TCNB-8701 January 1987 U.S./Canada Northern Boundary Area 1986 Salmon Fisheries Management Report and 1987 Preliminary Expectations Prepared By Northern Boundary Area Technical Committee January 1987 TCNB (87)1 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ...................................................... iii List of Figures..................................................... vii 1.0 INTRODUCTION. 1 2.0 FISHERY REVIEW IN 1986 AND EXPECTATIONS FOR 1987 .............. 1 2.1 SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA ..................................... 1 2.1.1 1986 Salmon Forecast ................................... 1 2.1.2 Review of 1986 Fishing Season .......................... 1 Di stri ct 104 Sei ne Fi shery ............................... 1 Districts 101, 102 and 103 Seine Fishery ................. 2 Tree Point Gillnet Fishery .............................. .. 2 2.1.3 Management Performance Relative to Treaty Requirements .. 3 District 104 3 Tree Po; nt ............................................... 3 2.1.4 1987 Salmon Forecast-Southern Southeast Alaska ......... 3 2.2 NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ..................................... 4 2.2.1 1986 Salmon Forecast ................................... 4 Area 1 4 Area 3 4 Area 4 4 Area 5 4 2.2.2 Review of 1986 Fishing Season ....................... .... 4 Net Fi sheri es ............................................. 4 Area 3 .................................................... 5 Area 4 .................................................... 6 Area 5 .................................................... 6 2.2.3 Management Performance Relative to Treaty Requirements .. 7 1986 Fi shery .............................................. 7 Areas 3 (1-4) and 5-11 Pink Net Catch ................. .... 7 1986 Area 1 Pink Troll Fishery............................ 7 -i- TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 2.2.4 1987 Salmon Forec~st Northern British Columbia ... ....... 8 Introduct ion .............................................. 8 Area 1 Expectat ions ....................................... 8 Area 3 Expectations....................................... 9 Area 4 Expectations....................................... 9 Area 5 Expectations........................................ 9 3.0 HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARY AREA FISHERIES .............. 10 3.1 SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA ...................................... 10 3.1.1 Tree Point .............................................. 10 3.1.2 District 104 ................ .............. .............. 11 3.1.3 Clarence Strait-Revilla Channel......................... 13 3.2 NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ...................................... 13 3 • 2 • 1 Are a 1 .................................................. 13 Review of Interception Fisheries Since 1970 ............... 14 3.2.2 Area 3 .................................................. 15 -ii- LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial pink salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch Dis t ric t 104 ................................................... 17 2 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial chum salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch Di stri ct 104 ................................................... 18 3 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial sockeye salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 104 ................................................... 19 4 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial pink salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 101 ................................................... 20 5 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial chum salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 101 ................................................... 21 6 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial sockeye salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 101 ...... ~............................................ 22 7 . Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial pink salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 102 ................................................... 23 8 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial chum salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 102 ................................................... 24 9 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial sockeye salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 102 ................................................... 25 10 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial pink salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 103 ................................................... 26 11 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial chum salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 103 ................................................... 27 -iii- LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Tabl e Page 12 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial sockeye salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch District 103 ................................................... 28 13 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial pink salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch Tree Poi nt ..................................................... 29 14 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial chum salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch Tree Poi nt ..................................................... 30 15 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries commercial sockeye salmon harvest purse seine 1973-1986 weekly catch Tree Point..................................................... 31 16 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 1 ................................................... 32 17 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest seine 1986 weekly catch Area 1 ................................................... 33 18 Department of Fisheries and Oceans commercial salmon harvest and effort gillnet and seine catch (1973-1986) Area 1 ......................•...................... 34 19 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commerical salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 3 (1-4) ............................................. 35 20 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report seine 1986 weekly catch Area 3 (1-4) ..........•.................................. 36 21 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 3 (7 -17) ............................................ 37 22 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report seine 1986 weekly catch Area 3 (7-17) ............................................ 38 -iv- LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Table Page 23 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 3 total............................................. 39 24 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon' harvest report seine 1986 weekly catch Area 3 total............................................. 40 25 Department of Fisheries and Oceans commercial salmon harvest and effort gillnet and seine annual catch (1973-1986) Area 3 (1-4) ................................. 41 26 Department of Fisheries and Oceans commercial salmon harvest and effort gillnet and seine annual catch (1973-1986) Area 3 (7-17) ................................ 42 27 Department of Fisheries and Oceans commercial salmon harvest and effort gillnet and seine annual catch (1973-1986) Area 3 ..............•........................ 43 28 Nass-Skeena (Statistical Areas 3, 4, and 5) preliminary escapements 1986 ..................•................ 44 29 Area 3 annual salmon spawning escapements, 1966-1985 ...................................................... 45 30 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 4 ................................................... 46 31 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report seine 1986 weekly catch Area 4 ................................................... 47 32 Area 4 annual salmon gillnet and seine net catch and effort 1973-1986 ........................................... 48 33 Area 4 annual salmon spawning escapements, 1966-1985 ...................................................... 49 34 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report gillnet 1986 weekly catch Area 5 ................................................... 50 -v- LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Table Page 35 Department of Fisheries and Oceans preliminary commercial salmon harvest report seine 1986 weekly catch Area 5 ................................................... 51 36 Area 5 annual salmon gillnet/seine net catch and effort,. 1966-1986 .............................................. 52 37 Area 5 annual salmon spawning escapements, 1966-1985 ........... 53 38 1987 expectations of catch: Canadian Northcoast (Areas 1, 3, 4, and 5) sockeye, pink, and chum salmon .......... 54 39 Area 1 troll catch, 1986 ....................................... 55 40 Area 1 troll pink catches 1971-1986 ............................ 56 -vi- LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Southeast Alaska fishery management districts 101-115 (1-15) ................................................. 57 2 Southern Southeastern management districts and subdi stri cts ................................................... 58 3 Map of Northern British Columbia showing Department of Fisheries statistical Areas 1-10 59 4 Map illustrating statistical Area 1 management