ................................................................................................................ 12 A. Administrative Activities..................................................................................................... 12 B. Longline Permits.................................................................................................................. 12 C. Foreign Fishing Permits....................................................................................................... 13 2003 Hawaii longline limited access permit holders without vessels.................................... 16 Western Pacific longline general permit holders in 2003 ...................................................... 16 D. Protected Species Conservation............................................................................................ 18 E. USCG Enforcement Activities.............................................................................................. 18 F. NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement Pacific Islands Enforcement Division ........ 20 Tables 1. Names of Pacific pelagic management unit species 4 2. Total 2002 pelagic landings in the western Pacific region 5 ii Appendices Appendix 1- American Samoa Tables Page 1 American Samoa 2003 estimated total landings by pelagic species and by 1-9 gear type 2 American Samoa 2003 commercial landings, value, and average price by 1-10 pelagic species 3 American Samoa 2003 longline effort, kept and released by the three sizes 1-11 of longline vessels 4 American Samoa 2003 longline effort and catch by boats < 50’ long and > 1-13 50’ long inside and outside of the restricted areas less than 50 miles from shore 5a American Samoa 2003 longline bycatch percentages for the three sizes of 1-15 longline vessels 5b American Samoa 2003 trolling bycatch 1-15 6 American Samoa 1996-2003 catch per 1000 hooks by species for the alia 1-43 longline fishery, comparing logbook and creel survey data. 7 American Samoa catch/1000 hooks for the three sizes of longline vessels 1-45 for 2000-2003 8 American Samoa estimated average weight per fish by species from the 1-47 Offshore Creel Survey Interviews and from Cannery Sampling Figures 2 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Mahimahi by gear. 1-18 3 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Wahoo by gear. 1-19 4 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Blue Marlin by gear. 1-20 5 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Sailfish by gear. 1-21 6 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Skipjack Tuna by gear. 1-22 7 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Yellowfin Tuna by gear. 1-23 8 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Bigeye Tuna by gear. 1-24 9 American Samoa annual estimated total landings of Albacore by longlining. 1-25 10 American Samoa annual commercial landings of Tunas and Non-Tuna 1-26 PMUS. 11 Number of American Samoa boats landing any pelagic species, tunas, and 1-27 non-tuna PMUS. 12 Number of American Samoa boats landing any pelagic species, by longlining, trolling, and all methods. 1-29 13 Number of American Samoa fishing trips or sets for all pelagic species by 1-31 method. 14 Number of American Samoa hours fished for all pelagic species by 1-33 longlining 15 Thousands of American Samoa longline hooks set from logbook and creel 1-35 survey data. iii 16 American Samoa pelagic catch per hour trolling and number of trolling 1-37 hours 17 American Samoa trolling catch rates for Blue marlin, Mahimahi, and 1-39 Wahoo. 18 American Samoa trolling catch rates for Skipjack and Yellowfin Tuna. 1-41 19 American Samoa catch per 1000 hooks of Albacore for the Alia longline 1-42 fishery, Comparing Logbook and Creel Survey Data 20 American Samoa annual inflation-adjusted revenue in 2003 dollars for Tuna 1-49 and Non-Tuna PMUS 21 American Samoa average inflation-adjusted price per pound of Tunas and 1-51 Non-Tuna PMUS. 22 American Samoa average inflation-adjusted revenue per trolling trip 1-53 landing pelagic species. 23 American Samoa average inflation-adjusted revenue per longline set by 1-56 alias landing pelagic species. Appendix 2-Guam Tables Page 1. Guam 2003 creel survey-pelagic species composition 6 2. Guam 2003 annual commercial average price of pelagic species 7 3. Annual consumer price indexes and CPI adjustment factors 7 4. Offshore creel survey bycatch number summary - trolling 56 Figures Page 1a Guam annual estimated total landings: All Pelagics, Tunas PMUS, and non- 8 Tuna PMUS 1b Guam annual estimated total landings: All Pelagics, non-charter Pelagic, and 10 charter Pelagic 1c Guam annual estimated total landings: All Tunas, non-charter Tunas, and charter 12 Tunas 1d Guam annual estimated total landings: Total Non-Tuna PMUS, Non-charter 14 PMUS, and Charter PMUS 2a Guam annual estimated total landings: Total Mahimahi, Non-charter Mahimahi, 16 and Charter Mahimahi 2b Guam annual estimated total landings: Total Wahoo, Non-charter Wahoo, and 18 Charter
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