Commercial Market Squid Fishery Public Meeting

April 16, 2020 Webinar and Teleconference

Troy Buell Greg Krutzikowsky Brett Rodomsky Maggie Sommer Photo courtesy of Cameron Sharpe, ODFW

1 Presentation and Discussion

• Describe current and historical fisheries

• History of fishery management and current requirements

• Discuss Issues and Concerns

• Next Steps

2 Fishery Data

Photo courtesy of Scott Malvitch, ODFW

3 Landings and Climate Conditions

Market Squid Landings (pounds) 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Very Strong El Nino Strong El Nino

4 Oregon Squid Fishery Periods

Primary # Boats Per OR Fishery Months Year Gear Types Main Ports lampara, trawl, 1982 - 85 Apr - May 1 - 14 Newport seine

1993 - 97 May - Aug 2 - 6 trawl, seine Charleston

Newport, Charleston, 2016 - 20 Mar - Oct 11 - 29? seine, trawl Winchester Bay

5 Recent Fishery Participation Individual Vessel (Dummy ID)

6 Recent Fishery Area

Squid grounds

< 30 fm

7 Fishery Monitoring

Squid Biological Data from Landings

Average Mantle Length (mm) Year Males Females All Size Range Sex Ratio M:F 1984 112 114 111 30 - 181 57:43 1985 128 128 128 66 - 170 54:46 2016 122 120 121 92 - 150 55:45 2018 129 125 128 85 - 162 52:48 2019 124 122 124 44 - 165 56:44

8 Historical At-Sea Observations (1984-85)

Observations on vessels using lampara gear, trawl gear, and seine gear % of Squid % of Landings Vessels Pounds (wgt) 1984 70 245,000 26 1985 19 193,000 11

9 Historical At-Sea Observations (1984-85)

• Bycatch was low when fishing on known concentrations of squid

• Smelt, herring, anchovy, mackerel, whiting, flatfish and skate

• Occasionally: crab, rockfish & salmon

• Some conflicts with crab pot gear and trollers anchored at night Recent Ticket and Logbook Data

2016 2018 2019 2020 Pounds Logbook Pounds Logbook Pounds Logbook Pounds Species Landed Pounds Landed Pounds Landed Pounds Landed Market Squid 2,778,245 2,533,357 7,046,208 6,608,904 5,243,532 4,791,070 7,247,001 Pacific Sardine 1,277 45 - 67 94 - 3 Pacific Herring 740 - 5,776 70 1,967 1,445 2,817 Northern Anchovy - - - - 5 - - Chub Mackerel 9,312 1,477 - - 5,214 6,575 1 Smelt 559 - - - - - 9 Eulachon 15 - - - 1 - 26 American Shad 258 ------Jellyfish - - 5 - 1,540 - - Miscellaneous 669 - 3 - 16 - 12

11 Recent Ticket and Logbook Data

2016 2018 2019 2020 Pounds Logbook Pounds Logbook Pounds Logbook Pounds Species Landed Pounds Landed Pounds Landed Pounds Landed Market Squid 2,778,245 2,533,357 7,046,208 6,608,904 5,243,532 4,791,070 7,247,001 Salmon* 49 - 23 1 48 26 85 Dungeness Crab* 505 41 1,832 758 529 647 1,493 Rockfish - - - - 4 - 11 Cabezon - - - - 17 - - Lingcod - - 11 - 1 - - Sculpins - - 24 - 39 - 7 Skates and Sharks 2 - 5 - 38 - 3 Flounder 178 3 154 433 235 - 59 Misc. Prohibited - - - - 68 - 2 *Logbook data = Prohibited species for seine, lampara and brail count of fish or crab

12 Fishery Management and Requirements

Photos courtesy of Dean Headlee and Scott Malvitch, ODFW

Photo courtesy of Dean Headlee, ODFW

13 Fishery Management

1984 – set tight fishery controls: • Trawl permits limited to 5 at a time • Areas < 50 fathoms • Trip limits; short permit duration; renewable • Midwater trawl permits limited to 3 • Areas > 50 fathoms • Seine and lampara gear also allowed

14 Fishery Management

1985 – held public meetings, loosened controls and set harvest guideline:

• ODFW is required to hold a public hearing to evaluate the fishery:

Prior to reaching a harvest of 4.5 million pounds of squid, with not more than 3 million pounds taken north or south of Heceta Head.

15 Fishery Management

2016 – public meeting to evaluate the fishery:

• Public input: concerns over potential bycatch

• Temporary rule with bycatch allowances: • Increased smelt allowance up to 10% by weight • Allow select species within the Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area up to 10% in aggregate

16 Fishery Management

2016 (cont.) – Permanent rule extended some sardine regulations to all Coastal Pelagic Species: • Return salmon and groundfish immediately; dipnet salmon before go thru the pumping system • Allow pumping from the pursed seine of another squid fisher, up to 20% of each landing, recorded in logbook • No reduction fishery; maximum 10% of a landing may be used for fertilizer, fish oil, etc. • Add Pacific mackerel to the list of species which may not be taken from the Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area

17 Fishery Management

2018-2019 – public meetings to evaluate the fishery:

• Public input: concerns over bycatch, interactions with crab gear, effects of lights on seabirds, use of light boats to hold ground

• No rulemaking or changes

18 2020 Squid Fishery Requirements

• Required To Fish Commercially: • Oregon Boat and Crew Licenses • Logbook (seine, trawl)

• Legal Gears: • Purse seine, lampara net, brail net, dip net, cast net, and hook & line in all waters, • Plus shrimp trawl in state waters only

• First Receiver’s Requirements: • Sorting by species or market category • Accurate weights

• Vessel hold water (“stick water”) cannot be discharged inside of 3 nautical miles

19 2020 Squid Fishery Requirements

• Sardine Incidental Per Landing Allowance For Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fisheries: • 20% by weight effective July 1, 2019

• Smelt Incidental Per Landing Allowance For All Fisheries: • Not to exceed 1% of the landing by weight

• Prohibited Species: • Salmon, halibut, crab, and groundfish • Additional restrictions by species and gear

20 Marine Reserve Sites Squid Fishing Restrictions/Allowances

Marine Reserves No Squid/Nets

Marine Protected Areas No Squid/Nets

Seabird Protection Area Squid/Nets Ok No Forage Finfish (including bycatch) Marine Reserve Coordinates and Regulations

OregonMarineReserves.com Commercial Synopsis Issues and Concerns

• Squid Resource • Bycatch of Other Species • Bottom Impacts • Fishery Conflicts • Fishing Locations • Reporting Landed Bycatch • Restricted Participation • Ecosystem and Protected Species Interactions • Others?

23 Crab Pot Interactions

• Loss and movement of crab pots due to squid fishery reported each season from 2018-2020

• Oregon has strong laws that protect crab gear as personal property • Illegal for anyone other than the crab permitted vessel to retrieve, move, or tamper with actively fished crab pots

• ODFW asked squid fleet notify crabbers and avoid conflict voluntarily, but interaction reports continue

24 Near-term Management Considerations

• Weekend or other periodic closures • Provide uninterrupted spawning periods for squid • Existing CA regulation • Apply to all gear or only bottom contact gear (trawl, seine)? • Possible to implement immediately

• Rib line requirement • Reduce benthic bycatch and impacts, crab pot interactions • Develop specifications with industry input • Time to comply if implemented – at least 2 weeks from announcement

25 Near-term Management Considerations

• Lighting restrictions • Reduce potential interactions with protected seabirds • Existing CA regulation • Time to comply if implemented - uncertain

• Observer coverage • Assess bycatch and protected species interactions • Not feasible immediately due to COVID-19

26 Restricted Participation (Limited Entry)

• Received a wide variety of input: • Support for restricting participation based on landings history • Support for open access, especially for smaller vessels or less efficient gear (brail, hook & line) • Concern for potential number of vessels, crowding under continued open access • Concern about limiting access for local or resident vessels

• No staff recommendation at this time • Fishery in early stages of development • Program development takes time and additional public process • Many viable options – landings history, lottery, points system, or combination

27 Next Steps

• Continue to evaluate the fishery: • Receive public input • Monitor the fishery • Sample landings • Assist with compliance

• Recommend management actions, if needed • Temporary rules - adopt immediately for 6 month duration • Permanent rules - Commission exhibit with public comment • Additional public process for major changes such as restricted participation

28 Thank you!

Marine Resources Program Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

2040 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365 (541) 867-4741

29 COMMON NAME SPECIES GROUP TICKET SPECIES CODE 2016 LBS LANDED 2018 LBS LANDED 2019 LBS LANDED 2020 LBS LANDED PACIFIC SANDDAB FLOUNDER 604 20 0 30 0 ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER FLOUNDER 606 0 0 6 5 PETRALE SOLE FLOUNDER 608 0 70 0 1 FLATHEAD SOLE FLOUNDER 612 106 10 0 0 BUTTER SOLE FLOUNDER 618 0 0 6 0 SLENDER SOLE FLOUNDER 622 0 31 4 4 DOVER SOLE FLOUNDER 624 10 0 0 13 ENGLISH SOLE FLOUNDER 626 0 17 37 6 STARRY FLOUNDER FLOUNDER 628 42 0 3 4 CURLFIN SOLE FLOUNDER 632 0 0 2 0 SAND SOLE FLOUNDER 634 0 26 147 26 PACIFIC COD MISC. PROHIBITED 201 0 0 3 0 PACIFIC WHITING (HAKE) MISC. PROHIBITED 203 0 0 55 0 PACIFIC TOMCOD MISC. PROHIBITED 204 0 0 1 0 SABLEFISH MISC. PROHIBITED 477 0 0 9 0 TANNER CRAB MISC. PROHIBITED 821 0 0 0 2 HAGFISHES MISCELLANEOUS 006 1 0 0 0 EELPOUTS MISCELLANEOUS 220 0 0 0 1 PACIFIC SAURY MISCELLANEOUS 235 0 3 0 0 JACKSMELT MISCELLANEOUS 247 0 0 0 5 JACK MACKEREL MISCELLANEOUS 290 542 0 6 0 PACIFIC POMFRET MISCELLANEOUS 294 125 0 0 0 STRIPED SEAPERCH MISCELLANEOUS 306 0 0 0 3 SQUID, OTHER SP MISCELLANEOUS 945 0 0 10 0 GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS MISCELLANEOUS 951 1 0 0 0 SEA STARS AND BRITTLE STARS MISCELLANEOUS 955 0 0 0 3 NOMINAL SHELF ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 402 0 0 3 0 PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH ROCKFISH 413 0 0 1 0 GOPHER ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 423 0 0 0 8 BLACK ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 442 0 0 0 3 COHO SALMON SALMON 063 0 0 26 0 CHINOOK SALMON SALMON 065 49 23 22 85 SCULPINS SCULPINS 490 0 24 22 7 BUFFALO SCULPIN SCULPINS 523 0 0 17 0 SPINY DOGFISH SHARK SKATES & SHARKS 035 0 0 9 0 PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAY SKATES & SHARKS 040 0 0 0 1 SKATES SKATES & SHARKS 041 2 0 28 1 BIG SKATE SKATES & SHARKS 042 0 0 1 0 LONGNOSE SKATE SKATES & SHARKS 046 0 5 0 1