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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01032024 PACAB Meeting Packet Port & Commerce Advisory Board Agenda Packet Q. 1993 Regular Meeting January 3, 2024 City Council Chambers 12.00 p.m. 1963 1965 2005 The City of Seward,Alaska ,�,�� y . All-A PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD 1 1 I I MEETING AGENDA City Council Chambers, 410 Adams Street Please silence all cell phones and devices during the meeting Chair Bruce Jaffa Board Member Dwayne Atwood Assistant City Manager Jason Vice Chair Lynda Paquette Board Member Tom Miller Bickling Board Member Benjamin Smith Board Member Melissa Schutter Harbormaster Norm Regis Board Member Frederick Woelkers City Clerk Kris Peck January 3,2024 at 12:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT(Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 36 minutes total time for this agenda item.) 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA(Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items listed under Item 7. Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless a council member requests.In the event ofsuch a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda. Marked with *.) 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS,AND REPORTS A. Proclamations and Awards-None B. City Administration Report C. Other Reports and Announcements 1) Alaska Railroad Report D. Presentations (Presentations are limited to ten minutes each, excluding Q&A, and are limited to two per meeting unless increased by council.) 1) Presentation-None 7. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Preceding Meeting 1)*Approve November 1, 2023 Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes B. Resolutions-None C. Other Items-None Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Agenda DATE 1IPage 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Other New Business 1) Select Chair and Vice Chair for 2024 2) Select 2024 Priorities for Regular Meetings 3) Select 2024 Work Sessions from Council 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No action required.) A. Reminder of Meetings 1) Regular Meeting on February 7, 2024 B. Other Items 1) Information on Fisheries 2023 2) Report on Impacts of Trawling by Jon Warrenchuk(This can also be viewed from the Council Meeting December 18, City Council Meeting 12/18/2023 (youtube.com) ) 11. CITIZEN COMMENTS (There is no sign in for this comment period. Time is limited to five(5) minutes per speaker.) 12. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO CITIZEN COMMENTS 13. ADJOURNMENT Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Agenda DATE 2 1 P a g e Administration Assistant City Manager Jason Bickling I will be on vacation from January 7t" — 15t" and will return to the office on the 16ti, AML: I attended the Alaska Municipal Managers Association Meetings and AML from December 4ti, — $ti, Schools: I will be participating in the development of the Seward Area Schools 5-Year Development Plan as the City of Seward representative along with District Staff, School Board, Borough Assembly, and Community Representatives. The first meeting is scheduled to take place January 16ti, Lobbying: In preparation for the upcoming legislative sessions, we have been in regular communication with our lobbyists. I have input all our priorities into the Legislative Capital Project Submission Information System (CAPSIS), which opened for submission on December 15t". The LP/CIP guides are being printed and we will be sending those to Juneau for the lobbyists to use. Heat Loop: The Heat Loop Ad hoc Committee met on December 13t". CMRs were already submitted for the December Council meeting. Representatives from NREL and YCE were in virtual attendance. The monitoring devices they installed in early November are working and producing data for analysis and modeling (included). We are continuing to pursue construction grant funding on other fronts. Seward Business Network: I attended a meeting of the Seward Business Network and will continue participate to help be part of the conversations the Seward business community is having. I'm continuing to work regularly with the city attorneys on a number of fronts including the Chugach Rate Case, Short Term Rental, and Land Use issues. 3 Administration PACAB Harbor Harbormaster Norm Regis ➢ I would like to commend the harbor crew for maintaining the docks, fire lanes, parking lots and keeping the SMIC area open with all this snow. ➢ The 50-ton and 330-ton Travelift have slowed down for winter storage; the SMIC yard is pretty close to full. ➢ We are continuing to train several new harbor workers in the maintaining and operating the Travelifts. ➢ We are working on the slip renewals for 2024. ➢ Some people like that we are still working with some COVID protocol in mind while continuing to do boat lifts and public contact in the Seward Harbor office. ➢ We will continue the cleanup at the old Raibow dump area in the spring. ➢ The harbor office is closed on Sundays for the fall and winter schedule. ➢ We are continuing to work with the Director from the Pacific Northwest &Alaska Maritime Administration U.S.DOT on finding a suitable grant for the washdown pad project. ➢ We are waiting for funding for the 5-ton crane on I-Dock, Corp Permit has been approved. ➢ We are waiting for last minute changes from the title company on the land acquisition for the Coast Guard land across the bay. ➢ Updated schedule on the Coast Guard land acquisition: • Seward FRC Homeport(FY2019 MASI /$1.OM;Anticipated FY2024 MASI/$42M): Scope:Acquire real property and complete NEPA for future FRC homeport. Status: CEU Juneau obligated funds on 25 Aug 2023 to purchase a 1.5-acre parcel at the Seward Marine Industrial Center(SMIC)for future waterfront improvements. Schedule Mar 2024: RFP package to contracting. Apr 2024: Design/Build solicitation released. Sep 2024: Contract award. Protected Construction Completion Date (CCD): September 2026 Notes: Construction pends funds appropriation which is anticipated in FY2024. 4 ALA�KA RAILROAD Port Activity Update January 3, 2024 THE ALASKA RAILROAD'S MISSION -- Through excellent customer service and sound business management practices, provide safe, efficient, and economical transportation and real estate services that support and grow economic development opportunities for the State of Alaska. Port Traffic • The port is currently busy with winter cargo ships and barges as well as winter yard storage. Vessel activity reached 200-plus non-cruise dockings through December 20. • Local longshore crews put in substantial hours offloading the M/V Mozu Arrow last week, the fifth of eight scheduled pipe ship discharges this winter. The pipe, including the most recent 5,000-ton shipment, is bound for the North Slope. • The rail mainline will close January 15 for bridge projects at Trail River and Falls Creek, opening again on April 15. • The Alaska Railroad real estate department recently approved an expanded land permit for Catalyst Marine, extending operational space for marine repairs at the barge uplands. Port Capital Projects • Removal of the conveyor belt and loading equipment on the coal dock is going forward. The demolition work is scheduled to take place in 2024. • Current cruise dock repair work includes the catwalk underthe dock, deck drainage and east-side piling/decking improvement.The estimated $2 million in repairs will be completed in early 2024. • The freight dock extension and new industrial road project is scheduled for 2026. Most of the cost will be met by a $19.8 million federal grant the railroad received in 2020. • The former grain terminal vault located north of the terminal building will be excavated, filled with aggregate and closed out during 2024. The area is now closed to traffic. • The new cruise dock project is scheduled to begin before 2027. Work will include a longer dock and a larger terminal building. Alaska Railroad Administration plans to present the new cruise dock project plans and bonding proposal before City Council on January 22. Dwayne Atwood,Accredited Maritime Port Executive Seward Port Manager 907-265-2696 office / 907-362-6038 mobile mailing: PO Box 95, Seward,AK 99664 physical:913 Port Avenue 5 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2023 Volume 4,Page CALL TO ORDER The November 1, 2023 regular meeting of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Chair Bruce Jaffa. OPENING CEREMONY Bruce Jaffa led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Bruce Jaffa, presiding; and Lynda Paquette Fred Woelkers Benjamin Smith Tom Miller Dwayne Atwood Melissa Schutter comprising a quorum of the Board; and Jason Bickling,Acting City Manager Norm Regis, Harbormaster (telephonically) Tony Sieminski,Acting Harbormaster Kris Peck, City Clerk Excused—None Absent—None Vacant None CITIZEN COMMENTS—None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Paquette/Atwood) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Paquette removed Resolution 2023-004 from the consent agenda. PACAB added a report from the Chamber of Commerce to the agenda. Motion Passed Unanimous The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items: Approval of October 4, 2023 PACAB Regular Meeting Minutes SPECIAL ORDERS,PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS 6 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2023 Volume 4,Page Proclamations &Awards —None Administration Report Acting City Manager Jason Bickling provided an update on the heat loop project. Jaffa noted that City Council recently extended the PACAB Heat Loop Ad Hoc Committee to continue through February 2025. Schutter asked about infrastructure opportunities and sidewalk improvements. Bickling said it was on the legislative priorities capital improvements list. Bickling also noted the Kenai Peninsula Borough was collectively working on safety improvements for roads. Acting Harbormaster Tony Sieminski said the harbor had received recertification for being an Alaska Clean Harbor.Next week Sieminski would be attending the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle. Jaffa asked how the harbor department advertised their job openings. Harbormaster Norm Regis responded (telephonically)that the job postings were advertised in several different locations, but mostly it was locals coming in and applying for the positions. Regis also provided an update on X-Float electrical infrastructure project. Other Reports and Announcements Alaska Railroad Report Port Operations Manager Dwayne Atwood summarized from his written report in the packet. Last night the Alaska Railroad hosted the Halloween carnival at the terminal while there was a cargo ship offloading. Jaffa noted the gondola railcars that appeared in Seward with colorful graffiti. Chamber of Commerce Report from Executive Director Samantha Allen introduced herself as the executive director as the Chamber of Commerce. The Board of Directors election window was currently open to chamber members.Allen provided a list of upcoming events around Seward. Allen summarized from her written report which was provided as a laydown. Paquette suggested a flat rate cleaning fee would encourage visitors to stay longer and make the most of the fee. Paquette asked if the Alaska Clean Harbor designated could be incorporated into the marketing. Allen said travelers were trending towards environmentally friendly destinations. City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2023 Volume 4,Page Miller asked for more detailed statistics on visitors in terms of overall length of stay in Alaska. Allen said she would try to locate that data. Woelkers asked what percentage of visitors stays were dependent on fishing. Allen said one of the chamber's most common questions over the phone was about fishing charters. Paquette noted the chamber's Hometown Guide was difficult to keep current due to so many local businesses closing. UNFINISHED BUISNESS -None NEW BUSINESS Resolutions Resolution 2023-004: Recommending The City Council Approval Of The 2023 Seward Boat Harbor Plan Motion (Paquette/Smith) Approve Resolution 2023-004 PACAB recommended adding the Alaska Clean Harbor designation to the introduction of the plan. Regis clarified that PACAB reviewed the harbor plan every year, and every five years the plan had to be approved by City Council. Jaffa asked about the South Harbor Uplands development project. Bickling said currently there was just a placeholder in the document for the uplands project. Motion Passed Unanimous Other New Business Discuss Work Session Topics for Council to Prioritize Paquette wanted to ask council if they could help with trying to simplify the complicated electric rates. Bickling suggested electric rate simplification as the topic. Jaffa suggested a broader review of the electric department. Paquette said functionality of the electric department would be something else entirely. Jaffa felt that council would not want PACAB to review the electric rates again as it had already been reviewed recently. 8 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2023 Volume 4,Page Paquette asked about the future of Sewage Lagoons and other technologies available. Bickling spoke to other facilities with a smaller footprint that had more advanced technology. Paquette asked about a climate action plan. Jaffa felt they had enough topics already. Paquette was under the impression that Seward was the only Alaskan Coastal Community that didn't have a climate action plan. Bickling clarified this discussion item would be coming before council on November 27, 2023 Jaffa asked for a Work Session topic for November 15, 2023 since it would be coming up before council had a chance to review the list. Scutter wanted to use the topic of critical services and businesses for the next PACAB work session. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS— Reminder of Meetings—Regular Meeting on December 6, 2023 Other Items -None CITIZEN COMMENTS—None BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS Scutter thanked Sam Allen for her great Chamber of Commerce presentation. Atwood said he recently went through maritime training in Longview, Washington. He visited a port with eight docks moving large amounts of commodities. The new environment brought a new perspective. Woelkers said the PACAB work session topics should be specific, because a broad interpretation could lead to a messy political discussion. Smith provided an update on the heat pump at the Alaska Sealife Center. Paquette thanked Sam Allen for her Chamber of Commerce report. Paquette continued to be excited for the City of Seward and said the future looked bright. Jaffa said the participation of the community was essential to local government. He encouraged citizen comments. He thanked Allen for her report and thanked Regis for his telephonic participation. He felt there was enthusiasm growing in the city due to current administration 9 City of Seward,Alaska Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2023 Volume 4,Page ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Kris Peck Bruce Jaffa City Clerk Chair (City Seal) 10 PACAB Meeting Date Meeting Topic REGULAR 1/4/2023 Harbor Tariff SPECIAL 1/18/2023 REGULAR 2/l/2023 Chamber Marketing SPECIAL 2/15/2023 2.30 Draft Ordinance REGULAR 3/l/2023 SMIC Development Plan SPECIAL 3/22/203 HEA Heat Pump/Res 2023-001 REGULAR 4/5/2023 Utility Infrastructure WS 4/26/2023 Legislative Priorities REGULAR 5/3/2023 Legislative Priorities Resolution WS 5/17/2023 Heat Loop Update REGULAR 9/6/2023 Vessel and Property Tax and AML Attendance WS 9/20/2023 Emergency Services REGULAR 10/4/2023 Harbor Plan WS 10/25/2023 Developing Worksession Topics for Council to Prioritize REGULAR 11/1/2023 Resolution 2023-004 Harbor Plan/WS Topics WS 11/15/2023 Lack of Critical Services and Business REGURLAR 12/6/2023 Fisheries Issues WS 12/20/2023 11 PACAB Meeting Date Meeting Topic REGULAR 1/3/2024 WS 1/17/2024 REGULAR 2/7/2024 WS 2/21/2024 REGULAR 3/6/2024 WS 3/20/2024 REGULAR 4/3/2024 WS 4/17/2024 REGULAR 5/l/2024 WS 5/15/2024 REGULAR 9/4/2024 Vessel and Property Tax and AML Attendance WS 9/18/2024 REGULAR 10/2/2024 WS 10/16/2024 REGULAR 11/6/2024 WS 11/20/2024 REGURLAR 12/4/2024 WS 12/18/2024 12 Prioritized Worksession Topics from Council Prioritized Topics from 11/27 Council Meeting are Bold and Asterisked *Alternative Energy Sources: Hydro and Tidal *Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Plan *South Harbor Uplands Development including Harbormaster Building *Sewage Treatment Options Housing Issues Paving and Sidewalk Improvements - replacement and extension Grant pass-through policy Soliciting Community Groups / Clearinghouse for Community Improvement ideas Lack of Critical Services and Business Electric Utility Topics 13 2023 CDQ Program uota caregories,target and non-target CDQ reserves,allocation percentages,and group quotas prepared 3/31/2023 Grounafish CDQ Species CDQ GroupAllocations CDQ Group Amounts CDQ S ec or Species Group Units 2023 TAC Program Allocations Reserve APICDA BBEDC CBSFA CVRF NSEDC VDFDA Total APICDA BBEDC CBSFA CVRF NSEDC VDFDA Total BS Pollock mt 585,000 10.0% 58,500 14.00% 21.00% 5.00% 24.00% 22.00% 14.00% 100% 8,190.0 12,285.0 2,925.0 14,040.0 12,870.0 8,190.0 58,500 mt 715,000 10.0% 71,500 14.00% 21.00% 5.00% 24.00% 22.00% 14.00% 100% 10,010.0 15,015.0 3,575.0 17,160.0 15,730.0 10,010.0 71,500 mt 1,300,000 10.0% 130,000 14.00% 21.00% 5.00% 24.00% 22.00% 14.00% 100% 18,200.0 27,300.0 6,500.0 31,200.0 28,600.0 18,200.0 130,000 Al Pollock' mt 19,000 10.0% 1,900 14.00% 21.00% 5.00% 24.00% 22.00% 14.00% 100% 266.0 399.0 95.0 456.0 418.0 266.0 1,900 BS FG Sable85h mt 3,998 20.0% 800 15.00% 20.00% 16.00% 0.00% 18.00% 31.00% 100% 119.9 159.9 127.9 0.0 143.9 247.9 800 Al FG Sablefsh mt 6,330 20.0% 1,266 14.00% 19.00% 3.00% 27.00% 23.00% 14.00% 100% 177.2 240.5 38.0 341.8 291.2 177.2 1,266 BS Sablefsh mt 3,998 7.5% 300 21.00% 22.00% 9.00% 13.00% 13.00% 22.00% 100% 63.0 66.0 27.0 39.0 39.0 66.0 300 Al Sablefsh mt 2,110 7.5% 15826.00% 20.00% 8.00% 13.00% 12.00% 21.00% 100% 41.1 31.7 12.7 20.6 19.0 33.2 158 BS Pacific cod mt 127,409 10.0% 12,741 15.00% 21.00% 9.00% 18.00% 18.00% 19.00% 100% 1,911.1 2,675.6 1,146.7 2,293.4 2,293.4 2,420.8 12,741 mt 0.7% 892 21.85% 20.05% 6.87% 16.86% 15.95% 18.42% 100% 194.9 178.8 61.3 150.4 142.3 164.3 892 mt 13,633 15.45% 20.94% 8.86% 17.93% 17.87% 18.96% 100% 2,106.0 2,854.4 1,208.0 2,443.7 2,435.6 2,585.1 13,633 Al Pacific cod mt 8,425 10.0% 843 15.00% 21.00% 9.00% 18.00% 18.00% 19.00% 100% 126.4 176.9 75.8 151.7 151.7 160.1 843 mt 0.7% 59 21.85% 20.05% 6.87% 16.86% 15.95% 18.42% 100% 12.9 11.8 4.1 9.9 9A 10.9 59 mt 901 15.45% 20.94% 8.86% 17.93% 17.87% 18.96% 100% 139.3 188.7 79.9 161.6 161.1 170.9 901 WAI Atka Mackerel mt 24,671 10.0% 2,467 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 740.1 370.1 197.4 370.1 345.4 444.1 2,467 mt 0.7% 173 29.93% 15.03% 8.02% 15.00% 14.03% 17.99% 100% 51.7 26.0 13.9 25.9 24.2 31.1 173 2,64 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15..00% 14.00% 18..00% 100% 79 396..0 211..2 396..0 369.6 475..1 2,640mt 10.0% 1, 1 1 29CAI Atka Mackere12 m 735 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 5.00% 14.000% 18.00% 00% 520.8 260.3 138.8 260.3 24 312.3 1,735 m 0.7% 121 29.93% 15.03% 8.02% 15.00% 4 % 7 % 100% 36.4 18.3 .7 18.2 17.0 21.9 121 mt 1,85 3000% 15.00% 8.00% 1500% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 556.9 278.5 1495 2785 260.0 334.2 1,857 EAI/BS Atka Mackere12 mt 27,260 10.0% 2,726 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 1500% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 817.8 4089 2181 4089 381.6 4907 2,726 in 0.7% 191 29.93% 15.03% 8.02% 15.00% 14.03% 17.99% 100% 57.1 28.7 15.3 28.6 26.8 34.3 191 mt 2,917 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 874.9 437.6 233.4 437.5 408.4 525.0 2,917 Vellowfn Sole mt 230,000 10.0% 23,000 28.00% 24.00% 8.00% 6.00% 7.00% 27.00% 100% 6,440.0 5,520.0 1,840.0 1,380.0 1,610.0 6,210.0 23,000 It 0.7% 1,610 23.59% 22.85% 8.04% 11.41% 11.39% 22.72% 100% 379.8 367.9 129.4 183.7 183.4 365.8 1,610 mt 24,610 27.71% 23.92% 8.00% 6.35% 7.29% 26.72% 100% 6,819.8 5,887.9 1,969.4 1,563.7 1,793.4 6,575.8 24,610 Vellowlin Sole ABC reserves3 148,499 50 28.00% 24.00% B.00% % 27.00% 100% 4,158.0 3,564.0 1,188.0 891.0 1,039.5 4, ,850 mt 0.7% 1,03923.59% 22.85% 8.04% 11.41% 11.39% 22.72% 100% 245.2 237.5 83.6 118.6 118.4 236.2 1,039 mt 15,889 27.71% 23.1 8.00% 6.35% 7.DI 26.72% 100% 4,403.2 3,801.5 1,271.6 1,009.6 1,157.9 4,245.6 15,889 Rock Sole mt 66,000 10.0% 6,600 24.00% 23.00% 8.00% 11.00% 11.00% 23.00% 100% 1,584.0 1,518.0 528.0 726.0 726.0 1,518.0 6,600 mt 0.7% 462 25.04% 23.06% 7.46% 10.06% 10.39% 23.99% 100% 115.7 106.5 34.5 46.5 48.0 110.8 462 mt 7,062 24.07% 23.00% 7.96% 10.94% 10.96% 23.06% 100% 1,699.7 1,624.5 562.5 772.5 774.0 1,128.8 7,012 Rock Sole ABC reserves3 mt 55,719 10.0% 5,572 24.00% 23.00% 8.00% 11.00% 11.00% 23.00% 100% 1,337.3 1,281.5 445.8 612.9 612.9 1:281.5 5,572 mt 0.7% 390 25.04% 23.06% 7.46% 10.06% 10.39% 23.99% 100% 97.7 89.9 29.1 39.2 40.5 93.6 390 mt 5,962 24.07% za.00% 7.96% 10.94% 10.96% 23.06% 100% 1,434.9 1,371.5 474.8 652.1 653.4 1,375.1 5,962 BS Greenland Turbot mt 3,338 10.0% 334 16.00% 20.00% 8.00% 17.00% 19.00% 20.00% 100% 53.4 66.8 26.7 56.7 63.4 66.8 334 mt 0.7% 23 16.00% 20.00% 8.00% 17.00% 19.00% 20.00% 100% 3.7 4.7 1.9 4.0 4.4 4.7 23 mt 357 16.00% 20.00% 8.00% 17.00% 19.00% 20.00% 100% 57.1 71.4 28.6 60.7 67.9 71.4 357 Arrowtooth Flounder mt 15,000 10.0% 1,5002z.00% 22.00% 9.00% 13.00% iz.00% 22.00% 100% 330.0 330.0 135.0 195.0 180.0 330.0 1,500 mt 0.7% 105 22.00% 22.00% 9.00% 13.00% 12.00% 22.00% 100% 23.1 23.1 9.5 13.7 12.6 23.1 105 mt 1,605 22.00% 22.00% 9.00% 13.00% 12.00% 22.00% 100% 353.1 353.1 144.5 208.7 11 353A 1,605 Flathead Sole mt 35,500 10.0% 3,550 20.00% 21.00% 9.00% 15.00% 15.00% 20.00% 100% 710.0 745.5 319.5 532.5 532.5 710.0 3,550 mt 0.7% 249 20.77% 22.37% 7.02% 14.66% 14.36% 20.82% 1 00 % 51.6 55.6 17.4 36.4 35.7 51.7 249 mt 3,799 20.05% 21.09% 8.87% 14.98% 14.96% 20.05% 100% 761.E 801.1 336.9 568.9 568.2 761.7 3,799 Flathead Sole ABC reserves3 mt 29,844 10.0% 2,98420.00% 21.00% 9.00% 15.00% 15.00% 20.00% 100% 596.9 626.7 268.6 447.7 447.7 596.9 2,984 mt 0.7% 209 20.77% 22.37% 7.02% 14.66% 14.36% 20.82% 100% 43.4 46.7 14.7 30.6 30.0 43.5 209 mt 3,193 20.05% 21.09% 8.87% 14.98% 14.96% zoos% 1 00% 640.3 673.5 283.3 478.3 477.7 fi40.4 3,193 WAI Pacific Ocean Perch mt 12,000 10.0% 1,200 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 360.0 180.0 96.0 180.0 168.0 216.0 1,200 mt 0.7% 84 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 25.2 12.6 6.7 12.6 11.8 15.10 84 mt 1,284 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 385.2 192.6 102.7 192.6 179.8 231.1 1,284 CAI Pacific Ocean Perch mt 5,648 10.0% 565 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 169.4 84.7 45.2 84.7 79.1 101.7 565 Mt 0.7% 40 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 11.9 5.9 3.2 5.9 5.5 7.1 40 mt 604 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 181.3 90.7 48.3 90.7 84.6 108.8 604 EAI Pacific Ocean Perch mt 8,152 10.0% at5 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 244.6 122.3 65.2 122.3 114.1 146.7 815 mt 0.7% 57 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 17.1 8.6 4.6 8.6 8.0 10.3 57 mt 872 30.00% 15.00% 8.00% 15.00% 14.00% 18.00% 100% 261.7 130.8 69.8 130.8 122.1 157.0 872 Total mt 196,564 33,856 41,504 11,944 39,363 36,928 32,968 196,564 Prohibited S e s in Grounafish Fisheries Zone 1 Retl King'Crab umbers 32,000 10.7% 3,424 24% 21% 8% 12% 12% 23% i00% 822 719 274 411 411 788 3,424 Zone 1 Bairtli Tanner Crab umbers 830,000 10.7% 88,810 26% 24% 8% 8% 8% 26% 100% 23,091 21,314 7,105 7,105 7,105 23,091 88"to Zone 2 Bairtli Tanner Crab umbers 2,520,000 10.7% 269,640 24% 23% 8% 11% 10% 24% 100% 64,714 62,017 21,571 29,660 26,964 64,714 269,fi40 COBLZ Opilio Tanner Crab umbers 4,350,000 10.7% 465,450 25% 24% 8% 10% 8% 25% 100% 116'363 111,708 37,236 46,545 37,236 116,363 465,450 Pacific Ha libut° mt in on. 3,515 315 315 22% 22% 9% 12% 12% 23% 100% 69 69 28 38 38 72 315 BS Chinook Salmon umbers 31,500 12.4% 3,906 14% 21% 5% 24% 22% 14% 100% 547 820 195 937 859 547 3,906 umbers 13,500 7.3% 990 14% 21% 5% 24% 22% 14% 100% 139 208 50 238 218 139 990 umbers 45,000 10.9% 4,896 14% 21% 5% 24% 22% 14% 100% 685 1,028 245 1,175 1,077 685 4,896 Al Chinook Salm on umbers 700 7.5% 53 14% 21% 5% 24% 22% 14% 100% 7 11 3 13 12 7 53 Non-Chinook Salmons umbers 42,0001 10.7% 4,494 14% 21% 5% 24% 22% 14% 100% 6291 944 225 1,0791 989 629 4,494 14 Halibut CDQ Halibut 4B Ibs 1,220,000 20.0% 244.000 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 244,000 0 0 0 0 0 244,000 Halibut 4C Ibs 900,000 50.0% 450'000 15% 0% 85% 0% 0% 0% 100% 67,500 0 382,500 0 0 0 450,000 Halibut 4D Ibs 900,000 30.0% 270,000 0% 26% 0% 24% 30% 20% 10 0% 0 70,200 0 fi4,800 81,000 54,000 270,000 Halibut 4E Ibs 220,000 100.0% 220,000 0% 30% 0% 70% 0% 0% 100% 0 66,000 0 154,000 0 0 220,000 Total Ibs 3,240,000 1,184,000 311,500 136,200 382,500 218,800 81,000 54,0001 1,184,000 Crab CDQ 2022 Norton Sountl Retl Kin Crab Ibs 392,500 7.5% 29,438 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 0 0 0 0 14,719 14,719 29,438 Crab CDQ not avaialble et BS C.Opilio Crab Ibs 10.0% 0 8% 20% 20% 17% 18% 17% i00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EBS C.Bairtli Crab Ibs 10.0% 0 10% 19% 19% 17% 18% 17% 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WES C.Bairtli Crab Ilia 10.0% 0 10% 19% 19% 17% 18% 17% i00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bristol Bay Red King Crab Ilia 10.0% 0 17% 19% 10% 18% 18% 18% 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St.Matthew Blue King Crab Ibs 10.0% 0 50% 12% 0% 12% 14% 12% 10 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pribilof Red and Blue King Cra Ibs 10.0% 0 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EAI Golden King Crab Ibs 10.0% 0 8% 18% 21% 18% 21% 14% i00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlak Red Kin Crab Ibs 10.0% 0 8% 18% 21% 18% 21% 14% 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Ibs o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Al Pollock CDQ reserve of 1,900 mt was reallocated to BS pollock.CDQ Bering Sea Pollock TAC after reallocation was 131,900 mt. 2 Atka mackerel is further divided into A season(January 20-June 10)and B season(June 10-December 31)with equal amounts of TAC available during each season. 3 ABC reserves are allocated to CDQ groups and can be accessed as described in§679.31. 4In 2016,Amendment 111(81 FR 24714,April 27,2016)set the CDQ halibut prohibited species Iim it to 315 mt. s 50 CFR 679.21(f)(14)(iv)Trawl vessels participating in directed fishing for Pollock and operating under an IPA approved by NMFS under paragraph(f)(12)of this section are exempt from closures in the Chum Salmon Savings Area. For further information on seasons see§679.23. For definitions of areas see Figures at 50 CFR part 679. Note: CDQ=Com munity Development Quota API CDA=Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association BBEDC=Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation CBSFA=Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association CVRF=Coastal Villages Region Fund NSEDC=Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation VDFDA=Vukon Delta Fisheries Development Association FG=Fixed Gear WACDA=Western Alaska Community Development Association TAC=Total Allowable Catch BS=Bening Sea Al=Aleutian Islands ABC=Acceptable Biological Catch 15 NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL o David Wit„ herell Executive Director 1 D07 W.3`d Avenue,Suite 400,Anchorage AK 99501 Phone 907-271-2809 1 vutvw.n pfmc.org Salmon Bycatch Frequently Asked Questions Last updated August 2023 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) • Who is the Council? The Council is an appointed group that recommends management actions for U.S. Federal groundfish fisheries between 3—200 nautical miles off Alaska to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for the overall benefit of the nation. The Council works closely with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) which is the Federal agency that implements Federal fishery regulations. • Who is on the Council? The Council has 15 members, 11 of which are voting members. Alaska has 6 votes (including one for Alaska Department of Fish &Game), Washington 3, and Oregon 1. NMFS, based in Juneau, also has one vote. The four non-voting members are from US Fish &Wildlife, US Coast Guard, Pacific States Fisheries Marine Commission, and the US State Department. • What is the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act(MSA)? The MSA is the primary law guiding U.S. Federal fisheries management in the 3-200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone. The MSA established National Standards and other requirements for conservation and management of fishery resources, and it created a system of eight Regional Councils, including the North Pacific Council. Salmon Bycatch Amounts • What is `bycatch?' Bycatch is defined in the MSA as fish that are harvested in a fishery but are not sold or kept for personal use. Discards include species that by law must be returned to the sea (regulatory discards), and fish that are discarded at the discretion of fishermen because they are not economically worthwhile to keep (economic discards). Although fishermen try to catch only fish that can be sold, fishing gear is not 100% selective, and some undesirable fish and other organisms are caught incidentally while fishing. Bycatch in State waters (0-3 nautical miles) is managed by the State and in Federal waters (3-200 nautical miles) by the Council. A joint protocol committee between the State and the Council ensures coordination of efforts. • What is the difference between bycatch and mixed stock fisheries? Bycatch does not include the intercept of fish destined for other areas in fisheries that target salmon. In western Alaska, such fisheries only occur in State waters. Bycatch is not the harvest of a fish in a mixed stock fishery that are destined to other areas. The management of salmon in mixed stock fisheries (such as Area M) is under the jurisdiction of the State of Alaska. • How many Chinook salmon and chum salmon are caught in groundfish fisheries? In 2022, a total of 6,337 sub-adult Chinook salmon and 242,375 sub-adult chum salmon were taken as bycatch in all Bering Sea groundfish fisheries, most of which were in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Through August 2023, 11,185 sub-adult Chinook salmon have been taken as bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (chum salmon are only taken as bycatch in the second half of the year). Very few sockeye, pink, or coho salmon are caught as bycatch, and are grouped together with chum salmon numbers for management purposes. In 2022, a total of 13,173 sub-adult Chinook salmon and 5,250 sub-adult chum salmon were taken as bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. Through August 2023, 6,513 sub-adult Chinook salmon have been caught as bycatch. In the Gulf of Alaska, the majority of Chinook salmon bycatch Salmon Bycatch FAQ 16 occurs in the pollock trawl fishery but fisheries for flatfish, rockfish, and Pacific cod also catch Chinook salmon as bycatch. • What regions are the salmon from? Salmon from the entire Pacific region intermingle in the ocean and are caught as bycatch. Based on the most recent and available genetic data from the bycatch caught in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, about 40% of the sub-adult Chinook salmon bycatch was estimated to have originated from Coastal Western Alaska in 2022, and about 23% of the sub-adult chum salmon caught as bycatch originate from Coastal Western Alaska in 2022. The Coastal Western Alaska stock group includes all rivers draining into Norton Sound, Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, and Bristol Bay. In the Gulf of Alaska, genetic data have consistently shown that the vast majority of salmon bycatch is not of Alaska origin (-90+%). • How does salmon bycatch impact Western Alaska salmon runs? Scientists conducted an adult equivalency analysis to consider the proportion of Chinook taken as bycatch that would have been likely to survive long enough to return to western Alaska rivers. Since 2011, impact of Chinook salmon bycatch has reduced the runs by an average of 1.9% for the aggregate coastal western Alaska stocks and 0.6% for the Upper Yukon River stock. Chum salmon bycatch is estimated to have affected aggregate coastal western Alaska stocks by 1%. Genetic sampling is done annually, and evaluations are done regularly to understand how salmon runs are affected over time and as conditions change. Salmon Bycatch Management • What is the Council's program to minimize Chinook salmon bycatch? Federal law requires that bycatch be minimized to the extent practicable. The Council has developed a management system that is a blend of hard caps and incentives/penalties for the Bering Sea pollock fishery to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch at all times. The Chinook caps are `hard' caps that close the pollock fishery for the remainder of the year if the cap is reached. The Chinook hard caps are also indexed to the projected abundance of Western Alaska Chinook salmon. In the Bering Sea, the overall bycatch limit (i.e., hard cap) is either 60,000 Chinook salmon or 45,000 Chinook salmon, depending on whether the previous year's Chinook run size was average or below average (which triggers lower cap). The pollock fishery operates under a performance standard. Each year the pollock sectors are allocated a portion of a lower limit that is intentionally set below the overall cap level. These lower limits are either 47,591 Chinook salmon or 33,318 Chinook salmon depending on Western Alaska Chinook abundance. The performance standard requires the fleet to not exceed the lower limit in any 3 out of 7 years. The pollock fishery is incentivized to meet the performance standard because if it reached, the lower limit becomes the overall hard cap in perpetuity. • Does the Council's program work? Since the implementation of the program, Chinook bycatch levels have stayed well below the caps and the performance standards and the skippers have improved their performance (lower bycatch rates), demonstrating that incentives/penalties work better than relying solely on caps. The results show that incentive plans create pressure to avoid salmon whether the vessel/fleet is near the cap or well below the cap; this is critical to keeping bycatch low in all conditions of both salmon and pollock abundance. • What is the rate of Chinook salmon bycatch? It varies by pollock sector, but in 2022 the rate of Chinook bycatch across the pollock sectors was .006 Chinook salmon per metric ton of pollock harvested. In 2022, the pollock fleet harvested 1.06 million metric tons of pollock with 6,883 Chinook salmon caught as bycatch. • Is there a hard cap for chum salmon? The Council has not set limits on chum salmon bycatch. However, the Council initiated action in April 2023 to consider different management alternatives to further minimize chum salmon bycatch, particularly chum salmon caught as bycatch that are from Western Alaska river systems. The management alternatives include consideration of a hard cap for chum salmon bycatch.. • What is being done to manage chum salmon bycatch? Chum salmon bycatch is currently managed under incentive plan agreements in the pollock fishing 17 Salmon Bycatch FAQ sectors. These agreements provide incentives for captains to avoid Chinook and chum salmon bycatch under any condition of pollock or salmon abundance. Industry is required by regulation to manage vessel's chum salmon bycatch to avoid areas and times where the chum salmon are likely to return to Western Alaska. To meet this requirement, the industry has implemented a rolling "hot spot" closure program. Areas of high chum salmon bycatch are closed to pollock fishing and fishermen must move to other areas. • What else is the Bering Sea pollock fleet doing to avoid salmon? Captains minimize bycatch of salmon byl) sharing information with other vessels on the water to avoid hotspots, 2) participating in a program that closes areas of relatively high Chinook or chum salmon bycatch to vessels that have higher rates of bycatch, 3) moving away from areas when salmon are taken, 4) using salmon excluders in the trawl nets, 5) avoiding fishing in times of higher Chinook bycatch (e.g., October), 6) conducting research on methods to further reduce bycatch, and 7) a system of rewards, penalties, and other incentives included in the fleets' avoidance plans that makes each individual vessel accountable for their bycatch performance. Bycatch Monitoring and Estimation • How accurate are the salmon bycatch estimates?Very accurate. By regulation, all salmon are retained until counted by an independent, scientifically trained observer, which occurs onboard catcher- processors or shoreside at the plants for catcher vessels. In the Bering Sea, every pollock vessel always carries 1 —2 observers, and every pollock delivery is also observed in the shoreside processing plant. With 100% —200% observer coverage on the Bering Sea pollock fleet and a complete census of all salmon (i.e., every salmon is counted), the estimates are accurate and precise. Salmon bycatch is both counted and genetically sampled every year to understand the stock of origin. Every 10t"Chinook salmon and every 30t"chum salmon is genetically sampled. Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries are not under full observer coverage (100% —200% observer coverage) like they are in the Bering Sea because of regulatory differences. In the Gulf of Alaska, every pollock vessel must retain all Chinook salmon caught as bycatch. Logged pollock fishing trips are randomly sampled for observer coverage. All Chinook are enumerated and all Chinook and chum salmon available to observers are genetically sampled. • Are there observers and/or cameras on the boats?Yes, on all of them. In the Bering Sea, every pollock catcher-processor carries two observers and every catcher vessel carries one observer on every trip. There are also observers in every processing plant taking catcher vessel pollock deliveries. Cameras are also required to ensure that all catch on catcher processors and motherships is monitored after it is transferred below deck. • Is the bycatch sampled for determination of its origin? Both chinook and chum salmon are sampled to determine their origin. These data are used by fishermen and managers to determine how best to reduce bycatch. • Do vessels report their own bycatch data? No. In no case is bycatch reported by the vessels. All bycatch data in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska are reported from certified observers directly to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Bering Sea Pollock Fishing • Is it possible to catch pollock without catching salmon? No. Salmon are accidentally caught because they swim in the same areas as pollock, and they cannot be entirely avoided by the pollock fishery; any fishing gear designed to catch pollock would catch both pollock and salmon. While bycatch can and should be reduced, it cannot be eliminated without resulting in significant economic consequences, including loss of fish taxes, Community Development Quota group income, and yield of target species. The goal, and the requirement under federal law, is to reduce bycatch to the extent practicable. 18 Salmon Bycatch FAQ • Who catches Bering Sea pollock? Pollock are caught with pelagic trawl gear, a cone shaped net. Per Federal law (American Fisheries Act), half of the pollock quota is caught by catcher vessels delivering to shoreside processing plants in Alaska, 10% is caught by catcher vessels delivering to motherships (floating processors), and 40% is caught by catcher-processors who primarily offload in Dutch Harbor. • What are the dimensions of a pollock trawl net? Pelagic trawls are constructed to achieve large openings with minimum drag, and herd pollock into the back of the net (codend)where they are captured. Pelagic trawls typically have an opening of 160-400' wide by 40-100' high depending on the horsepower of the vessel. Mesh size of a pelagic trawl can be 100' at the opening, progressively getting smaller towards the codend, which typically has 4 to 4.5 inch stretched mesh. • Where does the pollock fleet fish? During the first part of the year, all pollock fishing effort is typically concentrated in the Southern Bering Sea by Unimak Island. Later in the year, catcher vessels continue to fish this area close to Dutch Harbor, while catcher-processors typically fish all along the shelf break up to the Russian border. • Can pollock be caught with hooks or pots? Fishermen have tried other gears, including seines, hooks and pots, and have learned that pollock, which are a schooling species, can only be caught in commercial quantities by using trawl nets, specifically pelagictrawls. Other • Why isn't subsistence the Council's highest priority? The MSA requires the Council to make management recommendations that provide benefits to the entire nation, including subsistence, recreational, and commercial users, seafood consumers, large and small boat operators, and coastal communities. The Council is required by law to balance a wide range of factors. • Why can't the salmon be saved and given to communities that need them? As much as possible, the food grade salmon captured as bycatch are processed for donations. The regulations prohibit vessels from retaining salmon unless they are donated through a specific non-profit foodbank program. Some of those salmon are distributed to rural communities in Alaska. • Is the salmon taken as bycatch ever sold? No. Salmon bycatch cannot be retained for sale by law. • Does the Council coordinate salmon bycatch management with other nations? Salmon catch data are shared among countries by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission. However, in some cases (e.g., Russia), bycatch of salmon is not reported separately from total salmon catch, and genetic information on stream of origin is not collected. • Is there research to understand what is happening to salmon in the ocean? There is significant ongoing research to understand drivers affecting salmon at different stages of its lifecycle, especially given a rapidly changing climate and marine ecosystem. National Marine Fisheries Service conducts research on salmon in the marine environment in the North Pacific. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducts research on salmon in freshwater and nearshore environments. Additionally, in 2022, U.S. scientists collaborated with scientists from other nations as part of the Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition to better understand the ocean phase of salmon life cycle. If you have more questions or would like more information, please contact us; 907-271-2809 or email through our link:https.//www.npfmc.org/contact. 19 Salmon Bycatch FAQ Gulf of Alaska Seafloor Habitat Protection ir 4Y. ' r )Jon Warrenchuk g Senior Scientist and Campaign Mana ` Oceana Alf 12/6/2023 Public comment to Seward Docks ' and Harbors Advisory Board OCEANA Photo©Oceana City of Seward maritime economy • Charter(tourism) and salmon, halibut, blackcod commercial fisheries • Over 50 Charter halibut businesses reside in Seward, up to 500 client anglers/day • Halibut, salmon, lingcod, rockfish • Resident commercial fleet participate in hook-and-line/pot Pacific halibut/blackcod and salmon fisheries • Seward seafood processing of blackcod, halibut, and salmon . 3 r17 .� 4'i .� �.5•.. i �x��i'.. �' �.` NO ` .: Essential Fish Habitat '�`� 1� `- ' � r mot. �g a 1E+,{ h'� ,, � ,,,,. � , '� � x��r _ f i�1, � .. �,� / • •,T�, �M Y' C` s r.«����,,�F -� sp✓ a n.*�, :. 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Set Back Chain 26 Clump Weights Most and asvary'rom 43-Wrn lonq f r l + Js� , loop% 'Ike Trawled Not Trawled *NMFS research 1990s Trawl exclusion zones,Seguam Pass,Aleutian Islands J Seafloor contact-adjusted commercial fishing footprint in"Region Contact-adjusted footprint (km2) Bering Sea Bottom trawl 212,104 Bering SeaPollock trawl 140,510 Aleutian Islands Bottom trawl 33,905 Gulf of Alaska Bottom trawl 32,787 Gulf of AlaskaPollock trawl 8,227 Bering SeaLongline 3,279 Gulf of AlaskaLongline 2,895 Bering SeaPot 2,306 Gulf of AlaskaPot 2,026 Aleutian IslandsLongline 765 Aleutian IslandsPot 341 97%of the contact-adjusted commercial fishing footprint is from trawling Received:30May2019 I Reiised:71NIoveru Y019 I Accepted:13 November Y019 DOI:10.1111/taf.12431 ORIGINAL ARTICLE '��' t WII.EY Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota Robert A.McConnaugheyl Jan G.Hiddink2 Simon Jennings3 4 I • • • , C.Roland Pitchers Michel J.Kaiser � Petri Suuronen7 Marija Sciberras2 I • _ Adriaan D.Rijnsdorpa Jeremy S.Collie9 I Tessa Mazor10 Ricardo O Amorosoll I Ana M.Parma12 Ray Hilboll • , • , / • 'RACE Division,Alaska Fisheries Science Center,National Marine Fisheries Service,NOAA,Seattle,WA,USA School of Ocean Sciences,Bangor University,Anglesey,UK 'International Council for the Exploration of the Sea,Copenhagen,Denmark , ' • °School of Environmental Sciences,University of East Anglia,Norwich,UK 'CSIRO Oceans&Atmosphere,Queensland Biosciences Precinct,St.Lucia,Qld,Australia The Lyell Centre,Institute of Life and Earth Sciences,School of Energy,Geoscience,Infrastructure and Society,Heriot-Watt University,Edinburgh,UK ' • • 'Natural Resources Institute Finland0.uke7,Helsinki,Finland aWageningen Marine Research,1lmuiden,The Netherlands 'Graduate School of Oceanography,University of Rhode Island,Narragansett,RI,USA '"School of Biological Sciences,The University of Queensland,St Lucia,Qld,Australia "School of Aquatic and Hshery Sciences,University of Washington,Seattle,WA,USA 'Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinas,CCT CENPAT-CONICET,Puerto Madryn,Argentina The Gulf of Alaska is the last place on the west coast still largely open to Alaska bottom trawling � Canada Gulf of Alosko 5, Areas currently closed year-round to bottom trawling Photo:GOA Corals©NOA,�%,,,�, - t Gulf of Alaska Trawl Vessel Discards :T .1' 68 Trawl catcher vessels 11 Factory trawlers Average*24 million lbs of discarded dead bycatch per year including: 5.5 million lbs.of rockfish 150,000 lbs.of 4.6 million lbs.of flatfish habitat-forming 3.1 million lbs.of pollock invertebrates • 2.7 million lbs.of halibut • 1.6 million lbs.of sablefish • 1.2 million lbs.of sharks • 0.9 million Ibs.of Pacific cod *Avg. 2015-2019 • 21,000 Chinook salmon • 100,000 tanner crab J Proposal Objectives ALASKA • Protect important ecological areas • Freeze the footprint of bottom trawling *7,as a precautionary measure Seo x • Protect essential fish habitats and Bering ° habitat for non-groundfish species I including Gulf of Alaska crab, halibut, and lingcod 4 , • Protect habitat conservation areas from pelagic and semi-pelagic trawls that contact the seafloor • Maintain a productive groundfish ' ' sko fishery and minimize bottom trawl Dpth Z.—. - , ., displacement 0 IDD 200 400 KM Upperslope .0 00 .., J -_J ALASKA Proposal ' Development Identify - Baseline: Bering Sea •• � .� . 640 habitatcurrent conservation area — ■ p 630groundfish bottom • trawling in the central — • western GOA 0000 (NMFS areas 610, 620, NOW 620 • •4 Aleutia is\aids 610 Gulf of Alaska -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 33 Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles ALASKA Identify • Habitat corals,Features •• Bering Seapens/sea whips from �t = high density coral and ■ spongegardens �• 630 n M �V coral and sponge llllllmll� habitat models 620 AI \a0as eutia �s 610 Gulf of Alaska / Corals • Sponges -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 34 Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles ALASKA 'i Bering Sea ■ . a 630 ■ 620 Aleu i•a ;s`a ds 670 Gulf of Alaska / Cobble and boulder habitat -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 35 F_Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles ALASKA C� �P Bering Sea i� o•. 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I o �• C. �b A a op � D AVOW n I 620 IAI rds � A�eutia 610 / Gulf of Alaska / y z�\ Gulf of Alaska Seamount -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 36 F_Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles ALASKA Identifythe footprint: • Global Fishing Watch Bering Sea �• AIS (2015 w to •) "so 640 r • •A non-pelagic trawlk ■ ■ ■ observer data •• to • o :^ s` 630201 • •, ` _ ■ 620 Aleutia ►5\aids 610 Gulf of Alaska Global Fishing Watch AIS Trawl Track 2015 to 2019 -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 37 Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles ALASKA C� Bering Sea L7 ►■ ' . 640 630 • 620 Aleutian Isla 610 / Gulf of Alaska i Global Fishing Watch AIS Trawl Track 2015 to 2019 Proposed bottom trawl open area -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 sa F_Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles / �- ALASKA Proposed Habitat ConservationArea: The area outside the Bering Sea open areas would be closed to groundfish bottom trawling and pelagic trawls thati contact the seaf loor A/eutia ulf of Alaska -Proposed Habitat Conservation Area 0 Proposed bottom trawl open area -Year-round bottom trawl closure(GOA) 0 50 100 200 ss Year-round bottom trawl closure(statewide) Nautical Miles HABITAT PROTECTED Status nuo Proposed � CORALS 20°/ 55°� SPONGES 15°� 5096 SEA PENS& ' SFA.UVHIPS...................28°�...............................5996. �i��, BOULDER Alaska Canada HABITAT 39°� 9396 SEAMOUHTS 5�°/0 10096Using this approach," 9' - Gulf of Alaska would be SHELFHABITAT �7°/0 7196 protected bottom impactspreserving ' of SLOPE HABITAT 10°/a 4496trawl fishing effort DEEP SEA _ HABITAT 2°� 100°/ Comments, 1Questions? 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Imm 'A I � ' ,' irH Scund +OPeRP.r�a- S{f ,", 151:. �Mank `4 a�nOraa' - Portlo�k -- ql Wl North` C4dble.fM1JOYth - t :.4 I - Portlock - �V�,•_ __ '.ice �`'..- .L: i Pacific Halibut Spawning Biomass, Catch, and Bycatch trend 1,000,000,000 120,000,000 900,000,000 100,000,000 800,000,000 MIIO� 700,000,000 80,000,000 600,000,000 Sn0,0nn,000 60,000,0n0 400,000,000 40,000,000 300,000,000 200,000,000 20,000,000 100,000,000 0 0 00 N CO CO �t 00 N CO CO 00 N CO CO 00 N CO CO 00 N CD 0 00 N CO CO 00 N CO CO 0x0 D�0 0�0 Q�7 Q�i Q�i Q`�i Q�7 QNi QNi QNi Qm7 Qm7 Q�i Q�7 Q�7 QNi QNi Q�i Q�1 Q�7 Qni Qn7 Qxi Q�i Qxi OM'f Q�'i O O O O O O rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I rl r-I N N N N N N ■Commercial landings(includes FISS) ■discard mortality directed commercial) ■recreational Subsistence ■Groundfish fleet Bycatch mortality 440female spawning biomass(Areas-as-fleets model) sy rr q r tc{ as �1r yyyrrr r r10 , y r a ti e. k e< jL IL a % IF r a ► /` ■IF r + A� rt r r r tt A � i Bc s r r ` •�� , ` a , •--- t 4 1 F. j r 't At , ■ r io 40 LA �i A� Ire 1 ' ' 1 Spawning Grounds > > > Hypothetical Larval Migrations Hypothetical Spawning Grounds ►►► Qntogenetic Juvenile Migrations { Nursery Grounds > ) Hypothetical Juvenile Migrations Hypothetical Nursery Grounds ► ► ► Ontogenetic Adult Migrations Seasonal rations► g > > > Hypothetical Adult Migrations♦- — Migrations Chinook salmon trawl bycatch limit 0 1. Bering Sea Pollock fishery -2007 - maximum estimated Chinook salmon bycatch — 121,770 fish -2010 — Chinook salmon bycatch cap — incentive cap of 47,591 fish, hard cap of 60,000 fish 2. Gulf of Alaska Pollock fishery -2010 — maximum estimated Chinook salmon bycatch — 44,862 fish -2012 — Chinook salmon bycatch cap — hard cap of 25,000 fish 3. Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl fishery (flatfish and cod) -2003 — maximum estimated Chinook salmon bycatch — 10,967 fish -2014 — Chinook salmon bycatch cap — hard cap of 7,500 fish JD Percent of Global Fishing Watch AIS Trawl Track Area Inside the Baseline Closures and Proposed Closures 60% 40% Potential for 5% (maximum) displacement of trawl area 20% 9 14% 16% c 10% 9% � n El 5% GOA Total (Areas Shelf(0-200 m) Upper Slope(200- 610-640) 1,000 m) ■GFW Trawl Footprint Area Baseline ■GFW Trawl Footprint Area Proposed 2024 DEADLINES FOR PACAB AGENDA AND PACKETS Pre-Meeting Clerk's Deadline PACAB (Administration) (for City Calendar ad) Meeting Date (Wednesdays unless otherwise noted in (Tuesdays @ noon) italics) December 22,2023 **December 27,2023 January 3,2024 January 26,2024 January 30,2024 February 7,2024 February 23,2024 February 27,2024 March 6,2024 March 22,2024 March 26,2024 April 3,2024 April 19,2024 April 23,2024 May 1,2024 No June Mtg No July Mtg No August Mtg August 23,2024 August 27,2024 September 4,2024 September 20,2024 September 24,2024 October 2,2024 October 25,2024 October 29,2024 November 6,2024 November 22,2024 November 26,2024 December 4,2024 *Subject to change if/when PACAB meetings change. **Date moved due to Christmas Holiday 48