OREGOI\COMMERCIALDUI\GENESSCRAB FISHERY
A Review of the Fishery, Fishing Fleet profile
and
Pot Limitation Approaches
To Supplementa Discussionon
Developmentof a Pot Limitation system for oregon
Draft Report
Preparedby
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Fish Division
Marine ResourcesProgram
Rod Kaiser
Nancy Mclean-Cooper
John Schaefer
September2001,updatedOctoberZ00Z
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PREFACE TO REPORT
This reportreviewsthe Oregon'soceancommercialDungenesscrabfishery. It providesboth a
presentandhistoricalevaiuationof the fishery, its vesseleffort, and gearuse,but emphaSizes
rnorerecentanalysisandinformationrelevantto a discussionof pot iimits. It describesa "fleet
profile" for Oregon'sactive crab fleet, its production,gear (pot) distributionby vesselsize
categories,and how fleet compositionand seasonallanding patternshave changedin recent
years. It evaluatesseveralpossibie approachesfor consid"eiation
of pot limiti and shows
examplesof thoseapproaches
in the form of a possibleoptionwith estimatedgearimpacts
(increaseor decrease
in gear)of eachoption shouldit be implemented.And finaily, it inciudes
a final r9porton the Winter 2001 ODFW mail-out suvey on pot limits that soughtopinion and
commentfrom all Oregoncrablimited enfrypermit holderson the issueof pot limits.
This reportis intendedto be a "sourcebook"for datathat describesthe fishery. It's purposeis
to assistin a.discussionwith the OregonDungenesscrab industry relatedto addressingthe
issueof a crab pot iimitation systemfor Oregon'scommecial fishery. You will find report
sections1 and2 have a brief narrativeoverviewat the start of eachsection,concludingwith a
"bullet summary"of obsenrationsor conclusionsfrom the data presented. The reader can
reviewthesebrief sectionsummariesthen go to the individual figuresandtablesreferenced,for
more detail. Most data evaluatedin the accompanylngtables and figr:res is presentedas
specificconcepts.For example,how much crab is landedby specificvesselsizegroupsin the
Oregon fishery. Data is usually evaluatedon a one page with a data table shown and
iliustratedin an accompanylng
figure. The authorswantedto presentinformationin a formatto
be quickly reviewedby the reader.
The documentis brokeninto the foilowing major sections:
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FisheryOverviewandFleetprofiles
PotLimitationDiscussionandApproaches
Final Reporton Resultsto the winter 2001Pot Limit Mail Survey
This report is the culmination of severalmonths of work by the ODFW Marine Resources
Program.We hopeyou wiil find it usefulin the upcomingd.iscussion
on pot limits.
RodKaiser
MarineResources
ProeraJn
September
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Table of Contents
Prefaceto the Report.....
Tables
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OregonCrab Fisheryand Fleetprofile
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B.
C.
D.
OverallCatchandEffort.
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SummerFisheryCatchandEffort
FisheryValue
OregonCrabFleetprofile
i . L i mi te dE n tryper mits.....
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CrabFleetFishingprofiles
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E. Estimated
PotUsein theOregonCrabFishery.............................j...............
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III.
PotLimitation...........
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A. IntroductionandBackground
B. Pot LimitationApproaches
andExamplesof Options
ru.
Crab Pot Limit Questionnaire-Final
Report.....
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Appendices
A. 1999OregonLegislativeHouseBills on pot Lirnits
B . Departmentof JusticeOpinionon Pot Limit Authority
C. WashingtonPot Limit Lrformationpackage
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Tabies
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Table 1
Historical effort and catch in the oregon ocean cornmercial Dungeness
crab.fishery,194748 through 1999-2000.
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Table 2.
Oregon oceanDungenesscrab landings by fishing season(il pounds) and percent
of total catchfor seiectedmontbs, 1987-88tbrough i999-2000...
..........,............
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Table 3.
Summer (June l-August 14) participation and landings ia the Oregon oceau
comrnercialDungenesscrab summer fishery, 1984-85through 1999-2000....................-....i...19
Table 4.
oregou oceancommercial Duagenesscrab iandings (in pounds), total value,
aud averageprice per pound (in doliars) for the 1979-8Othrough 2000-01 Oregon
oceancommeicialDungenesscrab fishingseasons.
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Table 5.
Monttrly commercial landings of Oregon ocean Dungenesscrab during the i999-2000
and 2000-01 seasonsand monthly values and price per pouad, 1994 through 2001
seasons.
.......26
Table 6.
Nunber of Dungenesscrab limited enty permits issued to the Oregon ocean
commercial fishery since the start of the limrted enEy system (i995) and the
nunaberof vesselswith at least one landing during the year (active vessels)........
....................29
Table 7.
Vessel monthly fshilg activity profile in the Oregon ocean conrmercial Dungeness
crab fisberyduringthe 1995-96tbrough1999-2000seasons.,..................................................22
Table8. A single-trer pot option (exarrple only) in which a single pot allocation would be
requiredfor all vesseis..................
,.......5I
Table9. A 2-tier Washingtou state adopted pot limit option (exarnple only) based on base
seasonl3adingsin which vesselsare placed into poundage-based
tiers. .................................52
Table10. A ]-tier pot option (example only) ia which vesselsare placed into poundagebasedeiers,basedon 1999-2000seasonlandings.......
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Table11. A 4-tier pot option (exarnple oniy) il which vesselsare piaced into por:ndageb a s e dt i e r s . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..............:......
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Table12. A2-tierpotoption(exampieonly)basedoncurentpotusage.
Tabiei3. A 3-tier pot option (example only) in which vesselsare placed into tbree potbasedtiers:<400,400.599and2600,basedoucugentPotusage.....
Table14. 4-tier pot option (example only) in which vesselsae placed into four pot-based
tiers:<300,300-499,500-699and >700,basedon currentpot usage.....
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Tabie15. A 2-tier pot option(exartrie only) basedon vessellength.
....-....,.......................58
Table16. A 4-tier pot option(exampleonly) basedon vessEllength.
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Figures
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Fig're 1. Estimateduumberof p-ou_
fishedby activevesselsia the oregon ocean
Commercial
fisheryIg474g through2000-01seasons.
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Figure2. Estimatednumberof potsfishedby activevesselsaadtotal seasonallandings
(in thousandsof pounds)in the OregonoceancorrmercialDungeness
crab:fishery
1947
48 through
2000-01.......
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Fig*" 3. Averagelandings(rn thousandsof pounds)audpercenttotal landingsby port
in the oregou oceancosrmercialDungeness
crubfishery 19gg-g9ttto"gi
1999-00seasous.
Figure4: Total seasonaltanaingsanahistoricalaverage(ia pounds)for the Oregor ocean
cornmercial
Dungeness
crabiishery,1952-2b0d
,"uro*.1........,..........1
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Figure5. OregonoceanconlmercialDuagenesscrablandings(in pounds)by port for the
tbreemostrecentcomplete
seasons
(1997-99
tbrough$IS-ZOOO1.._......................,...............
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Figure6. Estimatednumberof uniquevesselslandi'g by port in the 1999-2000Oregon
oceanconrmercial
Dungeness
crabfrshery.
...:.................
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Figure7 Seasonal
perceutdistributionof landingsin the Oregonoceancommercial
Duugeness
crabfisheryfor the 1987-88tbroughlgig-l}O} fishiagseasons...........................15
Figure8. summer(Jr:ne- August 14)landingsiu the oregon oceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishery,l97g through2000seasons
Figr:re9. cornmerciallandings,by month"of Dungenesscrabin the oregon sunmer
Fishery(Juael-August14)for thel99g through2000seasons.
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Figure10.oregon oceansurlmer commercialDungeuess
crablandings(il pounds),by port,
,forthe1998throrrgh2000seasons.....:...........'j.
Figure11.Numbersof commercialvesselslandiagDungenesscrabin the Oregonocean
sunmerfishery,1984-85
through1999-2000
seasons.
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Figure12.cumulativeweeklylandings(in pounds)in the oregon oceaacommercial
summerDungeuess
crabfishery,by weerqJunel-August r4, r999 and2000..-....................22
Figurei 3. Numberof latentDungenesscrabrrmitedentrypermits,by vesselleugth
category,in the Oregono".un lrrngepesscrabfisherythathavenot beenactive
siacethebeginningof limitedentry,Decemberl, 1995....
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Figurei4. OregonoceancommercialDungenesscrabfishing effort expressed
asthe
numberof moatbsvesselsactivelyfishedduringthe t999-0bseason.........:............................33
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Figure15.A three-yearaveragelaadingsprofile (in thousandsof pounds)of Dr.rngeness
crab
for the Oregonoceancourmercialfisheryduringthe 1997-98ihroughtqqg-ZOOO
fishing
seasons'
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Figures(continued)
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FigrueI 6.Percentofrelative changein activevesselsby lengthcategorybetweenthe 1995-96
(fust seasonwith vessellimited entry system)and-i999-2b0ds"uro* ia the Oregon
oceanconrmercialDungeness
crabfuhery.
Figurei7' Averagenumberof pormdslandEdandestimatedpercentof total seasonlaartings
of Dungenesscrabby activeOregoDoceancommercialDungeness
crablimitedentrypermittedvessels
by vesselsizecategory,1999_2000
season..........
Figrue18.Cumuiativeperceutage
of poundslandedin the Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfisheryduringthe 1999-2000
season.
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Figure19.Averageestimatednumberof pots andpercentage
of total potsdeclaredby Oregon
oceaDcorlmercialDtrngeness
crablimited-entrypermittedvesselsdwing vesselhold
inspectioruduringsix fishingseasons
(r995-96through2000-01),by veisel
lengthcategory.
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Figure20.Total numberof potsestimatedto havebeeuusedby activevesselsin the 1999-2000
Oregonoceancommercial
Drrngeness
crabfishery,by vessellengthcategory.
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Figure21.Percentof esrimatedtotal potsfrshedduringthe 1999-2000oregon ocean
commercial
Dungeness
crabseasoq,
by vessellengthcategory................................................43
Figure22. Cumulativepercentof estimatedpots fuhed duringthe 1999-2000Oregonoceaa
cornrnercial
fungenesscrabseason,
by vessellengthcategory................................................43
Figure23.Averagenumberofpots for vesselsinspectedanddeclaredby fishermenduring
the OregonoceancommercialDungeness
crabvesselhold inspectionsfor the
1994-95(pre-limitedenty) aod2000-0rseasons,
by vesselrengthc^tegory.................
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Figure24.Averagenumberof potsfor vesselsinspectedand declaredby fishermen
duringthe Oregonoceancorrmercialvessel6sld inspectionsfor the 1994-95
(pre-limitedenty) season,a three-season
averagefoi ttre 1995-96through
1997-98
seasons
andthe2000-01seaionby vessellengthcategory
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Figure25. Estimatedpotentialiacreasein potsia the orcgon oceancornmercial
Dungeness
crabfisheryif vesseis
activatedall currentlatentpermits..:...................................46
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SECTION I
OREGON CRAB FISHERY AND FLEET PROFILE
This section presents a brief background and historical overview for the Oregon ocean
commercial Dungeness crab fishery and emphasizesa more d.etailedevaluation of ihe current
fishery and fleet dynamics. It summarizesobservationsand conclusions from an evaluationof
fishery's production characteristics, prod.uct value, fleet composition, and pot use
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information
Historical Catch and Effort
The Dungenesscrab fishery in Oregon has a long history, with catch records going back to
1889. The management strategy for Dungeness crab is derived from these record.s,the
characteristicsand conduct of the fishery and our knowledge of crab iife hiqtory. Over the past
30 years, and especially over the past decade,the fishery and fleet have been in a stati of
ai:nost constantexpansion,change,and transition.
The West Coast Dungenesscrab fishery off Washington, Oregon, and Califomia is managedas
a "recruitment" fishery; all adult male crab above a minimum size are available for harvest.
Specific seasonsare established. Vessel limited entry systems are in place in ail three siates
(Washington.Oregon, and Califon:ia). There are no Oregon ocean catcL quotas for the general
winter-spring fishery, however, weekly catch limits and an overall ceiiing exist for the JuneAugust srunmerfishery.
Oregon regulations insure continuing, though cyclic, ievels of annual reproduction through
protection of ali females from harvest and adult males below the commercial minimum size of
6.25 inches. The minimum male size limit and female crab protection allow for two or more
years as breeding adults prior to recruiting to the fishery.' Seasonregulations are designedto
insure that most harvest occurs well after or before major molting
feriods, allowing newlymolted soft-shell crabs of legal size ("recruits") to "harden-up" and ieaeh an acceptille meat
content.
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Oregon Dungenesscrab seasonregulation has been an active issue since the early d.aysof the
crab fishery. As early as 1911, there were reguiationsthat recognized the months of July,
August and Septemberas the time when crabs were in poorest cond.ition. ln 1948, r.*oo
closure and opening criteria were establishedon the basis of at-seasampling. Wben more than
10 percentsoft-shellswere present,the seasonwas closed. Since then, fixed seasond.ateshave
been established,modified and extended.. In 1984, following several years of high-volume
on iow quality (soft) crabs at the end of the season, tire Oregln Fish ,oa WitAUt
lthi"g
Commission (OFWC) set the seasonclosure date to the current August 14. Late-season
('summer") landings and effort declined for several years but soon began to increase. ln 1992,
the Commission enacted a sunmer harvest quota, requiring the Director to close the seasonii
landings after May 3 i exceed ten perceni of the previous December through May total
landings. This regulationwas effective with the 1993summerseason. The ten percentlimit
wasapproached
but not exceeded
duringthe i993-1998surnmerseasons.
In 1999, the Commissionenactedadditional summer fishery regulationsto d.iscourage
the
potential for expandingsoft-shell crab landings,higher levels of fishing effort and increased
sortingand associated
mortality. Regulationsreskict landingsto 1,200cumuiativepoundsper
vesselper week during the period begin::jngwith the secondMonday in JunethroughAugust
14, w'ith total landings during this limited to a catch ceiling of 7 percent of the previous
December-Mayhanrest. This action preserveda modesthistoric low volume surrmerfi.shery
directedtowardsavailableh.ard-shellcrab andcoastalconsumermarkets.
Catch
Catchreqordsd.atefrom 1889,but thereis no way to verify their accuracyuB to about 1946..
For many yearscrab were'landedby the.dozenand then convertedto poundsuslng25 pounds
to the dozen.The actualweight in poundswas recordedin about 1963 and, alongwith more
improvements
in lg77,provid.ed*oi.
landingstatistics.
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The catchexceeded
onernillion poundsfor the first time in 1933and showeda steadyincrease
-"q 1948,when ten million poundswere landed. Crab iandingshave fluctuatedsincethen,
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with a seasonal
ave.rage
of 9.2 miliion pounds.
Historically,peak land.ingsfor eachseasonoccurredfrom March to May. By 1960,the peak
monthswere Decemberand January. As recently as the late 1970's,however,(19'16-77
through L978'79 seasonscornbined),the December-January
fishery accountedfor only 48
percentof total seasoncatch, only slightly above the February-Mayperiod with 44 percent
(Figure7). During the last fourteenseasons
(since1987-88)66 percentor moreof the annual
catch have been landed during the December-January
period. During the four most recenr
seasons(1996-97through 1999-00),an increasingpercentageof seasonalharvest(79-84
percent)is beenlandedduring this period.
VesselEffort
Fisheryeffort is most often measuredin terms of vessels,gear, or landings. The numberof
vesiels active in the Oregon commercialDungenesscrab fishery shows a dramaticchange
throughtime. Through 1968,fewer than 100 vesseiswere in the crab fleet (exceptfor five
years,1960-63and 1965). Since 1969,there has been a steadyincreasein the numberof
vesselsto over 500 in 1980. Over 300 havefishedall yearssince1973(except1976). Since
the adoptionof Oregon'scrab limited entry licensingsystemin Decemberi995, the fleet has
rangedbetween306 and346 vesselsandaveraged
325vesselsper fishingseason.
Anothermeasureof frshingeffort is sizeandmobiliiy of ve-ssels.Thirty-five yearsago,most of
the crab vesselswere small to medium size,but sincethat time fleet compositionhaschanged
towardslargervesselsand a more diverseandhigher efficient fleet overall. Newer, largerand
better-designed
vesselshavethe capacityto transporthundredsof pots at one time, hold more
crab on board,fish in marginalweatherand seaconditions,and can operateover much larger
areasof the ocean.With the influx of largervessels,efficiencyalsoincreased.Multi-daytrips,
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sophisticatedelectronics, larger hold capacity, and the advent of deck lights, has made ocean
commerciai crabbing a 24-hour-a-day operation for much of the fleet.
Pot Use in the Oregon Fishery
This section discussespot use by vesselsin the Oregon crab fleet. It includ.esa seriesof figures
and tables summarizing an analysis of pot use in the Oregon ocean commercial Dungenesscrab
fishery. Probably no other effort parameter in the fishery is more widely debated than the
validity of pot "declarations" recorded during the preseasonhold inspections. There is great
concern by fishermen that pot data, particulariy from the last couple of years, is hig$y suspect
glven the fear of a pot limit system (and recent pot limit implementation by Washington) biing
adoptedfor Oregon. It is assumedthat many fishermen desire to claim "hig1" pot usagein casi
theirpothistoryisusedtodeterrrineafuturepota1iocationfortheirvesselandpenrrit.
The number'of pots t'active?'in the Oregon fishery have been estimatedhistorically by staff
biologists beginning with the L947-48 fishing season. Historical d.atais somewhat variable
depending on the method used to estimate total pots. Total pots were calculated on a port by
port basis by interviewing fishernen, asking the number of pots each fished.,calculating an
overall averagefor all boats in that port, and multipiying this average for ali boats in that port.
A tally of all ports created a coast wid.e Oregon estimate'of "total gear fished.': With the
beginning of vessel hold inspectionsin November 1985, for the 1985-86 season,fishermen
were asked'how many pots they planned to fish that year, and port by port estimateswere
calculated.
In more reqentyears estimatesof total pots used in the Oregon fishery has been evaluatedfrom
fisherman "pot declaration" information collected from preseason fishersren contacts dr-uing
vessel hold inspections and estimated for any active fishing vessel not inspected. Complete
inspection records are available starting with the lg91-92 season,but incomplete from the start
of the inspectionprocess,1986-87,through the 1990-91seasons.Approximately 20 percentof
active vesselsare estimatedto have not been inspectedin most recent years if the 1999-00
seasoninspectedversusnon inspectedratio is used. A detailed assessmentof pot usagehas
been made for the 1999-00 seasonfor this report CFigure20), but a similar analysis has not
been completedfor earlier seasonsin the 1990's. We show existing staff total estimateson
sometables,as they culrently exist, until we can re-evaluatethis data. For the 1999-00season,
pots "declared" by iaspected, actively fishing vessels were tallied.. The active but noninspectedvessels(about 20%) were assigneda pot usageestimatebasedon their vessellength
and the "vessel length group pot average" representing all vessels within a 5 foot size group,
and containing the vesselto be estimated:
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It does appearthat a few pot declarationsare either very "high" or ver1,"low" and where only a
few declarationsare made for a particuiar vessel length category the averagefor that group can
be affected. We evaluatedpot declarations from the 1995:96 ,L*oo (start of the tinaiteaLntry
licensingsystem)through the 1999-00season(2000-0i seasonin some cases). We also looked
at the 1994-95 seasonpot dat4 the last seasonof "open entry" to compareto more recent years.
Data from earlier years is not readily available and/or complete at this time. We aggregatedpot
-Overall,
declarationsby vessel length groups and for multiple seasonsto make comparisons.
our analysisdoesn'treadily indicatea widespreador iong term pattemthat showsa largescale
and "obvious" systematicor random bias that would make this data unusablefor certain
circumstances
in the pot limit discussion. We say that carefuilyl For example,when we
aggregated
pot data for a vessellength categorywith a largenumberof vesseldeclarationsfor
that group and./orover severalfishing seasons,the averagesare probably usableestimatesfor
representative
vesselsof that Soup or time period. The hold inspectionprocesscontacted
about80 percentof activevesselsrn the 1999-b0fishery,so we haveusedthl inspectedvessel
declarationsby vessel group length categoryto estimatethe remarningnon inspectedactive
vessel's
pot usagefor 1999-00.
To evaluatepot lirnitation approachesand options,It is importantto be able to describesome
"base"level of pot usein the fishery. We have completeda pot use analysisfor the i999-00
season(the last completefishing year, Figi:re 20). We use this "pot use base" to compare
variouspot reductionoptionsdescribedin SectionIII. This is an appropriateuseof this data,as
it is intendedto give an indicationbf:the reiative changeof pots and whetherpots.arereduced
or increaseusing certaincriteriain a particularoption that evaluatesa pot iimit approach.
Overtime,the numberof pots fishedhasshowna considerable
increasefrom 20,000in 1960to
100,000in 1979,then variedfrom 85,000to 151,000pots (a recordlevel) duringthe yearsof
1979-1990.Sincethe start of the linrited entry program(1995) the estimatedpots usedhas
increased
significantly(Table1). Most recentiy,betweenthe i998-99 and 1999-00seasons,
it
is estimated
thatpot usageincreased
from about116,000to 146,100pots,a 25Yornqease.This
doesnot inciude"new" pots of Washingtonorigin fishedoff northernOregonin 1999-00due
to the Washingtonpot limitationprogram. During the 1980'sOregonvesselsaveragedabout
250-300pot per vessel,increasingto about400 pots during the mid 1990'sseason,and 550
potsin themostrecent.2000-01
season.
OBSERVATIONSAND CONCLUSIONS
OregonCrab Fishery and FleetProfile Analysis
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Landingsaverage9.2M poundhistoricaity(since I9a7-aB);i0.9 miilion poundsin the most
recent10 seasons;
2000-01is projectedat7.4 million. Low rangefor poor seasons
is 3-6
million pounds;a high rangeof 15-18miliion (Table 1).
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The pots fished and activefrshingvesseleffort per seasonhave trackedin a similar fashion
historicaliy,but since implementationof vessel limited entry (1995-96season),fewer
vesselshavesignificantlyincreased
the totalpots fished(Figure 1).
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Pot use in the fishery is estimatedto have reached100,000pots at about the 1978-79
season,
a recordof 151,000
potsin I990-9I, andrangedfrom 112,000to 146,100potssince
the startof limited entry(1995-96season)(Figure 1).
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Astoria,Newport,and Brookingsare leadingports of landing(1988.2000average)at 3.5,
2.8, 1.4millionpounds,respectively
(Figure3).
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The Oregon crab fleet is diverse geographically with three ports estimated at over 60
vesselseach,2 with 30-60 vessels,and 4 with about 10-30vessels(Figure 6).
Seasonalland.ingshave shown considerabie change over time. For the past 14 fishing
seasons,an averageof 74Yoof catch is landed in Dec-Jan, but in iast four seasons79-84%
has been landed during that period; a dramatic increase over the long term average. The
biggest loss is in the Feb-May period that averaged2l% for all years, but only 11-i8%
during the past four seasons. By comparison, a three-year average for the late 1970's
shows48Yorn Dec.-Jan.,44Yofor Feb.-May, andgo/oin June-Aug.(Figure 7).
Historically (since 1978), the summer (June-August) fishery has landed an average of
680,000 pounds, and averagedabor:.t375,000 pounds for the past three surnmers(1999200I;2001 projected)under a 1,2A0-pound weekly landing limit regulation (Table 1, 3
and Figure 7). The 2001 summercatch is projectedto be about 424,000(Figure 12).
About one third to one half of the total vesselsfishing each season,fish dwing the summer
period. Closerto the ffrrd- 40% rangeduring the 1999 and 2000 seasons(Table 3).
Oregon crab fishery set a record ex-vesselof $31.4 million, and averageprice per pound
($2.00) for the i999-00 season. The 2000-01 seasonvalue will'be about half the previous
seasoi\ but stiil the 8thhighest ex-vesselvaiue in history. The 2000-01 seasonwill set
anotherseasonrecord for averageprice per pound of $2.20,10% abovethe previoushigh
per pound value in 1999-00(Table 4).
During the initial two years of Oregon's crab limited enbrylicensing prograrn, a rnaximum
total of 461 permits were issued for the 1996-1997period; 332 vesselsactive for 1996-97
season. For 1999-00, 447 permits were issuedwith 327 vesselsactive. The differencein
pennits issued were those licenses "retired" usualiv because of non-renewal of the permit
(Table 6).
Currently, 73 LE permits can be described as "latent" (never active), 16% of the total
permits (461) issued. Latent permits are defined as never having been fished. No landings
can be found for those individual permit numbers (Figure 13).
Large numbersof vesseiscontinueto fish for severalmonths eachseason. Vesseisaverage
about5 months eachper season(Figure 14).
Over the past three seasons(1997-98through 1999-00)(averaged),3goAof vesselsland.
10,000pounds or less; about 75%land 40,000 pounds:of less. Approximately 90% of the
fleet land lessthan 70,000poundsper season(Figure 15).
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An evaluation of the percent of relative change in numbers of vesselsby length category
from 1995-96 and 1999'00 fishing seasonsindicates most vessei size groups lost vessel
participationover those five years. Exceptions are the 50-54 ft. group that had an increase
of I vessel,and70-74 ft. groupincreasingfrom 3 in 1995-96to 6 in 2000-01(Figure 16).
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Of the 15.7miilion poundsof crablandedin the 1999-2000season,
the 23 vesseisin the
65-69foot lengthcategoryhad the greatestpoundage(2,842,716),representing
18% of
total landings. Vesselsin the 40-44and45-49 foot groupshad landingsranglngof about
2.2million pounds(13%per eachgr€up)(Figure 17).
Cumulativepoundslanded.,
by vesselsizegroup,indicatethat 15%of crabwereland,ed
by vesseislessthan 40 feet long, 43Yoby vesselsless than fifty feet long and 9I% by
vesseislessthan70 feetlong (Figure 18).
OregonCrab FisheryPot UseAnalysis
' Slightly more than 5A% ofpots are estimatedto be fished by vessels49 feet or less,on
average,over the past six fishing seasons,but gear use is weit distributedacrossmany
vesselsizegroups(Figure 19).
' A detailedevaluationof pot usefor the 1999-00seasonshows 80%of activevesselsthat
get inspected"declared" 82o/oof the total estimatedpots used. Pot usagewas estimated.
for each of the remaining 66 active but non inspectedvessels(a total of 26,000pots)
basedon their vessellength and the averagepot use for all vesselsof similar length. For
the 1999-00season145,000pots are estimatedto havebeenusedin the fishery(Figure
20).
A comparisonof pot declarationdata from inspectedvesselsonly, since the lgg4-95
season,indicates that pot use has increasedfairly uniformly acrossmost vessel size
goups over the time evaluated(Figures 23 and}4).
If all 73 currentlylatentpermits were to all enterthe fishery, it is estimatedabout28,000
pots could potentially enterthe fishery,basedon pot averageuse for activevesselsof the
samesize(Figure25).
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CatchandEffort
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through2000-01seasons. Tot?]pots are estimatedby staff bioloqists
Active PotsDeclared Estimated
Vessels ActiveVessels Totalpots
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
1952-s3
35
29
63
83
71
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985:86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-9s
89
92
68
75
105
103
110
103
121
95
100
81
87
90
105
143
193
205
310
3oo
300
220
324
355
346
465
447
423
393
317
314
380
324
327
342
452
368
374
354
386
424_
Number of PoundsHarvested
Summer
4;000
4,000
13,600
15,700
13,500
1s53-s4 83
1995-96
1996-97
Winter
1000/Lbs
vessel
9,354,000
6,252,000
7,478,4AQ
:5,407,675
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19,600
18,900
19,200
21,300
21,800
20,600
24,400
28,400
24,600
23,000
22,100
25,000
27,1OO
28,600
2g,2OO
33,500
49,600
54,900
52,000
5o,ooo
50,000
55,ooo
87,800
70,000
9,856,158
100,800
15,413,485
125,400
17,275,838
126,600
9,119,830
107,100
5,740,798
104,700
3,095,347
90,300
4,166,174
83,600
4,738,432
93,600
6,906,855
88,700
4,362,639
85,200
8,2gg,822
91,900
10,638,471
151,400
8,693,548
86,400
7,692,299
94,800
6,745,145
102,300
9,911,678
111,900
9,356,100
11a,Ng___ t!,169,709
267
216
119
65
522,442
938,335
966,692
3S5,988
2,g75,73g
1,232.,122
513,839
162,29g
222,230
317,485
350,009
526,380
541,859
554,203
809,322
956,540
885,060
681,977
6,413,100
8,910,600
11,737,800
10,J03,000
7,125,525
8,296,125
11,359,000
5,813;O0O
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3,620,975
3,586,335
6,221,000
10,187,000
9,428,000
10,215t000
11,965,000
13,849,000
14,735,000
6,780,000
3,143,000
3,462,000
3,335,000
9,099,000
16,301,800
10,378,600
16,351,820
18,242,530
9,505,818
8,716,537
4,327,46s
4,680,013
4,900,725
7,129,085
4,680,124
8,649,831
11,164,8s1
9,23s,407
8,246,502
7,554,467
r O,eOe,zr
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10,241,160
15,051,686
72
97
173
135
68
81
103
56
30
38
62
126
108
114
114
97
76
33
10
12
11
41
50
29
47
39
21
21
11
15
16
19
14
26
33
20
22
20
31
27
35
346
332
1
109,237
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
?99-Lq2
135,358
314
306
327
322
323
106,721
105,357
124,569
130,037
122,843
7,046,172
128,634
128,094
142,843
146,978
143,200
21
6,636,392
8,912,160 15,180,336
0,953,921
rZ,AZg,Ogr
449,661
202,421
497,678
431,033
315,286
7,086:053
9,114,s81
15,678:014
7,384,954
13.144.s77
23
30
48
23
41
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324
115,858
138,Q79
10,611,566
407,824
11,019,390
34
1
6,689,34S
356,824
Beginningin the 199$96 season,estimatesof total pots were obtainedby combiningthe number pots
of
declaredby active
vessels and estimates of pots for non-inspectedactive vessels, Estimates
were based on the average number of pots
declaredby vesselsin the sameoverallvessel lengthcategoryinspectedduring the
19gs-g5through1999-oOseasons.
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1989
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1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
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1997
1998
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2000
2001
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3,143,826
4,305,234
2,888.137
2.359.461
427,028 125,188 2,273,939 333,983 586,446
599,331 113,422 s,050,992 3 6 1 . 3 4 8 6 6 1 , 3 0 2
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2,164,735
342,384 78.837 1,877.572
257,721 496,040
2,714,761
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4 , 6 1 4 , 1 4 4 3 6 0 , 0 1 1 92,241 2,630,344 236,46C
389,579
5,419,904
414,048 11 1 , 8 1 64 , 1 7 3 , 5 2 6 230.555 5 1 2 , 951
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327.508 215,737
2,362,908 245.476
52,160 2,612,6U
163,507 294,081
4 , 4 1 3 , 7 0 1 704.801
68,283 4 , 9 2 6 , 1 6 2 2 8 1 , 8 2 0 799,388
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642,748
71,925 3,672.679
93,829 372.189
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catchfor selectedmonthsfor a 3-seasonaverage(1976-77through1978-79)and 1987-BB
through2001-O2seasons.
Summerof 2002 is projected.
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o/oCatch
Season
Dec.-Jan.
3 YearAvg.
6,840,918
6,261,063
44o/o
1,235,426
1987-88
5,836,900 67%
2,462,922
28o/o
350,009
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1988-89
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68%
3,056,399
27o/o
s26,380
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1983-90
6,794,917 74%
1,898,631
21%
541,859
6%
9,235,407
1990-91
1991-92
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928,965
11Yo
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5,071,816 67%
1,673,329 22%
809,322
11Yo
7,554,467
1992-93
8,270,857
1,640,821 1SYo
956,540
9%
10,868,218
1993-94
8,021,208 78Yo
1,334,892 13Yo.
885,060
9Yo
10,241
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76%
Feb.-May % Catch
Jun-Auo/Seo
%Catch
9Yo
Total
14,337,407
8,649,831
11,164,851
1994-95
10,392,225 69%
3,977,585 26Yo
681,977
5Yo
15,051,787
1995-96
11,649,204 66%
5,426,937
31o/o
601,866
3%
17,678,007
784,964 11%
776,952 11o/o
356,824
5o/o
7,043,133
449,661
6%
7,081,894
1996-97
5,901,345 840/0
1997-98
5,855,281 83%
1998-99
7,408,164 81%
1,502,929 16Yo
202,421
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1999-00
12,338,408 79%
2,84?,159 18o/o
497,487
3%
15,678,054
2000-01
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10,703,404 81%
1,050,012 1 4 Y o
2,126,287 16%
429,433
315,286
60/o
2%'
7,385,342
13,144,977
2,472.891
407,568
4%
11, 0 1 7 , 8 4 6
2001-02
6-yr.Avg:
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77%
19%
9,113,514
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Season
Summer(June- August14)participation
andlandingsin theOregonocean
commercial
Dungeness
crabfishery,1gg4-gsthrough2oo1-ozseasons.
Season Numberof Percentof Numberof
Total
Summer Fleetin
Vessels
Numberof Vessels(6/1 Summer Landingin
Vessels
8t14)
Fisherv
June
1985
318
113
36%
339
330
330
345
102
74
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B1
B5
24o/o
71
52
26lo
2BYo
26%
70
72
1987
1988
1o R O
90
1990
454
1001
247
1992
1'f ^
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1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
c+o
147
2000
2001
2A02
69
1985
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1987
1988
1989
1990
19 9 1
1992
1 qo?
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1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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47
58
Average.
Numberof Numberof
Vessels Summer
Landing
in Deliveries
August perVessel
50
30
52
7
8
45
45
78
94
7
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102
108
87
102
138
37Vo
37%
103
114
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1?2
93
34o/o
142
84
127
127
103
107
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386
424
141
101
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120
116
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88
84
121
126
80
100
71
74
86
127
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112
306
327
322
323
135
152
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36%
44%
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114
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38
78
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Summer Landedin Numberof
JUne
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Fisherv Deliveries Pounds
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Numberof
Vessels
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July
162,293
222,230
3%
736
J-/o
317,485
7%
4%
646
786
643
350,009
s26,380
541,859
554,203
809.322
956.540
885.060
681,977
601,866
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832
187,504
6%
7%
11%
9%
1,389
177,542
184,387
1,435
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1,540
1,559
1.685
1.652
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1,505
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1,538
9Yo
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453,820
203,513
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496,918
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433,573
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108,697
89.247
143,986
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1,007
224,876
202,537
185,773
68.422
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72,523
46,291
41,010
147,485
80,7s3
137,713 6 8 . 3 1 0
239.226
99,650
221.934 1 4 2 , 3 8 3
234.626 1 3 5 , 1 9 0
346,772
256.368
379,469 3 5 2 , 1 9 5
372,064 3 1 0 . 4 5 9
283,825 2 1 2 . 3 7 9
2 1 0 . 0 2 6 133,287
150,213 't41.508
220,574 184,502
122;033
221,278
140,100
49,788
19 6 , 19 2
164,385
129,088
84.142
132,527
98,617
31,692
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Dungeness
CrabSeason
Figure8. Summer(June1 - August14)landingsin the Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishery,1979through2002seasons.
600,000
r 1999
tr2000
8r2001
@2002
500,000
400,000
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300,000
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100,000
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August
Total
Month
Figure9. Commercial
landings,
by month,of Dungeness
crabin the Oregonsummerfishery,
(June1 - August14)for the 1999through2002seasons.
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o
Figure10' OregonoceansummercommercialDungeness
(inpounds),
crablandings
byport,for
the 1999through2002seasons.
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6,000,000
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1985through2002 seasons.
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Figure12. Cumulative
weeklylandings(inpounds)in the Oregonoceancommercial
summerDungeness
crabfishery,byweekr,June1 - August14,2000,Z00i and2O0Z.
600,000
500,000
{-Summer 2000
-rFSummer 2001
-+FSummer 2002
400,000
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Landingsin Pounds
Week
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. Summer2000
Weekly Cumulative
63,794
58,592
2s,803 2
41,856
51,784
42,956
48,979
45,212
36,541
27,951
32,739
18;379
63,794
122,386
148,189
190,045
241,829
284,785
333,764
378,976
415,517
443,368
476,107
494,486
Summer CatchCeitinga 1,062,437
Summer2001
Week
Cumulative E n d i
28,548
37,001
28,419
29,975
30,619
29,822
34,429
41,885
34,950
46,777
41,907
062
28,018
65,019
93,438
123,413
154,032
183,854
218,283
260,168
2 9 5 , 18
341,895
383,902
423
487.000
612t02
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6/16/02
6t23t02
6/30/02
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7121t02
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8111102
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Summer2002
Cumulative
Weekl
14,692
28,817
19,659
16,551
12,820
24,249
23,569
34,044
38,928
36,383
33,714
40,851
14,69?
43,509
63,167
79,718
92,539
116,797
140,356
174,400
213,329
249,711
283,425
324,276
1,282,969
1
data week ends on Sunday and does not representthe same calendar days for
each year
2 first week
of landings under summer catch regulationslirnitingcatch to 1,200 pounds per vessel per week
3 pafcial
week at end of season
'
2000 and 2001 catch ceilings calculatedat 7Yoot Dec-Maycatch, 2002 calculated
at 10%Dec-Mav catch
ODFW/ MRP1O2AO2
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FIS}IERY VALUE
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Table4:
SEASON
SEASON
VALUE
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
$11,579,555
$7,386,161
$8,820,066
$5,737,610
$7,466,409
$7,710,799
5,944
$10,01
$6,692,034
$10,585,061
$12,814,79.1
$12,607,279
$13,099,457
$9,449,203
$11,375,876
$12,346,745
$24,776,086
$22,441,795
$13,355,797
$12,465,647
$16,257,751
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
SEASON
POUNDS
18,242,530
9,505,818
8,716,537
4,327,469
4,680,013
4,900,725
7,129,085
4,690,124
9,649,831
11 , 1 6 6 , 6 4 6
SEASON
AVERAGE
PRICE
$0.63
$0.78
$1.01
$1.33
$1.60
$1.57
$1.40
$1.43
$1.22
ql
1q
$1.37
$1.59
$1.25
$1.0s
$1.21
$1.6s
$1.27
$1.89
$1.76
$31,415,082
9,235,710
8,248,080
7,561,292
10,973,175
10,243,23g
15,051,787
17,680,981
7,050,899
7,086,053
9,113,514
I 5,678,054
Average:
$12,780,906
9,515,312
$1.38
2000-01
$15,600,000
7,376,829
$2.11
1q q 1 - a ,
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
o
oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
(inpounds),
crabrandings
total
value,andaveragepriceperpound(indollars)for the1g7g-90through
2000-01oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishingseasons.
Datafor 2000-01is preliminary
and incomplete.
ql
7R
$2.00
*o
Table5. Monthlycommercial
landings
of OregonoceanDungeness
crabduringthe 1999-2000
and2000-01*seasons
monthlyvaluesandaveragepriceperpound,1g94through2001.
seasons.
1999-2000
Season
December"*
January
February
8,813,381
3,525,027
1,325,027
671,640
484,2A7
360,509
221,557
196,440
79,448
March
April
May
June
July
Auqust
SeasonTotal
15,677,236
$15,306,014
$7,659,313
$3,131,971
$1,695,679
$1,352,299
$1,082,723
$591,789
$449,629
$154,710
$1.74
$ 2 . 1 7'
$2.36
$2.51
$2.80
$3.01
$2.68
$2.33
$1.95
$31,415,082
$2.00
2000-2001
Season'
December*
January
February
March
April
May
June
4,298,576
1,604,706
528,416
219,232
163,962
140,262
137,860
July
August
s7,434,454
$3,805,300
$ 1, 5 7 9 , 1 2 9
$702,496
$592;674
$529,404
$372,386
$1.73
$2.37
$2.99
$3.22
$3.62
$3.77
$2.70
$3so,os6
$231,744
$2.13
$1.94
$15,s97,644
$2.11
1o4,oas
119,271
SeasonTotal
7,375,270
Values
1996
December**
January'
February
March
April
May
June
July
S e a s o nA v g .
s 1. 1 4
$1.1s
1997
'1998
1999
2000
ql trtr
$1.74
$2.17
$2.36
$2.51
$2.80
$3.01
$2.68
$2.33
$1.9s
$3.77
$2.70
$2.13
s1.94
$2.00
$2.11
$1.46
$1.40
$1.65
$1.99
$2.00
$2.01
$2.00
$1.97
$1.79
$1.61
$1.26
$1.16
$1.31
$1.44
$1.60
$1.66
$1.75
$1.74
$1.71
$1.63
$2.12
$2.s6
$3.04
$3.21
$3.13
$2.96
$2.36
$2.00
$1.65
$2.17
$2.53
$2.30
$2.26
$2.35
$2.33
$1.50
1.47
$2.s8
$2.75
$2.73
$2.54
$2.66
$1.21
$1.65
$1.21
$1.89
$1.76
$1.78
$1.28
$1.45
$1.54
$1.s7
$1.s2
$1.4s
' Year2001
datapreliminary
andincomplete
*' December
of previousyear
$1.79
$2.38
$2.46
$1.73
$2.37
c, oo
$3.22
$J.OZ
LIMITED EhITRY PER]V{ITS
*o
Table6. Numberof Dungeness
crablimitedentrypermitsissuedto the Oregonoceancommercial
fisherysincethe startof the limitedentrysystem(1995)andthe numberof vesselswith
at leastonelandingduringtheyear(activevessels).
FishingSeason1
Permitslssued
1995-96
ActiveVessels
346
1996-97
461
332
1997-98
459
314
1998-99
455
5UO
1999-00
450
327
t Fishing
seasonincludesDecember
of theprevious
year
o
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Figure13:.Numberof latentDungeness
crablimitedentrypermits,by vessellengthcategory,
in the Oregon
oceanDungeness
crabfisherythathavenotbeenactivesincethe beginning
of limitedentry,
D e c e m b e1r. 1 9 9 S .
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Vessel
Length
Category
VesselPermits
Not FishedSince
L. E. (1995-96)
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25-29
30-34
35-39
4044
45-49
50-54
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CRAB FLEET
FishingProfile
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Dungeness
crabfishingeffortexpressed
as thenumberof
months312af the327activevesselsfishedduringthe 1999-00
season.
50
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z
10
456
Nurnberof MonthsFished
Table7.
Vesselmonthlyfishingactivityprofilein the Oregonocean commercialDungenesscrab
fisherybasedon a samplingof vesselsduringthe 1995-96through1999-2000seasons.
Fishing
Season
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
'
Numberof Active Total Months
Vesselsin
Fished
26?
268
269
277
312
1,297
1,197
1,222
1,376
1,564
Number of activevesselsfor which monthlyactivitydata was available.
Avg.Number
MonthsFished
5.0
4.5
4.5
qn
5.0
Figure15. A three-year
averagelandings
profile(irithousands
of pounds)of Dungeness
crab
tor the Oregonoceancommercial
fisheryduringthe 1997-98
through1999-2000
fishingseasons.
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Thousands
of Pounds
Landed
Numberof Boats
3-YearAverage
1998-2000
<10
10-19.9
20-29.9
30-39.9
40-49.9
50-59.9
60-69.9
70-79.9
80-89.9
90-99.9
100-109.9
11 0 - 11 9 . 9
120-129.9
130-139.9
> 14 0
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48
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TotalVessels:
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Cumulative
Percentof
TotalCatch
39Yo
53Yo
65%
74o/o
81Yo
85%
89o/o
92%
94Yo
95%
97Yo
98%
' 98o/o
99%
100%
Figure16. Relative
changein activevesselsby lengthcategorybetweenthe 1995-96(first
seasonwithvessellimitedentrysystem)and1999-2000
seasonsin the Oregon
oceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishery.
120%
100%
80%
60%
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40Yo
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Numberof ActiveVessels1
Length
Category
<25ft.
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30-34ft.
35-39ft.
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1995-96
1999-2000
24
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26
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s0-54ft.
s5-59ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70.74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
>84ft.
Total:
346
5
-17Yo
-1ZYo
-11Yo
'ZYo
-9Yo
-8o/o
4Yo
4%
0o/o
0Yo
100%
0%
-20Yo
-2QYo
327
Activevesselsare vesselshavingat leastone crab landingin the given year.
35
Figure17: Averagenumberof poundslandedandestimated
percentof totalseason
tandings
of Dungeness
crabby activeoregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crablimited-entry
permittedvesselsby vesselsizecategory,lggg-2000
season.
150,000
2%
m
19Yo
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100,000
J
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12Yo
75,000
n
tto
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Vessel
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft.
4044 ft.
45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-s9ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70-74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
85-89ft.
>ggfi.
Numberof Vessels
20
15
32
56
E?
45
28
25
q
23
7
4
2
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327
PoundsLanded
157,936
157,363
717,005
1,299,305
2,202,087
2,251,825
1,673,9?7
1,906,19.|
7A4,032
2,842,776
373,285
539,939
410,551
168,389
273,643
15,678,054
AveragePounds
Landedin 1999-00
7,892
10,491
22,406
23,242
41,549
50,041
59,790
76,248
78,226
123,599
62,214
77,134
102,638
84,195
136,822
47,945
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Figure18. Cumulative
percentage
of poundslandedin theOregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crab
fisheryduringthe 1999-2000
season.
100%
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80%
F
c
60%
J
s
40%
=
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Vessel Lengih
Category
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
3t39 ft.
4044ft.
45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-59ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70-74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
8s-89ft.
>89ft.
o
Total:
Numberof
Vessels
20
15
32
56
53
45
28
25
9
23
o
7
2
2
Total Poundageby
Vessel Lenqth Cateqorv
157,836
157,363
'717,005
'1,299,305
2,202,087
2,251,825
1,673,827
1,906,191
704,A32
2,842,776
373,285
539,939
4 1 0 , 5 5 1168,399
273,643
15,678,054
Cumulative
Vessels
% of Catch
20
35
67
123
176
221
249
274
283
306
312
319
323
325
327
1fo
2Yo
tto
15To
294/o
43%
OOTo
71o/o
89%
91%
VCTo
97o/o
97Yo
98%
100o/o
-_a
ESTIIVIATEDPOT USE
ln the OregonFishery
o
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Figure19. Averageestimatednumberof potsandpercentof totalpotsdeclaredby Oregonocean
commercial
Dungeness
permitted
crablimited-entry
vesselsduringvesselholdinspections
duringsixfishingseasons(1995-96
through2000-01),
by vessellengthcategory.
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VesselLength
Category
Vessel
Length
Numberof Vessels
Inspectedat LeastOnce
Average
Potsper
Caiegory During1995-96
through2000-01
) Category
<25 ft.
2s-29ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft.
4044ft.
45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-59ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70-74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
8s-89ft.
>89ft.
o
1.
TotalInspected
Vessels:
24
17
35
58
54
49
34
28
576
789
7 18 854
3,288
3,587
10,045
18,502
21,546
22,883
15,980
16,044
7,040
15,796
2,56s
6,336
3,945
1,436
1,708
511
Total: 150.701
137
211
287
319
?oo
467
470
573
640
718
44
tl
22
5
11
trl?
2
2
Average:
Estimated
Potsper
LengthCategory
(#Vessels
x Avo.#Pots)
Cum.
Pot%
1Y,;
4o/o
11%
23o/o
37Yo
52%
63%
74Yo
79%
89%
91%
95%
98%
99%
100o/o
Figure20.
Totalnumberof potsestimated
to havebeenusedby the327 activevesselsl-in
the 1999-2000
Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishery,by vessellength
caiegory.Estimated
potsbasedon potdeclarations
madeduringl ggg-2000
seasoninspections.
25,000
trAssignedPot Estimates
20,000
lEtuegrareu rols lrt]m Inspequons
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Inspected
ActiveVessels'
Non-lnspectedActiveVessels
Vessel
99-00Active PotsDeclared Average
Numberof
Active
pots in
Length
Vesselswith
by Active
Vesselsnot
Pots
2 Vessels
3
Cateqory PotDeclarations
Cateoon lnsoected Assioned
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft.
40-44ft.
45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-59ft.
60-64ft.
6s-69ft.
70-74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
85-89ft.
>89ft.
Totals:
1A
9
zo
.43
43
JO
23
21
1-7
A
2
2
2,021
1,909
8,421
15,732
18,470
18,301
12,848
11 , 8 7 0
6,32s
12,275
1,300
3,621
2,647
1,170
1,955
144
212
324
366
430
492
559
565
^J03
722
433
517
662
585
978
261 (80o/".) 1 18,869 (82%) 4S5
6
6
6
13
10
7
5
4"
00
6
3
00
00
00
00
66 (20%)
866
1,273
1,943
4,756
4,300
3,371
2,793
2,261
4,332
1,300
TotalPots
(Declared+
Estimated)
2,887
3 , 18 2
'10,364
.20,488
22,770
21,672
15,641
14,131
6,329
16,607
2,600
o,oz I
2,647
1, 1 7 0
1 0q(
27',196r}v.
'The
term 'active vessel'refers to vessels havingat least one crab landingin the 19g$2000 season..
2
Includesonly vessels inspectedin the 19gg2000 season.
3
Numberof pots assignedis obtainedby multiplying the number of active, non-inspeciedvessels by the average
numberof pots from declared vesselswithin that vessel length category.
n
Total is based on 1999-00season pot dectarabons,not 1995-96 through lggg-2000 averages,as used in other
estjmates.
42
146,0654
,o
Figure21. Percent
of estimated
totalpotsfishedduringthe 1,999-2000
Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabseason,by vessellengthcategory.Totalpotsarecompiled
from.pot
declaration"
at inspection
andestimatesof potsfishedby activenon-inspected
vessels
the
1999-00
season
average
from
vessels
in
vessel
the
same
length
category.
..
lased _on
Only20o/o
of activevesselswerenot inspectedand onlyan estimated26,000potswere
addedto the inspected
estimatefor a iotal 2000-01seasonestimate.
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1504
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Figure22. Cumulativepercentof estimatedpots fished during the 1999-00Oregon ocean
commercialDungenesscrab season,by vessellengthcategory.
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anddeclaredby fishermen
duringthe
Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabvesselholdinspections
for the 1994-95
(pre-limited
entry)and2000-01seasons,
by vessellengthcategory.
1,200
1,000
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VesselLength
Category
Vessel
Length
Category
1994-95 Average
Numberof Pots
<25ft,
25-29 ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft.
40-44 ft.
45-49.ft.
50-54ft.
55-5.9ft.
60-64ft.
6s,69ft.
70-74tr.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
85-89ft.
>99ft.
68
139
163
OverallAverage
bv Categorv
zoo
353
5CO
415
648
527
617
441
518
600
.100
714
2000-01Average
Numberof Pots
by C?te€qy
177
248
338
347
450
496
507
634
648
683
613
827 _
853
. 990
Percentof
Changein Avg.
Numberof Pots
161Yo
79Yo
1}BYo
30%
28Yo
39o/o
22Yo
-2To
23%
110/
25o/o
'tlYo
38%
752Yo
?oo/-
29Yo
*o
Figure24. Averagenumberof potsfor vesselsinspected
anddeclaredby fishermen
duringthe
Oregonoceancommercial
vesselholdinspections
for the 1994-95(pre-limited
entry)
season,a three-season
averagefor the 1995-96
through1997-98
seasonsandthe
2000-01seasonby vessellengthcategory.
1,200
ch
1,000
0-
800
L
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600
400
200
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Vessel
Length
1994-95Avg.
Numberof Pots
o
OverallAverage:
2000-01Avg:
Numberof Pots
c
n
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft..
4044 ft.
45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-59ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70-74ft.
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
85-89ft.
>89ft.
3-Year (96-98)Avg.
Numberof Pots
68
139
zoo
353
JCO
415
648
527
617
441
518
600
100
714
?oq
127
199
290
323
378
455
436
615
650
828
446
531
813
0_
787
459
177
248
e?o
347
450
496
507
634
648
o65
553
613
827
atre
990
557
Figure25. Estimated
potential
increasein potsin the Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crab
fisheryif vesselsactivatedall cunentlatentpermits. lncreasesare shownby vessellength
category.Potestimatesbasedon the "averagepotsdeclared"by eachvesselcategoryfor
1995-96
through1999-2000
seasons.Seventy-inree
permitshavenotbeenfishedsincethe
beginning
of limitedentryon December1, 1995.
6000
5000
I
f
4000
5
3000
5
z
2000
1000
0
i=iiiiiiEgic
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d co),r6( rds,Fi 5
d'i
|J)6(oFFVessel Length
Vessel
Length
Permitted
Vessels
Not FishedSince
Category
L-E. (1995-96)
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
35-39ft.
4044 ft.
." 45-49ft.
50-54ft.
55-59ft.
60-64ft.
65-69ft.
70-74ft.
7s-79ft.
>79ft.
Total:
' The
q
10
I
ll
2
?
4
U
73
EstimatedPots
per Vessel
rgeq-2000Averagel
137
211
287
319
399
467
470
573
640
718
513
576
789
PotentialPot
Increasefrom
Latent Permits
1,233
2,110
2,296
1, 9 1 4
1,596
5,137
3,290
4,584
1,280
2,154
513
2,304
0
28,411
averagepot estimates
for determining
latentpermitpotentialincreasesweremadeby averaging
the numberof potsdeclaredby all vesselsduringyearlyvesselinspections
(byvessellengthcategory;
andaveraged
overfiveseasons1995-96through1ggg-2000.
o
POT LIMITATIONI
Approachesand Options
o
i
SECTIONII
'
POT LIMITATION
Approachesand Options
A RecentI{istory
Oregonhasdiscussedpot limits in the OregonDungenesscrab fishery over severaldecades.
This issuehasgrown in importance,andurgency,in the last threeyearswith impiementation
of an oceanWashingtonpot iimit systemin 1999andthe sizableincreasein pots andvessels
in the Oregonfishery during recentseasonsfor a variety of reasons.Issuesimportantto the
pot iimitation discussioninclude: (1) Washingtoncoastal/Puget
Soundhdian teaty sharing,
(2) over-capitalizationof vesseis and pots in the West Coast fishery, (3) economic
destabiiizationof other fisheries,(4) excessivehanrestingpressureon t}re crabresowce,(5)
increasinglyshorter "derby'' type fisheri9s,(6) safety factors;.(7) West Coast groundfish
disasterdeclaration,strategicplanning,'and fleet reductionsto rebuild stocks,(8) effort
transferfrom Alaska crab and groundfish and West Coast groundfish fisheries,and (9)
concemover larger capacityvesselstaking an increasingshare of the product i:r shorter
seasons,
amongothers.
ln the 1999Oregonlegislativesession,the OregoncrabindustryandRep.Terry Thompson
(D-Newport)sponsoredtwo House biils (IIB 2645 and 2646) attemptingto define a pot
iimitation systemfor Oregon.The crab industrydiscussedboth bills at aa industry/sponsor
work sessionin SaiemMarch 8, 1999,but couidnot reacha consensus
on an approachand
hadto facethe reality of Housetime constraintsandbill schedulinglimitations.
An amended(and shortened)version of HB 2646 wasd.iscussed
and adoptedby the work
goup by a wide majority of participants.The intentof this revisionwasto movethepot limit
discussionto the OregonFish and Wildlife Commissj.on(OFWC) processand rule-making
frameworkfollowing a morethoroughdiscussionand assessment
by the crabindustry. This
versionhad,as its main points to: (1) af{irrr OFWC authorityfor rule makingto limit effort
in the Drngenessfishery,(2) direct the OFWC to examinea crabpot limitation program,and
(3) if a limitationprogralnwas developed,requiringa pastparticipationhistorybasedon pots
usagejpoundagelanded,or someotherpast participation,that a quaiificationdatewould be
neededto prevent speculationand further capitalization wbile a proposal was being
discussed.The amendedIIB 2646 diedin SenateCommifteeafter passingthe House. Both
original Housebills and the amendedHD 2646ne attachedin the appendixsectionof this
report.
The overallresult of the i999 legislativeprocesswas to re-affirm the desireby industryfor
an Oregon(andcoastwide) discussionon this issueandto developOregonoptionsthrougha
more"considereda more deliberativeprocess"via the OFWC ratherthaniisk anotheriimited
and pressuredlegislativenegotiationprocess. It also produceda Deparknentof Justice
opinion(February,i999) statingthe OFWC hasthe authorityto specificallyimposesuchpot
limitations for the Oregon Dungenesscrab fishery, by rule (see attachedDepartmentof
Justiceietterto ODFW,DirectorJim Greerin AppendixB).
49
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Approachesand Options
Severalapproachesfor pot iimitation are evaluatedin this section. The readeris askedto
review eachoption in the foilowing tabiesto becomefamiliar with the relative level of pot
reductions(if any) that a particularapproachan option offers. Also, note that eachoption
presentedshowsa table beiow the option that wouid have fewer, the same,or more pots as
a resultof implementingthat option. Thesesarrrpleoptionsareevaluatedas examplesoniy!
They do not indicate a preferred approachby ODFW, or any specific group, but are
evaluatedAnother "approach"not evaluatedin this report, but that merits consideration,is
a cornbinationof multiple criteria to determinea pot allocation. This option would alisw
vessel,landing, and/orfisherrnenfactorsto be combinedto determinean allocation. Qne
option that illustrates this approachwas suggestedby the West Coast Fisherman's
Associationthat usesthe factorsof a basenumberof potsper vessel,potsper vessellength,
and for d.iscussionby thi: Crab Advisory Committ".; *h the Oiegon ciab industry as a
"starting point" for discussion, Other approachesand options are available.
The I i optionsdevelopedfor this discussionarebasedon an evaluationof estimated199900 pot usage,pounds landed,or vessellength criteria by the 327 activevesselsto show
relativedecreases
or increases
in potsresultingfrom a particularoption. Optionsarebased
on approaches
most recourmended
in the ODFW mail questionnaireon pot limits. These
include:
. Singlepot allocationfor all veSseis
. Multiple tier pot allocationbasedon currentpot usage
. Allocation basedon catch(poundsianded)history
. Allocationbasedon vesselleneth '
Observationsand Conclusions
A reductionof 10-20Yofrom the currentestimated1999-00level of i46,100 pots (ie: to
131,000or 116,000pots), seemsgenerallyattajnabledependingon the structureof a
specificoption.
Reductionsabove20o/oue more difficult to achieveand would requirelarger cuts across
vesselsizegroups
A "multiple criteria" optionhasnot beenevaluated
A "phasein" or "phased.own"approachovera time periodhasnot beenevaluated.
s0
I
Table8. A single-tierpot option(example
wouldbe required
only)in whicha singlepotallocation
for all
for allvessels.Listedbelowareexamples
impact(changein estimated
of the potential
number
of pots)that300,400and500potlimitswouldhaveon theOregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfishery,basedon dataobtained
fromthe 1999-00
fishingseason.Numbersin boldare
values.
oositive
SingleTier Pot
Allocation
TotalCurrentPots
1Estimaied
1999-00
300
400
500
Length Number Average
cateoorv Vessels
tso$
<25ft.
25-29ft.
30-34ft.
3S39ft.
40-44ft.
45-49ft.
50-s4ft.
5159 ft.
60-64ft.
6s-69ft.
ad
1l
4
75-79ft.
80-84ft.
85-89ft.
>89ft.
Total:
20
15
32
56
53
45
28
25
9
23
6
7
4
98,100
130,900
163,500
145,064
145,064
145,064
1999-00ActiveFleet
Pot Estimates
144
212
324
366
430
482
559
565
703
722
433
517
662
PercentChange
in Total Pots
-33To
-10o/o
+12%
ProiectedFishervPot Totalsand PercentChanqebv LenqthCateoorv
400 Pots
300 Pots
# Pots in
Category
Pots
2,88C
3,18C
10,368
20,496
22,79A
21,69C
15,652
14,12a
6,327
16,606
2,598
3,621
2,647
t
L
Raa
rv!
I
2
978
1,955
327
Total ProjectedPots
with New Allocation
1
t, t7C
6,000
4,500
9,600
16,800
15,900
13,s00
8,400
7,500
2,700
6,900
1,800
2,100
1200
600
146,105
98.100
% Change # Pots in
Total Pots Cateoorv
108%
42%
-7%
-18%
-30%
-38%
46%
470/0
-570/o
-580/o
-31%
42%
-55%
49o/o
-33Yo
'8,000
500Pots
% Change # Pots in
Total Pots Category
% Change
Total Pots
6,000
12,800
22,400
21,200
18,000
11,200
10,000
3,600
9,200
2,400
2,800
1,600
800
800
178%
8s%
23%
S%
-7%
-17%
-28%
-29%
-43%
45%
-8%
-23%
-44%
-32%
-59%
10,000
7,500
16,000
28,000
26,500
22,504
14,000
12,500
4,500
11,500
3,000
3,500
2,000
'1,000
1,000
247%
136%
s4%
37%
16%
4%
-11%
-12%
-29%
-31%
15%
-30h
-24%
-15%
-49%
130.800
-10%
163,500
12%
Effect of Option on Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarationsand estimatedpots basedon vessel
lengthcategoryof 327 vesselsactivein the 1999-2000season)
New
Pot Allocation
300
400
500
Numberof vesselsthat wouldhave:
Fewer Pots
EoualPots
229
176
103
18
More Pois
80
1F
.t 22
ZJ
199
Pot estimatesinclude:(1) pots "declared"at 1999-00season hold inspections,(2) pots averagedfrom prioryear declarations(1995-96through1998-99seasons)for vesselsnot inspectedin the 1999-00seasonand
(3) pot estimatesfor vessels not inspectedsince limitedentry began (1995) based on the averagenumber
of pots declaredby inspectedvessels(1995-96through1999-00)in theirvessellengthcategory.
Numbersin bold have positivevalues.
qi
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f, Trm
Table 9.
A 2-tierwashington state adopted pot limit option (exampleonly) based,on
base seasonlandingsin whichvesselsare placedinto poundage-basedtiers. This
Oregonpot allocationsampleoptionis basedon 1999-2000seasonlandings. Base
poundagelevelsand pot allocationsare set as per Washingtonstate pot limitcriteria.
Pot limitsof 300 and 500 pots are used to illustratetheirpotentialimpacton the Oregon
oceancommercial Dungenesscrab fishery.
Poundage SeasonLandings
1
Tier
Ranqe(lbs)
Tier 1
Tier 2
< 35,999
: 36,000
Totals:
Number
Vessels
185
142
Current
Pots2
,
327
64,785
81,280
NewPot
TotalPots
Allocation WithLimits
300
500
146,065
Percent
Chanoe
55,500
71,000
-140/o
-13%
126,500
-13%
SAfrTPLE
ONLY
Effectof Optionon Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarations,estimatedpots for non-inspectedvesselsand season
landinginformationby lengthcategoryforthe 327 vesselsactivein the 1999-2000season)
SeasonLandings
Ranoe(lbs)1
New Pot
Limit
< 35,ggg
> 36,000
300
s00
Numberof vesselsthat would have:
FewerPots
EoualPots
MorePots
95
to
10
18
75
47
poundslandedfor eachvesselandassigned
Cumulative
to a poundage
rangeduringthe l ggg-2000
season.
Potestimates
include:(1) pots"declared"
at 1999-2000
seasonholdinspections
and (2)potestimates
equalto the averagenumberof potsdeclaredin the 1999-2000
seasonby vesselsin thevessellength
categoryof non-inspected
vessels.
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Table10. A 3-tierpot option(exampleonly)in whichvesselsare placedinto poundage-based
tiersbasedon 1999-2000
seasonlandings.Newpotlimiisof 275,400and575potsare
usedin thisexampleto illustrate
theirpotential
impacton the Oregonoceancornmercial
Dungeness
crabfishery
Tier1
Tier2
Tier3
SeasonLandings
Ranqe(lbs)1
Numberof
Vessels
Current
Pots2
New Pot
Allocation
Total
Pots
< 13,ggg
14,000-49,999
> 50,000
111
107
109
35,000
55,097
55.968
275
400
575
30,525
42,800
62.675
3?7
146,065
Percent
Chanoe
136,000
-13Yo
-22Yo
-11Yo
-7o/o
SAMPLE
ONLY
Effectof Optionon Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarations,
vesselsand season
estimatedpots for non-inspected
landinginformationby lengthcategoryfor the 327 vesselsactivein the 1999-2000season)
SeasonLandings
Ranoe(lbs)1
<13,999
14,000-49,999
>50,000
1
New Pot
Number of vesselsthat would have:
Allocation FewerPots
EqualPots
More Pots
275
400
575
54155
48
s1058
13
47
poundslandedfor eachvesselandassigned
Cumulative
to a poundage
rangeduringthe 1999-2000
season.
Potestimates
include:(1) pots"declared"at 1999-2000
pot
(2)
estimates
seasonholdinspections
and
equalto theaveragenumberof potsdeclaredin the 1999-2000
seasonby vesselsin the vessellength
categoryof non-inspected
vessels.
Table11' A 4-tierpot option(exampleonly)in whichvesselsare placedinto poundagebasedtiers. Newpotlimitsof 250,3OO,
425 and575potsareusedin thisexample
to illustrate
theirpotential
impacton the Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crab
fishery.Datafromthe 1999-2000
seasonis usedin thisexamole.
Tier1
Tier 2
Tier3
Tier4
SeasonLandings
Ranoe(lbs) 1
Numberof
Vessels
Current
TotalPots
< 6,999
7,000-30,ggg
31,000-69,999
> 70,000
83
84
79
81
25,427
29,209
38,536
52,893
327
146,065
Total:
NewPot
TotalPots
Allocation WithLimits
250
300
425
57s
Percent
Chanoe
20,750
25,20A
33.575
46,s75
-18Vo
-140/o
-13Yo
-12Yo
126,100
-14o/o
SAMPLE
ONLY
Effectof Optionon PotNumber
(basedon combinedpotdeclarations,
potsfor no1-inspected
estimated
vesselsand.season
landinginformation
bylengthcategoryfor-the
327vesselsactivein the 1999-2000
season)
SeasonLandings New Pot
Ranoe(lbs)1
Allocation
< 6,999
7,000-30,ggg
p1,000-69,999
'
> 70,000
250
300
425
c/)
Numberof vesselsthat would have:
Fewer Pots
EqualPots
More Pots
?o
2
11
0
43
46
46
41
5U
34
35
Cumulativepoundslandedfor each vesseland assignedto a poundag" ,"ng" duringthe lggg-2000season.
Pot estimatesinclude:(1) pots "declared"at 1999-2000seasonhold inspectionsand (2) pot estimates
equal to the average number of pots declared in the 1999-2000season by vessels in the vessel length
category of non-inspectedvessels.
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Table 12. A 2-tier pot option (example only) based on current pot usage. Examples
of the
poientialimpact of a new allocationsystem of 300 pots for vesselscurrently
fishing
450 or less,and 500 for vesselscunenflyfishing451 pots or more.
Current
Number
of Vessels2
% Active
Fleet
Total
pots
New Pot
Allocation
Total
New Pots
s 450
> 451
183
144
56%
44%
48,446
97.619
300
500
54,900
72,000
Total:
327
HOfIre|
1
146.065
126,900
Percent'
Chanoe
+ 11%
-26%
-13%
SAMPLE
ONLY
Effect of Optionon Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarations,
estimatedpots for non-inspected
vesselsand season
landinginformationby length categoryfor the 327 vessels activein the 1999-2000season)
Current New Pot
Pots
Allocation
< 450
> 451
o
t
300
500
Numberof vesselsthat wouldhave:
Fewer Pots
Equal Pots
More Pots
85
104
18
25
80
15
Cunent(1999-2000)
potsincludea combination
all potsdeclaredat vesselinspections,
andthe
estimated
numberof potsfor non-inspected
vesselsbasedon averagesfor thatvessellength.
Potestimates
include:(1) pots"declared"at 1999-2000
seasonholdinspections
and (2) pot estimates
equalio the averagenumberof potsdeclaredin the 1999-2000
vessels
seasonby
in thevessellength
categoryof non-inspected
vessels.
Numbers
in boldhavepositive
values.
Table13. A 3-tierpot option(exampleonly)in which vesselsare placedinto three
pot-basedtiers:<400,400-5gg
and:600,basedon cunentpotusage.An
allocationsystemof 300, 425 and550 potsis usedin this exampleto illustrate
its potentialimpacton the OregonoceancommercialDungenesscrabfishery.
Datafromthe 1999-2000
seasonwas usedin the example.
Current Number Percentof Cuiient
PotTier1 of Vessels ActiveFleet pots2
<400
400-599
>600
132
117
7B
40%
36%
24To
31,442
57,461
57.162
Total:
327
100Yo
146.065
NewPot
Allocation
New
Pots
Percent
Chanoe3
300
425
sso
38,400
46,75A
40.700
+ 22V"
-19To
-29%
125,850
-14To
SANTPLE
ONLY
Effectof Optionon pot Number
(basedon combinedpotdeclarations,
potsfor non-inspected
estimated
vesselsandseason
landinginformation
by lengthcategory
for the 327vesselsactivein the 1999-2000
season
)
Current
Pots
New Pot
Allocation
<400
400-599
'bgg
300
425
550
Numberof vesselsthatwouldhave:
FewerPots
34
q1
78
EqualPots
18
224
00
Morepots
80
Current(1999'2000)
potsincludea combination
allpotsdeclaredat vesselinspections,
andthe
estimatednumberof potsfor non-inspected
vesselsbasedon averagesfor thatvessellength.
Potestimatesinclude:(1) pots"declared"at 1999-2000
seasonholdinspections
and (2) pot estimates
equalto the averagenumberof potsdeclaredin the 1999-2000
seasonby vesselsin the vessellength
categoryof non-inspected
vessels.
Numbers
in boldrepresent
positive
values.
*o
Table14' A 4-tierpot option(exampleonly)in whichvesselsare placedintofour
pot-basedtiers:<300,300-499,
500-699and2700,basedon currentpotusage.
An allocation
systemof 250,350,450and550potsis usedin thisexample
to
illustrate
itspotential
impacton theOregonoceancomrnercial
Dungeness
crab
fishery.Datafromthe l ggg-2000seasonwas usedin the example.
Curent
l-ot lter
'
1
Number
Percentof
of Vessels TotalFleet
Curent
pots2
New Pot
Allocation
New
Pots
Percent
Chanoe3
250
350
450
s50
20,000
41,300
35,100
28,050
+520h
-14%
-19%
-33%
5 299
300-499
500-699
>700
q0
118
78
51
25Yo
35%
25Yo
150/o
13,120
47,937
42,948
42.160
Total:
327
100%
146,065
-150/o
124,450
SAMPLE
ONLY
Effect of Optionon Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarations,
estimatedpots for non-inspected
vesselsand season
landinginformationby lengthcategoryfor:the 327 vesselsactivein the 1999-2000season)
1
Current
Pots
New Pot
Allocation
< 299
300-499
500-699
>699
250
350
450
550
Numberof vesselsthat would have:
FewerPots
EoualPots
More Pots
I
81
78
51
o
7
0
0
oc
30
0
0
Current(1999-2000)pots includea combinationall pots declaredat vesselinspectiops,.and
the
estimatednumber of pots for vessels not inspectedbased on averagesfor that vessel length.
2 Pot
estimatesinclude:(1) pots "declar:ed'at 1999-2000season hold inspectionsand (Z) pot estimates
equal to the average number of pots declaredin the 1999-2000season bv vessels in the vessel lenoth
categoryof non-inspectedvessels.
3
Numbersin bold representpositivevalues.
T a b l e1 5 . A 2-tierpot option(example
only)basedon vessellength.Vesselsactivein the1999-
2000OregonoceancommercialDungenesscrabfisheryweredividedintotwo categories
basedon overallvessellength.Potlimitsof 300for vesselslessthan45 feetlongand500
potsfor vesselsmeasuring45 feet or longerwereusedin this example.
Vessel Numberof
Length Vessels
< 45 ft.
> 45 ft.
Totals:
176
151
Percentof
TotalFleet
Current
Pots1
54%
46To
59,691
86,373
327
NewPot
Allocation
New
Pots
Percent
Chanoe
300
500
52,800
75.500
-12Yo
-13Yo
128,300
-12o/o
146,064
ONLY
Effectof Optionon Pot Number
(basedon,combined
pot declarations,
estimatedpotsfor non-inspected
vesselsand season
landinginformation
by lengthcategory
for the 327vessels.active
the
in
1999-2000
season)
Vessel Length
Cateqorv
New Pot
Allocation
<45ft.
>45ft.
300
500
Numberof vesselsthat would have:
Fewer Pots EoualPots
More Pots
88
82
16
18
72
51
Potestimates
include:(1) pots"declared"
at 1999-2000
seasonholdinspections
and(2)potestimates
equalto the averagenumberof potsdeclaredin the 1999-2000
seasonby vesselsin the vessellength
categoryof non-inspected
vessels.
*O
Table16. A 4-tierpot option (exampleonly)basedon vessellength. Vesselsactivein the 1999-
2000Oregonoceancommercial
Dungeness
crabfisheryweredividedintofourcategories
basedon overallvessellength.Assigned
potlimitsof 250for vesselslessthan35feetlong,
350 for vessels35-44feet,450for vessels45-59feet and 550potsfor vesselsmeasuring
60 feet or longerwereusedin thisexampJe.
Vessel Numberof Percent Current
Length Vessels of Fleet pot Avo.l
fotat
pots2
New Pot
Allocation
New
Pots
Percent
Chanoes
< 35 ft.
35-44 ft.
45-59 ft.
>60 ft.
67
109
98
53
16.431
43,260
51,442
34.931
250
350
450
550
16,750
38,150
M100
29,150
+ zVo
-12%
-14Yo
-17Yo
Totals:
327
20Yo
33%
300/o
16Yo
244
392
529
666
146J64
128,150
-12Yo
SAMPLE
ONLY
Effect of Option on Pot Number
(basedon combinedpot declarations,
estimatedpots for non-inspected
vesselsand season
landinginformationby lengthcategoryfor the 327 vesselsactivein the 1999-2000season)
'
't.
{
Vessel Length
Cateoorv
New Pot
Allocation
<35ft.
35-44ft.
45-59ft.
>60ft.
250
3s0
450
550
Numberof vesselsthat wouldhave:
Fewer Pots
EoualPots
More Pots
25
61
69
J5
240
444
524
3
15
Current(1999-2000)pots include a combinationall pots declaredat vessel-inspections,
and.the
estimatednumber of pots for vesselsnot inspectedbased on averagesfor that vessel length.
2 Pot
estimatesinclude: (1) pots "declared"at 1999-2000season hold inspectionsand (2) pot estimates
equal to the average number of pots declaredin the 1999-2000season by vessels in the vessel length
categoryof non-inspectedvessels.
3
Numbersin bold representpositivevalues.
POT LIMIT SURVEY
And Queslionnaire
v
'1.
. J
OregonDungeness
Crab Limited Entry LicenseHolder Survey
On Implementinga Crab Pot Limitation Systemfor Oregon
A Mail Questionnaireto AssessPreferences
and Opinions
A Final Report
Conductedby
OregonDepartmentof Fish and Wildlife
Fish Division
Marine Resources
Program
Survey Prepared by
Rod Kaiser
John Schaefer
Nancy Mclean-Cooper
September,200l
1.
OregonDungenesiCrab Limited Entry LicenseHolder Survey
On Implementinga Crab Pot Limitation Systemfor Oregon
QuestionnaireBackgroundand Results
Background
In January2001, the OregonDepartmentof Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) IvfarineResources
Program O'm.P) developeda mail out questionnaireintendedto survey Oregon commercial
Dungenesscrab limited entry licenseholderson the issueof a crab fishery pot limitation system
for Oregon. The questionnaireaskedseveral generalquestionsdirectly reiated to pot limits.
This issuehasbeendiscussedboth historicaliy and in morerecentyearsasmore gearhasentered
the fisheryfrom the currentcrab fleet and outsidevesselsthat are enterinethe fishervfrom other
West CoastandAlaska fisheries."'ln 1999,Washingtonimplementedthei crabpot limit system,
changingthe Oregon/Washington
border area fishery dynamicsbetweenthe two'states,and
addingmore gearto Oregon'snorth coastcrab fishing areas.
This rnail suney is intend.edto be the first step in the discussionon the potential for crab pot
limits in Oregon. A secondstepwill be to.distributea crab fleet profi.lereport being developed
by MRP that profiles past and currentcrab fleet characteristics.Resuitsand informationfrom
both documentswill provide significantinfonnation for a discussionof this issue. A third step,
the formationof an Oregon Crab Fisherman'sAdvisory Committee,is now completedwith
representatives
from Oregon'scrab fishing ports and selectedby the port fishermenthemselves.
Under direction from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission(OFWC), the Department's
MRP staff was askedto begin a discussionwith industry on this issue, work with the crab
advisors,and through a seriesof coastalport area meetings,seek comment from local crab
fishermen.Thesemeetingswill begin in the nearfuture.
SurveyProcedures
This guestionnaire
wasmailedJanuary12,200I with a requested
deadlineof February28, 2001.
The mailing was sentto every Oregon(resid.entandnonreiident)crab LE permit holder asnoted
on the most current ODFW crab LE permit iisting at the time of the Januaryquestioruraire
mailing. Surveyswere mailed to permit holdersin nine different states,thoughthe vastmajority
weresentto Oregonaddresses
(83%).
Multiple permit holdersreceivedonly one questionnaire. A self addressed
stampedenvelope
was included to facilitate a higher retum rate. Questionnairerespond.ents
were to remain
anonymous.It askedfor generalvesseland port informationonly and containedtwo parts. Part
one askedsevenquestionsdirectedtowardspot limits. Part nvo soughtcommentson othernon
pot-relatedtopics of concernto fishermen. Each surveywas stampedwith an "original" stamp
andto eliminatemultiple photocopiesbeing madeandreturned..
t
J
*O
Results
Surveyresultsaredetailedin the.followingpages. A total of 259questionnaires
wereretumed
by the deadlinedate. Responseswere from Oregon (202), Washington(26), California (7),
Aiaska(4), and othernon-listedlocations(20). This attachedreport representsan evaluationof
all questionnaire
responses.
lnformationrelatedto the mailing andretumrateis asfollows:
Total LE permitsiistedin ODFW sunmary
Numberof multiple permitsin summary
Total Sunreysmailedto permitholders
retumedas"non-deliverabie"
Questionnaires
Numberof surveyssuccessfullymailed
Total surveysreturned
Survey responsepercentage
AAA
34
410
6
404
2s9
64%
Severalgeneralobservationsand conciusions can be drawn from the suryey. Theseare:
.
.
r
.
.
r
'
Rbspondentsrepresented a cross section of permit holders from all Oregon coastal ports
(Tablei).
The $urveyindicated 86% of fi.shermenwere both owner and operatorof their vessel(Table
2) and responseswere representative of the entire fleel by vessel size class (Tabie 3 and
Figure3).
{ total of 86% of those responding to question I indicated they favor some form of Oregon
crab pot limit system. Fishermen supported pot limits from 57o/oto 100% by location
coastwide. Oregon fishermensupportedpot limits from71o/oto 100%, by port location. The
64 respondentsfrom the combined port areasof Coos Bay-Charleston, and Brookings voted
1,00%in favor of pot limits (Table 4 and Figure 2)).
Opinions on to how construct a "fair and equitable" system were about evenly split bet'ween
a.singleversus a multi-tiered alproach (question 2). Several other options were mentioned.
63Yoof respondentsindicated that we should "match up" with the existing Washington pot
limit program in terms of similar maximum number of pots (question 3).
I majority of iicenseholders supportedindividual vessellimits (76%) and an overai] fishery
pot cap (62%). Opinion was supportive to start an overall fishery pot ceiiing immediately for
the 2001-02season(7I%) or phaseit in over time (77%) (question4).
On the issue of determining the basis for ailocating pots to a vessel (question 5), a "base
period" catch history was most often cited and was ttre leading grngle criteria suggested.
Other factors such as vessel length received significant support, and even the use of hold
inspeition pot data, was suggestedby D&ly, Several other suggestions were made. The
"multiple criteria" approach noted by the West Coast Fisherman's Marketing Association
Crab Committee may indicate that perhaps several factors could be considered for
determiningailocation (seea footnoteto question2 for descriptionof the FMA proposal).
72% of respondents
supportedsometlpe of pot limit programin placefor the start of the
2001-02season(question6) insteadof waitingto the following season(2002-03).
Most respondentssupportedsingle registeredbrand (86%), buoys taggedfor identifi.cation
(74%),a singiecolor schemefor eachlicenseholder (63%), and the idea of a uniqueset of
colored/ numberedtagsissuedyearly(56%)(Question6).
The most frequentlystatedcommentsurroundingthe pot limit issuewas enforcement.There
is strong support for enforcernentas a critical element in a pot limit program. Most
respondents
supportseveraloptionsto identify crab poVgearto assistin this effort (Question
7). Enforcementissueswere also the most commentedon topic in part two of the
questionnaire.
Results in part II of the questionnaire, issues not specifically related to a pot limit system, were
constructive and covered a large list of concerns. Responses in part tr of the resuits are
summarizedinto major sections in the following format:
1. Summarv of maior issues: Responsesare tallied for 19 major issue area or categories
identified by the respondents. This summary is a general "topic" tist of these categories.
Issue areasare listed in descend.ingorder of the number of responseswhere there were two or
more responseswithin a category. '
2. Summaiv bv maior issue category with all comments under each category: T.his
sunmary shows each response that can be identified and reasonably listed under a major
issueareaor category. A total of 211 responseswere received.
3. Uncategorized response summary: Thise "non categorized"responsesrepresenta long list
of added comments by fishermen in addition to those noted above in the first two
"categorized" listings. They are listed as received and have received only minor editing to
clarify what is being said. Cornmentshave not been edited or changedin any way to alter the
statementof intent by the respondent. These comrtrentscover a wide range of issues and
may, or may not, relate to the questionof pot limits. There were an additional 79 responses
received.
The reader is encouragedto read through the detailed responseslisted in part I (pot iimit issues)
and in the general review of "other" responsesin p_artII.
Discussion
In a mail fype survey such, a 640/o
responserate is unusually high. This high retum is an
indicationof the level of importanceOregoncrab fishermencurrentlyplace on the issueof pot
limitation in Oregon and reflects their desire for an active discussionon the subject. The
preferences
andresponses
wererepresented
by a largecrosssectionof ports,vesselsizeclasses,
and individual fishermen. They provide important data for a serious discussionon specific
eiementsto definesucha system. As notedin the overview-aboveand in i:ommentslisted in the
detailedsummarythat follows, there appearsto be wide support for conductinga thorough
discussion
of this issue,defineareasof agreement
on which to developone or moreoptionsfor
Commission
review. The upcomiagmeetingsof the CrabFishermen'sAdvisoryCommitteeand
port meetingswill providea discussionforumto respondto this issue.
__o
Resultsof January2001,OregonDungeness
Crab Limited Entry License
ElolderQuestionnaireon ImplementingCrab Pot Limitation foi Oregon.
Table1. Homeport andstateof questionnaire
respondents
Ilome Port
Juneau
a.oolaK
(blank)
Subtotal
State
Chiuook
Ilwaco
LopezIsland
Seattle
Vashon
Westport
Subtotal
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
Astoria
Bandon
Brciokings
CoosBay
DepoeBay
Florence
Garibaldi
Hammoud
Harbor
Newport
PacificCity
Port Orford
Portland
Seaside
Warrenton
WinchesterBay
Subtotal
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
CrescentCity
Fort Bragg
Subtotal
CA
CA
CA
7
(blank)
20
Olank)
Total
o
AK
AK
AK
AK
All
Number
I
2
I
i
10
1
I
26
l4
2
)5
34
2
1
t1
3
4
44
5
il
A
2
19
202
5
L
Table2. Vesseilengthand owner/operatorstatusof questionnairerespondents.
VesselLength (ft)
Number (includes
respondents with more
than one vessel)
20-29
30-39
4049
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
36
61
85
58
)s
L7
5
VesselOwner/OperatorStatus
Total
Number
Operator
Owner
Owner/Operator
(blark)
GrandTotal
5
29
224
I
I
259
Table 3. Port of origin of questionnairerespondents.
Home Prirt Area
VesselLeneth Cateeory(ft)
4049
50-59 60-69 >=70
(blank)
Total
-Number'
4
0
30
5
I
I
41
0
2
0
i8
6
5
0
Jl<
2
2
0
20
9
0
6
U
34
n
0
U
0
2
I
I
0
2
0
I
n
A
i
U
0
),
21
2
259
<=29
30-39
Alaska-Washington
2
5
1')
5
2
Astoria-WarrentonHammond-Seaside
4
6
t4
l0
Garibaldi-PacificCity
8
2
4
Newport-DepoeBay
I
6
Florence-Vlinchester B ay
3
Coos Bay-Charleston
0
1
Port Orford-Bandon
6
6
')
1
t7
Brookings-Harbor
l6
t2
tl
II
Califonria
0.
0
0
Unknown
J
6
5
3
49
8l
55
Ali Areas
29
22
30
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I - Pot Limitation Questionsand Responses
Questionnaire-Part
Question1'. Washington,Alaskaand British Columbiahaveimplementedcrab pot limits in part or all of
their oceancommercialfisheries.Do you favor, in someform, a commercialDungeness
crab pot limitation
systemin the Oregonoceanfishery?
224Yesrespouses
(86.5%) 35 No responses
(13.5%)
Table4. OregonDung-eness
crabpot iimitation mail surveyresponseto QuestionI by port
areaandvesselsizeciass.
Ilome Port Area
Favor Pot Limit?
Alaska-Washington
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Astoria-WarrentonHammond-Seaside
Garibaldi-Pacific
City
Newport-Depoe
Bay
Florence-Winchesier
Bav
CoosBay-Charleston
Port Orford-Bandon
Brookings-Harbor
California
Unknown
All Port Areas
2
0
3
(!,
YesselLength Category(ft)
30-39 4049
s0-59 60-69
A
11
J
I
I
0
2
I
5
IJ
I
2
I
2
0
8
U
8
2
A
0
0
J
U
5
TI
0
8
2
0
t2
A
0
0
0
1
o
0
2
0
0
U
5
I
7
0
1a
LI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J
6
5
0
45
0
n
27
2
t)
6
>-70
J
Total
'(blank) Number
0
0
5
l
3+
0
0
7
0
l0
I
U
3
7
n
n
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
U
U
a
I
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
)
J
2
100
a
<=29
1
9
0
0
0
I
2
I
I
I
2
2
45
10
7
J
2
2
0
0
a
t+
0
0
(-
r6
5
0
I
I
EIYes tr No
80
60
4A
20
=
z
tl
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
VesselLengthCategory(ft)
v
t.
Figure L Responseto question i by vessellength category
34
0
ll
2
30
U
t8
0
l-
c)
f'r
t2
19
I
U
Q
o
2
JJ
>70
224
35
-_'o
50
o
o
a+u
aA
q30
E.
o20
c)
C
{n
I
z
0
,.E E€ ;8 iS sF
E
B€ E-a igr
€€ *
*a fF
s! S$
E+ s€
<g i.g E€
.i$ 94"
?5 s= o
;
iE
PortArea
Figure2. Oregonpot limitatibn mail surveyresponseto questionI by port area.
140
trAll LEPermits
EtrQuestionnaire
Respondents
120
cn
o
100
a
q
a)
L
(.
:
80
60
40
L
z
20
0
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
VesselLengthCategory(lbs)
Figure 3. Distribution of vessellengthsof respondentsto pot iimit questionnairecomparedto
all LE permitted vessellengths.
Question2' Developingoptionsfor vesselpot limits requiresconsiderationof how to constructa
"fair and equitable"system.The Oregoncrab fleetis very diversein its vesselsizecomposition.
Without gettinginto the detailsof a "liow manypotsper boat" discussion,
which g.n.r"l approach
would you prefer as a startingpoint for discussion.
Pot Limitation Options
Number
Single(same)pot limit for eachvessel
r26
A two-tiered "low and high" limit approach
A tbree-tiered "low-medium-high" approach
30
87
Other SuggestedApproaches
A four-tiered approach
A
Setnumberofpots per foot ofvessellength
(suggestions
rangedfrom 5 to l0 per foot)
1A
l+
Fixedpercentage
reductionon existingpots
5
'r
Multi-tiered
Point system using length, production and
parficioation
2
Single tiqlplus a number of pots per foot of vessel
UseFMA proposal"
I
Singie tier with 50 pot reduction at 2 year intervals
until acceptable
I
* Comments edited to
fit into selected categories. Comments unrelated to the questiotrwere moved to
Questionnairepart tr.
Question 3. The implementation of Washington's *tiered" pot limit system for the 2000-01 season
creates several "consistency" problems for Oregon in developing a similar program, as an adjoining
state. Do you think Oregon should "match up" with Washington's.program that allows a maximum
of 500 pots.
Should Oregon match up with
Washington'spot Iimitation
Drogram?
Yes
No
Unsure
(blank)
Totai
'Fishermen's
Number
162
92
I
A
259
Marketiag Association, Inc. (FMA) proposal: Califonria and Oregon wouid both establisha
pot hmrtation systerr- The maximum number of pots that any fisherman could fish would be iimited to 500
Pots. The number of pots that each licerued fisherman would be entitled to frsh wbul'd be basedon three
components. 1) A base number of pots of 150 would be assignedto eachpermit- 2) A leagth component
of 2 pots per foot for the vessel assignedto the permit, up to i50 pots. 3) A history componeut assignediu
50 pot increments up to 200 potS. The assigumlnt of pots wouldielate to the relative production of crab
during the 199x to 200x season. Production by vesselswould be ranked from high to iow. Vessels iu the
top 25 percentwould be assigned200 pots, vesselsin the 50 to 75 percentilewouldbe assigned150 pots,
and vesselsio the 25-50 and 0-25 percentilegroups wouid be assigned50 and 100 pots resfectiveiy. Data
from each state would be used to constuct the percentile ranlcings. Any pots assignedbeylnd the base
number are tansferable to another.licenseholder.
,.,
Question4. In the discussingof pot limits, the following issuescould be considerations:(1)
individual vesselpot limitation, (2) an overall Oregonlishery pot limitation, and (3) a ,.phase-in'
period for a new pot gearlevelfor the fishery. Pleaseindicateifyou do or do not supportthese
concepts.
Pot Limitation Issue
tndividualvesselpot limits
Sregonfrsherypot limit cap
Startfrsherycapimmediately
Total Number
Yes
Yes 7o
No
220
r67
76%
62%
53
204
143
7r%
61
1at
l t+
130
77%
AA
Implement fishery cap over time
210
v9
No%
24%
38%
29%
23%
Question 5. The basis for determining what number of pots to assign to a LE license holder in a pot
limit system is a primary consideration for both fishermen and fishery managers. Which of the
following options (or others) do you feel should be taken into serious consideration as a basis for
determining pot limit levels.
Optionsfor DeterminingPot Number
Number of
Assignmentsfor Each Limited Entrv License resPonses
Holder
latch historv
97
Vessel overall length
75
Vesselhold inspections
Vesselgrosstonnage
Other Suggestions
for Determiningpot
Number Assisnments
Yearsparticipatingin frshery
Length/catcbhistory formula
Percentofactualpotsfished
i<
19
6
L
t
9 year average landing history
Colfrrmed pot count on next hold inspection
hold rnspectionspnor to 98-99
I
If both pareutsbon: in OR
I
t
1
laclude 99-00 in iandine window
Landinghistory using mostiecentyears
Landing history, one seasonowners choice
Landrngs
in 1980-1989
L$t 5 yearscaichhistory
Numberof deliveries
Pointsystemusing severalfactors
Sameas WA
Sustarnqbiefishery number, same for all
Total tri-state yearly catch history
Number of days frshed (laudings)
Lower limit 300 pots, upperlimit 700 prcts
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Most comments were condensedbut respondentsintent was preserved. Comments unrelated to the
question were moved to the comment sectiou of a relevant question or to the
Questionnairepart II
section.
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Question 6' As ODFW staff and the crab industry begin to discusspot limits, many fishermen have
indicated they would like to seesome sort of limit for the 2007-02season(starting December 1, 2001).
When the ODFW staff briefed the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in October 2000, they
indicated that implementation could be a 7-2 year process given the potential complexity of this issue,
need for a thorough discussionwith industry, and to evaluatethe "start up" and administration of a
program.
Would you prefer:
Number
Percent
Beginning some type of hmitatiou for 2001-02
seasoneven it is only a "fust phase" ofa
program that will need additional considerations
for 2002-03
t64
7r 9%
ltait andstart"complete"programin 2002-03
or+
28.1%
Question 7. Enforcement issuesare an important component in the implementing a pot limit,systernWhich of the following options do you think would be important to assistin enforcing yesseipbt
identification, in addition to the presently required buoy brands
Pot Identification Method
Requiie single registered pot brand for each license holder
Iag eachpot's "buoy set" with owner ID
n"qgq singleregisteredpot color schemefor eacblicenseholder
Uniquesetof numbered./colored
buoy tagsissuedyearly
Yes
164
115
98
84
other commentsRegardingPot IdentificationMethods:Enforceme;i- Next pas"
Pot tags,not buoy tags
Piacebuoyon mastofvesselto showcolorsused
Braudpot weightbarswith buoy number.Buoicot
openings
Buoy color and nuurber painted on top and sidEsof boat
Dock coynt and inspection ofpots prior to opeuer
Hearing for tag replacemeutsdue to loss
No new pot ID, buoy brands and name tags are adequate
ODF! observersduringpot loading
Tag buoy aud pot
qlfqqq buoy number/colorandyearlypot tag
Usepot numbersimilar to AK
Yearly coloredpot tags
Sru4y impact of pots according to amount used
Need to find a way to replace or recover lost eCar
License revoked for one year if caught frshing mori .eearthan atiow"d
No
26
40
57
65
Number
3
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QuestionnairePart II: -Additionalcommentsnot specificallyrelatedto
pot limitation issuesin Part I
Table5. Categorizedcommentsnot reiatedto pot limitation issuesin descend.ing
order
SelectedCategorie!With More Than One Comment
Enforcemeutconcenn
Potbargingliraitation
Number
49
27
lncreaseor changeregulations on sport cribblng
2l
Delayor shortencommercialseason
Supportfor somesort of poundageor rip iimit
Ban commercialnight crabbing
t4
13
Support buyback progmn to reduce flee1
tl
Supportfo! somesort of areafishery
Suppo4for iacreasedor rndustrybasedqualitytesting
Eliminateor shortenpresoakperiod
ll
9
A:rti big boat sentiment
6
Eliminateor increases"mnler 1,200lb. Weeklylimit
o
Positive comments on permit stacking
Iucreasecommercial size limit
Negative biodegradable twine coqments
Negative comments regarding permit stacking
6
5
Fill crabbioiggistposirion
Retain1,200!!. Weekiy summerlimit
3
4
a
Lrmitation on maximum depth for crabbing
2
2
Table6. Questionnaire
part II, summaryof ail non-potlimit commentsby issuecategory
in descending
orderof numberof responses.
EnforcementConcerns(50)
500 pots/boat are easier to euforce
Better enforcement of commercial size limit needed
BrandsandID # arenot enforceable
Crabpotsnot broughtin in timely rnanneraftE seasoncloses
Crab theft problem and lack of enforcemJnt
Enforce rotten cotton law
Enforcementconcerns(9)
Enforcement concerns - fl eet self-enforCernent?
Enforcementconcerns,pot steali:rgandcrJb theft
Enforcement concerls, stiffer penalties, enforc"ment commitLec
Enforcement1ssues,crab stealing, stiffer sentences
Enforcementissues:earlytap sefting,st.ulin
Eofot".*"o, probl.*,
-o.r at@
"*p""t
Fleet monitoring of pot limit (self enforcement)
Forfeit permit if caught stealing crab
Fund enforcementvessel
I
Flarsherpenalties for cheating
lncreaseenlorcement(2)
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lncrease penalties/fines
Losefishingright for 1 year.ifin violation
Lose iicense for repeat offenses
Openerduring dayiight (noon) with observerplaue
Pot limit unenforceable without huge budget
Reward for info convictiag violators
Stealingcrabsfrom otherspots
Stopillegal preseasonscouting
Tax to fund crab enforcement offrcer
Too hard to enforce, IFQ's are better
Unenforceable
(8)
Unenforceable,crab theft, pot theft
WA limit is unenforceable
Year ror.rndlanding limit, pot iimit to hard to enforce
AK makes the penalty so hard peopie don't chauce cheating
Pot Barging Limitation (27)
All boats shouid be required to carry owt gear
barging by LE perrmtted vesselsonly
\9 bargrngby non LE vessels
No bargrngwithout LE perrnit
No nonLE vesselpot barging(6)
o
No non permitted vessei involvement (barging)
No pot barging (12)
No non LE vesselsbarging pots
f,nly LE penniged vesselscan set gear
Safetyconcerns over small vessel barging
Vesselbargesown potsoniy
Increaseor ChangeRegulationson Sport Crabbing (21)
6 % inch size iimit for sport Ocean harvest
6 %inch qportcrab size(2)
Buoy,DotID for recreatioualcrabbers
chartercrabbing,nngs only, 6 % oc?alr.size
rimit, eachpersonJitcheiown crabs
Charters at 6 t/t size limit (3)
lose recreational crabbing with commercial season
lncreaseocean recreational to 6 %
Incrdaseoceansportto 6 rA,bay crabbiagremain at 5 %
Increaserecreational stzeto 6 %
Increasesport size to 6 %
Limit charter crab
Ocean charter to 6 % size limit, customer to puli o*o p6
Raisesport size to 6,/o itch
Reducesportlimit to 6
Reducesportiimit to 6 crabsdaily
Require chartersto take 6 % inch crabs
Sport shellfxh iicense
Delay or Shorten Commercial Season(14)
Closeseason
June1s! openDec I5th
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'1.
,l'
Closeseasonwhen crabsare sofi
Closeseasonwhen pickout falls below 25%
Dec. 15th opener
Dec l5th opening date
End seasoneariier
Feb lst seasonoDener
N9 crabbingduringmolt
Not sportor commercialafterJuue30tb
Shortensezrson
Shortenseasonto savesoff shells
Shutdown fisheryearlierto avoid soft crab
Start seasonJan I
$ppgrt for SomeSort of Poundageor Trip Limit (13)
4,0q0 gg4hly limit onlandings
20,000poundweeklylimit
Deliverylimitof 1000lbs./day,possession
ilmit of ZOOO
tUs.
Monthly limits basqdon ligtory insteadof pot iimit
Monthly poundage limitation
Poundagetier instead of pot limit tier
!o*d.
per monthinsteadof pot limit
Trip limits all seasoninstead of pot limit
Trip limits insteadgf pot limits (2)
Yg"kly landinglimit insteadof pot limit
consider,arearegistation,pouadagelimits, rip limits asottreroptions
Weeklyor monthiydeliverylimits to stretchout season@
Ban Cornmercial Night Crabbing (13)
Ban lights for nllning gear,thieveryis doneat night
Daylightcrabbingonly (2)
P3yligrr, filltlng only
Daylightonly
Limit or stop nighttime fishing
No night fishing(3)
Only asmanypots asvesselcould run dunnEdaylight
Stopfishingwith lights
Ban ui€ht grabbing
SupportBuybackProgramto ReduceFleet(11)
Buyback(6)
Buy backprogram
Buybackto reducefleet
Funds from buoy tags to go toward permit reduction
tndustrybuyback
buyour
I$ftry sponsored
Supportfor SomeSort of Area Fishery(11)
Areadesignations
Areafisheries
Area licensing (2)
Areapermits(2)
Areapermits,with 30 daysbenveenchangingareas
Arearegistration(3)
consider, area registation, poundag. titnits, trlp tioric us ottto optio"s
Support for Increasedor Industry BasedQuality Testing(9)
Allow industryquality testing
Coastwidepreseasontesting with catch ido released
Coastwide uniform meat pickout criteria
Eqly testingby eachport before Dec I
Improverecoverysampiingprior to season
urcrease
preseason
testmg
Pretesttngcrab quality before opening area
Stated.onedomoic test
Srur.ir r.tpon.ibl. fot,.r,ing for rot@
Eliminate or Shorten Presoak Period (7)
Elimrnatepresoak(4)
!,lrmnate or shortenpresoakperiod
No pr
No presoakperiod
Anti Big BoatSentiment(6)
Anti big boat sentiment
Anti megacorporareprocessors
andbig operators(irigtleval of *^ste)
Expectcomplaintsof not enoughpots to op.rut" aom tn" UlgUo.ts
Anti big boatsentiment(protectsmallboiisJ
Limitblgboats that "creamthe crop" ;ffi
Problemof largerboatsrunningthe gearor smatteiuoatitud
"Gb
tfim
Eliminate or Increase Summer 1,200 lb. Weekly Limjt (6)
Eliminate12001bsummerlimit
Existingweeklyspring/summer
l"nding limit urf"ir.
Increase1,200iwksummerlimit
Raisesummerpoundageto 2000 and1%-b^"kto 1A"/"
e)
Rethink summerfishery caP
Positive Comments on Permit Stacking (6)
Aliow permit stacking (4)
Allow permit stackiagof 100pots,limit of wice
Allow permit stacking, 500 max
Increase commercial size limit (5)
Increasecommercial size to 6 % like AK
lncrease
commercial
sizeto 6 3/B to 6i
Increase size to 6 tA
Raise commercial size % inch
Raise commercial size to 6 % inches
Negat]vebiodegradabletwine comments(3)
Biodegradable cord rots too fast
lotton breakstoo soon
Rotten cotton breaks too soon, nylon blend better
Negative comments regarding permit stacking (3)
Against permit stacking
No permit stacking
No perrmt stacking or 1 time stackiag of 100 exra pots
Fill crab biologist position (2)
Fill project teader position immedia]ely
Hire crab bioloqist soou
o
Bg!31in1,200lb. weeklysummerlimit (2)
Keep1200Ib.summerlimit
Retainthe 12001b/week
summeriimrt
Limitation on maximumdepthfor crabbing(2)
Closedeeperfishing areasfor refuge
Max deptb llmit (70 fathoms) crab refuse
Table7. Questionnaire
part I[, additionalcommentsnot easilycategorized
I iimit of potsfor aUstates(e.g.500 pots total for WA/OR/CA)
l0% of the fleet get the top tier. A transferof a top tier pennit revertsto the lowcr tier
All boatsrequiredto get stabilityreport(Ioaded?)
Allow the existingl0 ft vessellengthincreaseat hansferonly once
Allow 26' or lessvesselsto long line potsin ColumbiaR
Ailow at least2yearsfor gearretirementafterpot lirnit implemented
Allow bay crabbersto use 15 rings in ocean
Banbeachdraggingdr:ringcrab seasonclosrues
Bargingby non LE boatsis good for safety
Basepot limit on relianceon crab(how manymonthsof the seasonfrshed)
Boatsfrom otherstateswith OR LE permit getthe OR pot limit
Boatswith multi-statepermitsshouldonly fish one state
Change10ft.hcreasein tansfer sizeto 5 ft., onetim-eonly
Coast-wideconsistencywith CA & WA
Coast.wideopeuer,'DecI or 15thdependiigon quality .
Concemsaboutleasingout "extra"pots if pot limit is beyondwhit a fisher normally uses
Do not allow crabbuyersto refir,sepurchasingcrab
Don't allow the 10ft vesselincreaseat transferevery5 years
Effort will reducenahuallyin 2002
Enoughpotsareneededfor living wage
Extensionof "Fair Start"conceptto includedelaysin WA frsheriesto accommodate
trbal sharing
obligations
Feari that oregon caughtcrablandedin CA wou't countwhendeterminingpot limit
Higherpermitrenewalfee for permitswith morepots
Hold inspectionnumbersarefalse
rf 50%of the crabfleet is holdiag for highercrabquality,no pots in water
Implementpot limit irr 2002-03season
lnconsistentdefinition of oR rwA columbia borderline betweenstates
Increase3 mile zoueto 50 miles for non OR permittedvessels
I-ncrease
diffrculty for out statevesselsto frrUOn *"ilIt is t5-20 yearstoo late for a pot limit
Keeppot limit simple
Let indusrryand economicsdictatedirectionof frshery
Limit crabvesselsto 58' or smaller
Limit pot size(volume)
limil 5sft crabharvest
Limit vesselsize
Limited buoy tagsneedreplacementoption for pot loss
Lowestuumberof pots (bottomtier) shouldgo to unusedpenrrits
Needreplacements
for lostbuoytags
Needto spreadthe catchmore evenlytbroughoutthe season
No supportin the fleet for pot limits
No vesselshouldhave 1000pots in the waterfor any reason
Non-fishiagpermit holderscaDnotanswerthis questionnaire
competcntly
ODFW shouidstayout of economicsand focuson biology
Onelicensefor entirecoast(WA/OR/CA) with one contolling agency
Onehmit of pots for all states(WA/OR/CA)
Openandcloseentirestateseason(no split openers)
OR doesn'thavethe sameproblers asWA
Over-fishing resourceconcerns
Owneroperatorsonly
Penaltyfor holding crabtoo long with increaseddeadioss
Phasein new potswith AK sizeescaperings
Pot-freesafepassage
nearport etrtances
Pottagreplacement
for lostpots
78
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Pots will reduce next seasonnaturaliy due to poor catch
Qualify not quantify, spreadhawest ovor entire season
Renewal of state authority outside 3 miies
Replacementof lost pot tagsueeded
Size limit on pot volume
soft sheli crab demarcationline should be allowed to be anyrhere ia state
Some general validity should be given to hold inspecuons
Speedup pot limit before its too late
Spreadingproduction out tbrough tle seasonincreasesproduction costs
Stackedpenrrits are permaneut even if transferred
Stacking only at 50Yo atevery tansfer
Start seasonDec I
Stop draggersfrom destroying oceanbottom
Stop salesof summer soft shells
Stetch out production evenly through year
Summer crab on market is good for tourist Eade, regardlessof quality
Tiered system based on boat size, production record and years ofproduction
Tribal fishing rights concerns
Uniform slnlsudds.ep6ning
WA cap too high
V/aited too long for pot limit, now its harder to do
Wants overlappiag frshing grounds with CA (border too close)
Wants same opporhnity as establishedcrabbers
Where did all the larger than 60'permits come from?
Year round crab season
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APPENDIX A
70th ORECONLEGISI-ATIW ASSEIvBLY-1999Re$ilar
Session
o
House BilI zWs
Sponsored by Represeorative THOMpSON
SInIry(ARY
The followiag su.o'arv
3":?'j':'Jil".j{.S
1i-irlff"ljt;"".]f"::il:rtit
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spoosors of rhe measure aad is oot a part of rhe body thereof
subject
*:
LesjslativeAssembly.^it
"rt^*j:':13.9
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;;ement
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,f Trr"-Lrr"triri featuresof r.he
outto" mav use in oregon oceanDuagenesscrab fishery.suasets
fOoji.
A BILL FOR A}.{ ACT
Relati.ng lo ocean Duageness crab fi.shery
whereas the Legislative Assembly finds
that the oregon ocean Dungeness crab frshery is overcapitalized' whi-ch has led lo econor.nic
destafiiization of the oce^. Dungeness crab iadustry and
the
coastal com'rouaities reiying on the crab
harvest and to excessive hanesting pressure oa
oregon,s
ocean Dungeuess crab resources; now,
therefore,
Be It Enacted by the people of the
State of Oregon:
sEcrIoN
1' section 2 of this 1999 Act is added to and
made a part of oRS chapter Egg.
SECTION 2. (1) As used ilo this section:
10
(a) *Board' rreFns the Com-m.ercial
Fishery pernit Board..
.
(b) 'Qernmi5sior.o Eer-s
the state Fisb a.d wildrife co-,nission
.
(c) 'crab Pot' mea:rs the
T2
actual. physical crab pot gear that a perso. uses
to harnrest
:?
Drrngeness crab.
1t
(d) 'crab pot access ticket'-.ri,
the access ticket issued with an iraitial vessel pernit
r:nder oRS 508'931 or 508'941 that
authorizes acquisition of a certain nurnber of crab pots.
(e) "rlcild ilspection
ticket' lle'ns the i.o.spection ticket tb.at states
the total nr:-ruber of
17
crab pots fished dr:ring a particurar
Dungeness crab fi.shi-ag season.
(f) *vessel perait'
18
me'ns a pe::mit issued pursurnt to oRS 5og.g31
or 50g.94r to partic'lQ
ipate in the oceao Du:rgeness crab
fishery
n
(2) The state Fish a-od wildlife
cornmjssion shall adopt rul.es necessar5r to im,plement
the
t1
crab pot lirnil fel the Oregon oce.n
Dungeuess
crab
fishery
established,
''
uuder this section.
2'
(3Xa) Except as provided
i:o paragraoo Ol of this
the effective
"*b".;.;;;;;r
date of rhis 1999 Act' the crab pot limit
for a person participatiag in the o."r".
;"."'of
D ingeDess crib fi'shery shall be the
average
the person,s three most recent hold inD(
spection tickeis' The board may accept
evidence other tho- hold ia.spection tickets as sufEDA
crent proof of a person,s season total
of crab pots fished.
n
ft) The crab pot limit shall be 100 if:
,A
(A) The average as deteraoined, 'nder
paragraph (a) of this subsection is less than 10e
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CB) The person ca.nlot prod.uce three prior
hold i.nspection tickets;
(C) The PersoB 6[{:in5
30
a vessel penait after the effective date of this 1g99
Act; or
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cD) Paragraph (a) of this subsection or
(A)
subparagraphs
to (c) of thic paragraph d.o not
o'.
NorE:
Matter lo boldfaced type in aa aoeoded
sectioo is new; Eoatter litoric end. bracketedlis existiag law ts gq
omitted.
New sectious are ia boldfaced type.
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2
3
4
5
6
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
apply.
(4)(a) A persor
may transfer ownership of crab pot access tickets after the person,s
vessel perrait becomes traa,sferabre und.er
oRs s0g.gg6.
(b) A person may not lease crab pot
tickets.
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(c) If a person qslrin5 ownership
of the crab pot access tickets when the person traa.sfers
a vessel pom'it, the person is tbe owrer
of the crab pot access tickets for transferabilitv
purposes.
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(d) lf a person or'e:ns nxore than
orre peraitted
vessel in the oregoa ocean Dulgeness crab
frshery and takes oIIe or more of those vessels
out of serrrice, the person,s,crab pot li,ni1
remains the total average as deteraireed uad.er subsection (3)
of tbis sectiou, and, the persoa
Eay use the crab pots that were ql'tocated for the
unused vessel or vessels on a-other permitted vessel owned by the persoE.
(5) Anv deteraia,ation
by f,[g sqmmission regarding a crab pot limil or transfer of
crab
pot access tickets is subject to re'riew
pera.it
by the Co*-ercial
Fishery
Boar4 in accordance w'ith oRs 183-310 to 183-550..Ord.ers issued
by the board are not subject to review by the
gqmmi55ie4, but may be appealed
as prowided in ORS fg3:4g0 to 1g3-S50.
SECTION 3' Section,2 of this 1999 Act is repealed
on Deceruber 3I,'Zoo4.
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70th OREGONLEGISLATflT ASSEI[BLY-I999 Regr:tar
Session
House Bitl 264;6
Sponsored
by Represeararive
THOMpSON
SIJI\{]\{ARY
The foliowing s'mhary is.oot prepired
by rhe spoosors of lhe measwe-aod is Dot a part of the
body thereof subject
lo consideralioo by the Legislatrve essembly.
It is al eoitor;sJrief statemeat oi tlr.-...""tia1 features
trrersure as i.utroducedof the
'
Limits numbl1 o"f-c1abpoi. p"..oo -gy use
ia oregon oc9fll Dungenesscrab fi.shery.Reduces
Iim;1 [v 10 percent fo. s.a.[o-i#il;c
D;."?iui i';6d0', wirh rwo eiceptioos.
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A BTT.T FOR A-1.{ACT
Relating io oceaa Dungeness crab fishery.
3
wbereas tb'e: Legislative Assernbly finds
that the oregon oceaa Dungeness crab fisbery is over4
capitalized' whicb h:s led to economic
d,estabilization of tbe oiea-a Duageness crab iudustry aad
the
5
coastal commuaities relyiag on the crab.har'est'-and
to excessive hawestiag pressure on.oregoo,s
.,
6
ocern Dungeness crab.resources; trow, therefore,
,
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Be It lr-acted by the people of the
State of Oregon:
':
2 of this 1999 Act is add.ed to a-d -ade a-pari of pRs
chapter igg.
ryJlsection
9r
SECTION 2: (1) As used in tUis sectioIr,
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30
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(a) Board.. rIteans the Co--ercial.Fishery
po=oit Board.
,
(b) 'commissionmerns the state Fish and wildrife eemmi5sieq(c) "crab Pot' mea'ns the
actua! physical crab pot gear tb.at a persou uses
to hanzest
Dungeness crab.
(d) "crab pot access ticket'.meai.s
the access ticket issued w'ith a-u initial vessel peruit
under oRs 508'931 or 508'941' that authorizes
acqrrisition of a certaj.a. nuo.ber of crab pots.
(e) 'rrold i'nspection ticket'
rne2hs the inspectiorr ticket tb.at states tJae total
4 ,hber of
crab pots f,shed during a particular
Dungeness crab Eshi!.g: seaso'.
(f) "Vessel permit' merns a penn-it
issued pu.rsar2nt to ORS S0g-gg1 or 50g.g4l to participate i-u. the ocee- Dungeness crab
fishery
(2) The state Fish aad wirdlite
Qsmmis5iss shall adopi rrrl.es necessary to i-u.pleneat the
crab pot limi{ fsl the Oregou oce2u
Du:ogeness crab fishery estab[shed r:.ud.er thi-e section.
' (3)(a)
Except as provided ir paragrapd
(b) and (c) of this subsection, on and after
the
effective date of this 1999 Act, the
crab pot limit for a person participatireg i-u. the oregou
oceqn Du'n'geness crab fishery shart
be the average of the person',s three most recent hold
inspection tickets- The board ,oay
accept
otr"r;;;;i;
tickets as sur;;;
"'ia"r"J
Ecient proof of a persou's season total
of crab pots frshed(b) The crab pot limit 5!all
be ?i0 if the average as deterained
rrndsl paragraph
(a) of
this subsection is more th;.n ?80.
(c) Tbe crab pot limit shall
be 200 if:
(A) The average as determ.i-u.ed
u.u.d.erparagraph 1"1 sf this subsectiou is less than 200:
(B) The person srnnsf produce
three prior hold ilspection tickets;
NollIE:
Matter ia troldfaced
rype in an aoeaded
New sections are in bold.faced r1ae.
seclron is oew: oatter
litolic ed
brochetedl
is exist,iDg law 6 6. ooitted.
HB 2e+6
(C) The perso! obtains a vessel penait
after the effective dale of tb-is 1999 Act; or
(D) Paragraph (a), (b) or (c)(A)
(C)
to
of this subsection does not apply.
(4) A person's crab pot rimit
shall be reduced by 10 percent for the season begindry
December 1, 2000' Howevsl, rf a persou's
average n,-ber
of crab pots as determ-i'ed ua.der
subsection (3) of this sectioo is more tha.u
10 percent above ?50 crab pots before the ?50 crab
pot lirrit is applied under subsection (BXb)
of t.his section, the person,s crab pot limit shall
remaj:o ?50. The 10 percent red.ucf,ion shall
not reduce any crab pot lirnif to below 200.
(5)(a) A persoD'nay
trancfer owuership of crab pot access tickets after
the person,s
vessel pernlit becomes ko-<ferable
ruder ORS 50g.996.
[b) A perso' may uot lease crab pot access tickets.
(c) rf a Persa 1s!ain5 owaership
of the crab pot access tickets when the person trrnsfers
a vessel permit, tbe person is the ow!.er
of the crab pot access tickets for tra.u.sferabilitv
PurPoses.
(d) If a person ow:os more the.
one pennitted vessel i-u tJee oregon oceen Dr:a,geness crab
fi'shery aa'd trlres one or more of those vessels
out of senrice, the persou,s crab pot lirnil
1p5qrin5 the total average as d.eterained.
und.er subsection (3) of this sectiou" and the-person
-ay os""the crab pols. that were all.ocated
,-used,,vessel: on' another pehoitled
forthe
vessel
owaed by the perso!(6) Any detelorinatiou
by l[s. qqnmiq"ioo
a c'1.ab.pot linil or 69-sfer of crab
".g"rdiog.
pot access tickets' is subject to ieview
by the co--ercial
Fishery perait.Board.,
ia. accord,auce wit'h oRs r$::i10 to 183.5i0- orders
issued by. the board. are not subject to review by the
sernmissfen' buf,laay be appealed. as prowided,in
ORS l&3-4go to 1g3.S80.
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( + (I) The Srare Fish and wildl.ife
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Commissionmay.rescrict participation
in the Oregon oceair'
Dungenesscrab f:"shery as the commission considers appropriate.
' (21 rhe commisslon sharr review
the condition of the oregon
ocean Dungeness crab fishery and det,ermine whether a crab pot
limit program is necessary for the erficient ancieffective
manaqement of the fisherv
' (3) If the commj-ssion
requires
previous participat,ion
in
Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery
as part of a restriction
under subsect,ion (1) or 12) of this section,
the commission shall
. consider Parij.cipation
in the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery
only before December 1, r998. such prior participation
incrudes
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but .is not limited
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APPE}TDD(B
DAWD SCI{L}IAN
DcpuryAcomcy G<ncral
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DEPARTIVIE}ITOF JUSTICE
GE}IERATCO{JNSELDTVISION
March 5, i999
Jin Greer, Director
Oregon Departm,ent of Fish aod Wildlife
2501 SW 1* Avenue
Poniand, OR 97207
Re: Authority to limit crab pots
Dear Mr. Green
You asked'whetherthe Fisb.a.ndWildlife Commission.(commission) may impose
ljmitations on 1) the aunber
pots tbat a single vessel could.r:se in Ce [mited e!trT
9f_cr1b
Oregon ocean Dr:ngenesscrab fishery, and 2) the tital nr:mber of crab pob that could
be used
--:: in
the fishery. It is my opinion tb.atthe csmmi55i6n posseSsesthe authority to
i-po." *"U
limitations, by rule.
Tbe commission's authority ou.r-th. crab fishery is speiied out in ORS 50g.921
to
508'941. ORS 508-921specif.cally directsthat "to pr..r.ot concent'atiss sf
fi5hing efforf the
State Fish aJ]dWildlife Corsmission by rule shall estabiish a system for restictinglarticipation
in the Oregon oceanDr:ugeaesscrab dshery." lte commission's system for
limiii.gparticipation in the fishery "shall inciude any other provisions for participation
that the StateFish
and Wildiife Comrsission considersappropriate." OnS SOS.g4i(l). h my
view, timitatiouson
the nr:mber of pots a single vessel could employ or the total nr:srbei of
crab pots tbat could be
employed in the fishery fall sq'r:areiywithin the authority "to prevent a concentati.sp
sf.fi5hing..
effort'i by "restricting participatioa in the + + * crab fisbery."-No part of this
$aurory ;
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framework otherwise limits (or explains)the coramission'sauthority to timit the
number of
allowable pots per vessel,or the total urnrber of pots allowed in the fisbery
by ruIe.. (Th.
rcalzindgr of tie statutory scheme describesthe initial eligibiiif requireralnt-for
a limited ent'y
permiq
tznsfer iest'ictions on permits and setsup a reciprocity anangementwith otber
TP:...t
sti.tes wi-|.hiimited enua crab fisheries).
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Comparison with other iimjted entry fishery stafi.$essupports the concirxiou that the
comrnission has broad authority to limit participation in the .t"U nrU.ty.
For.*rorpie, the
limited ent'y systemsfor the Columbia djver
giito.t fishery (ORS 508.775-7ge,oceaatoil
stilmon fishery (oRS 508.80i-828),oceanr."llop fishery (ons 508.840-867),
aadpink si*imp
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fi:!:"y (oRs 508-880-913)
do nothaveryecific laaguagedirectingthe com:rrissiootoadd,
additionalrescrictionsto panicipatiooin fre fishery,-as
i touaa in oRS 50g.g21and50g.g41.
Pleasefeel 'freeto call with additionalquestionsyou -uy nut. abouttbjs
conclxion.
Sincerely,
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StephdnE.A. Sanders
Assistaat Aftonrey Generai
Natr:ral Resources Sectioo
SEAS
APPEI.{DD(C
Stateof Washington
OFFISHANDWILDUFE
DEPAHTMENT
MailingAddress: 600 CapitdWay N - OlynlFE WA 98501-1091. (360)9o2-22OO,IDD(360) gA2-2207
Main OfltceLocation:NaurralResourcesfuildr€. 1111WashinglcnStreetSE- Olympia,WA
Augr:st 25,2000
Dear Oregol Dr:ngenessCrab License Iloider:
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On Augr:st 11, 2000, tb.eTVas*agIoDFish and Wildlife Comrnissioa approved. !oi., of
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mea$Eesfbatperteit to the Dr:ngcnesss:rabfishery inwaters adjaceotto ttreWashingfon coe-st
from 0-200 mil6s (see cnclosnes). Tbese dccisions were made aftermorc fbana yea of
meetingswith indr:stry mcmbers and cousidei:ationby tb.eCornrnission- These rn(*-suresare
irtanrlerl
fpn hue
c fsrv
l r e jrst
f
sLe*ses
stepstoward reducing tbe harriestrate of crab in Decembet and January
aad ia minirnizing the differencesbefweeo tbe t'eaf Indian srd state fisheries. Subseqr:cntsteps
may include pennit stacking and buyback initiatives.
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Among the measuresad.optedby the Cornmission is a fwo-tiered pot li:nit sptembased on the
nigbestrecorded catch history of the lice:rse ia rny one of the tbree qr:alifying seasons. We
aaticipate the new rulcs to become effective in mid-Septeurbcr. Oregon licensed fishers who
wish to fish offthe Washington coast must obtain a pot ce.rtiScatefrom fte Washingtou
Dqartroeat of Fish a.udWildlife 0 rDFW) a:rd compiy with the otber mrnagement rneasures
beeinnipg aext ssason. To 6ltein a pot certi5eate, a'license holder must provide WDFW u'ith ,
laading recorcisdocummted by the &egon Depa$aent of Fish and'Wildlife, or a combination of
'Washiagtoq
recordsfrom tbe states of
Oi-egon,and Califonria (see detrils fsl gerolinirg catch
records). Upon receipt of the d.ocume,nted
records, WDFW staffwill provide the liceose hoiders
a pot certif.cate tbat wiil specify the maximum number ofpots tbat the vessei designated on thcir
ijcense car filh adjacentto thc Washiogton coast In addition to a lirait oa the rrrrrnhgsofpots
each lic.ose is autborizgd 1s fish, there are other ncw regulalions t!.at srili be in cffect at the stzrt
of the 200G0i scaso!- Pleasc12lssrime to review the,m-
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Philip Aaderson
Special Assistant
Intergo veranental P oiicy
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Effecdve Decembe:'1. 1000:
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Pot tags
'lVashingloa
coxtal waters (inclu,lhg Grays Ilarbor
Tbere mr:st be a tag on aJJpots deployed,il
and Wijlapa Bay). There are Do restrictions oo the tlpe of tag that p3y be 'sed to identify tbe
ow:ter except that it must be printed with fie licelse nr:mber or the vcsscl name a.ud a contact
telephone number.
Buoy braa'd.registration: ' ' , '
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One u:dque buoy brand for eech [ccnse mr:st be registcred with the Departmeof this brand must
r:.sedon ali br:oys. This mrxt be doaE at thc licase offi,ce ia Olyq,pia
Buoy color scheme:
One udque buoy coior schemefor each licease must be registeredwirh tbe DepartmeatDeparb.ent staf will be available in major pofls afier mid-september to photograph buoys- You
will needto bring a buoy(s) tbat clearly shows &e color schemeto be registeredto yor:r licease.
You wilt be notified of dates and ti"aes for buoy color schemeregistration- Buoy color scheme
regisc.arionwrll be haodled at the Montesano offi.ce.
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Combini.rrgland.ing information from other states:
I-andings ft'om Waqhingro4 Orego4 aod Califoraia c"r, be combiaed to qr:alify for a higherpot
iimit Crab iaodjags.from other states can onty be combined if lbe szme vesselwas d.esignated
on tbc licen-sssdruiagthe quaiifying seasoBused.to delermine tbe pot limit. Only one qpalif}ing
seasoncan be chosen ald. thc ljccnses tnust bave bee,nowned by the saT.eperson ftuiag that
'linril
seEsoIL Apot
sertiicate assigned.as a resu-ltof combined laodtngs may be invalidatedjf
eitl.er of the two licenses is zubscquently sold or any vessei designations changeshave been
made.".Landi::g records and verifcation from staies orher than $'/ssh'inglonaeedsto be trrrovided'
'WDFW
to
by thc licei:se bolder. Iacluded as a arLacbmentis a lardilg records release form tbat
can be used to oltein catch record informarioa from Oregon Deparmeat of Fish and'Wildlife for
the lcense holden use or it can be used to authorize the infomation m be sent to WDFW.
Seod.ingand Obtein-ingiaformatior on pot limits:
'WDFW
Al] bjormation regardiagpot'limi15 should be directad to
at the coistai field starron ia
'WA
Montesaao; 48 Devonshire Rd. Montcsaao,
98563. Cal1 Stcvc BanT or lleatb-erReed at
Joa-t+yqol,6 lor gucsuons.
Coastal Dungen"ss Crab Pqt T.irnif gysfgn
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Two-tiered pot limil b.::{:o
in the besr s.,lso,, out of S (g6tgi,97lgg,gg/gg)
-Adoptcd by thc lish aad Wildlifcl-diop
Cmruissioa , Au$lst 11, 2000
A pot limit will be assigrred to a license based on that licencc,s highcst landings
during one o[ the quaiiiyiag
seasous' The qudtyuag seesons zre96lV7,9798, end.98/99. l,:.uaings
from i -35p9i pounds *, q;2iit"
for 300 pob, Iandiags greater rhaa or
36,000 wil qrulify for 500 pob.
"ny
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!e1 lirnit is permansndy essiped ro the }ic"."e, only one pot lisit allowed per vesseL
2.
Pot ltait basd oa catch hisrory of tbc liccas{s)
q*
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' C-+chhistory
follows ftrc lic-"c(slpotliodt
E:alifying pcdod-
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of 3} 96/97, 97 rgg, gg/gg..
gocs to whomarcr owls rhe liccase NOw, lot 6.rriag the
'WA
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Catch history cal bc used oniy onco-citrer in coubilaaon
sl jsfrjyjrtrrzlly.
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Deparbeat qdl sead.our pot limit csr"ificates wift na:ac of 5sher, aarne of vessd liccase nuubds),
ad
vessel regtstation numbsto out+f-srate vessels ody; Wr"t'i''.gton-liccnsed vcsscls
w:ll
bave
pot
on
lj*t
_&eirlic.n.e.
6.
Catch bisrones caa onJy be coubiaed on tbe sarnevcssel rmd,ertbe foliowing conditions:
.
The same vessel was &siglated on botl licenscs du:ng the or:aliffiry seasoEchoscn
Oniy onc quafiying season (s:-e scason) caa bc r:sed for botb. catra hisories.(i.c., ulaot
'wA
corobiac
licmce carch history for 96/9'7 e/ith OR iicease catch bistory for 97/98)
Both iiccnses wcrc oqtcd by tbe s"-e peEsonduring tbc qualifyiag scasoD.cbosea
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ir hc'"'ies are comhbed for a i:rger limit, thstr if the liceoses ae subseopcatJy spiit as a rcsult of
a ransfce (salc), or a diffcraxt vcssd is dcsig::ated^oD.oae of tbe lic:riscs, 6ra a aew por
lirnit 53ay
bc assiped basd on ftg c,arrh bistory of thc hdividr:al lisenqgs.
vdth anothcr sarc's lic-sc
(c.g,
aad OR)
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Staadamjzc buoy braad n:ubcrs:
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hc buoy brand nunebcrpcr vcsscf effestive Deccnobcr1,'2000.
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Suoy brard ar-uobcr Eust bc registeecd wr6 'WDFW and urxtbe eirhcr:
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old buoy brraudzr:arba (if rm:itple,aced to oesignarc one) or
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lic-eeluob<z
.
8.
Must reErsterbr:oy color 53[enr witr WDFW
9.
ttg are rcquircd on all pots-fuhers ca purcbase aay srylc of pot ag from aay veadoq
can be auched
lot
ia aaymaueq all rcn:st cosraja th.e follogrine inr'ormatioa
fi:me of vcsscl or [ccase au]lber
.
Phone nrnr-bcr, of contactpersso-
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M:rarnpor
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size of 13 subic f*L
BarFg of pots a.llowedby s! rrnfiecosed vesscl frora Novcmba' 28-Decrrnhcr
2, provid:d the followiag
*.T:t
i) coasal Drmgrness crab iicinee hold.crwbo owas tbc potr bciag ocployld is on
board tbe vcssc!
and 2) a :nzxi:rrurn am^u1r of 150 pors
Dcr [ceroseriv.sscl.
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Oregon E,evlsedStetute 192501 (5) encfiiibnalty exempts rjsn ticxet csti recarEtsfrom
OisAlosure'
underthe Oregon Public Records ibw, unless the pubticinterestotherwiserequires.
The Departmenthas determinedthat the Fshemrin who Lsredited with,the landingsof lhe fish
and,/orshellfsh, may exemine the landing inform:tjon for a vesset. The request mr^rstbe in
writing and signedin the presene of e no'tarypublic Send ilris ccmpletedand no'tarizedform,
with a a\e!k for 520.00made out to the Depart'nent' to:
Oregon DePartrnent oCFistr and Wildlife
Fshery lnfonrrstion Sld-erts
P.O- Box 59.
Pertjarrd, Ore6ton 97?57
'Afiu. JaY Hensieigh
A sepaAle form. eadt with a dreck for 520;00' must be submit'ed for each vessel'
REOUEsT
hereby requesi the release of ODF'W
Frint fisherman'sname)
landing iecorOsfor my landing aciiviiy reporied under ule commercial"fishingvessel:
reg' no.)
tfeO.4"c., srate Farine board,or WDF{
(vessel narne)
.
for tire yei(s)-.
r ce'''tir'ythat I frshed this vessel for the perio!
requeS,ed:nd recsived from the fish dealer, payment forthe Fsh and/orshellfishsold'
-lf
the reoorl.isto be sentlo anotheraafiy,
pleee fill in tfie.followingi"'
Fisherman'sSignafure
GhR?
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Y/
Name
Addre.s
.{t [gvsnshirc ftd.
Si;tE
Adcress
Moatesano, WA 98563
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TelephoneNumber
Subscribed and serom before me
this _
day of
Notary Public
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My Commissionexoires
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Fax.360-66+0689
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