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REPORI OF TUE TEOIfl'IICAL SUB-OOIiITTEE OF TilE
INTERNATIONAL TRAWL FISUERY CO4ITThE
APPOINTED
TUE SECOND CONFERENCE ON COORDINATION
OF FISRERIES REGULATIONS BETWEEN CANADA
AND THE IJUITED STATES
IL
SUBMITTED
SEPTEMBER, 1962
Report of
of the
t h e Technical Sub-Committee
Su.b-Comniittee of
of the
t h e Trawl
Trawl Fishery
F i s h e r y Committee
Cornittee
appointed by the
t h e Second
Second Conference
C onf ererlc e on
on Coordination
Coordination of
of Fisheries
Fisheries
Regulations between Canada and the
Regvlations
t h e United States.
States.
----------------------.-DATE:
PLACE:
PWCB:
August 11 and 2,
2, 1962.
1962.
State
Office
S
tate O
f f i c e Building,
Building, 1400
1400 S.W.
S.W. 5th
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Avenue, Portland,
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FAll'JICIPAT6TS :
PARTICIPANTS:
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Canada - K.
K. S.
S Ketchen
Ketchen (Chairman)
(Cllairman)
J. A
J.
A.. Thomson
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Washington - 13.
D. E.
E. Kaufi'mn
Kauffman
United S t a t e s - Washington
Z . K.
K. Holmberg
.
Oregon
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- S.
S. J.
3. Westrheirn
Westrheim
A. Piagill
Nagill
A.
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C
a l i f o r n i a - E.
California
E. A.
A. Best
P.M.F.C.
P l . .
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.
Kernmerich (Observer).
(~'bserver)
- A.
A. Kernmerich
t h i r d meeting
meeting of
of' the
t h e Technical
Technical Sub-Committee
Sub4ommil;tea was
was held
h e l d in
i n accordance
accordance
The third
w i t h instructions
i n s t r u c t i o n s of
of the
t h e parent
p a r e n t Committee outlined
o u t l i n e d and w
i t h tthe
h e same terms
with
with
terms of
of
rreference
e f e r e n c e aass those
t h o s e outlined
o u t l i n e d in
i n the
t h e minutes of
of the
t h e first
f i r s t meeting
meeting (1960
(1960 Report).
~e~ort).
The bbusiness
u s i n e s s of
of the
t h e meeting was guided by a prepared agenda
agenda which is
i s attached
attached
to
t o this
t h i s report
r e p o r t as
a s Appendix
Appendix A.
A.
The mseting
c a l l e d to
t o order
o r d e r at
a t 9:00
9: 00 a.m.
a.m. on
on August 1,
1, and
and 3.
J. A.
A. Thomson
Thomson
meeting was called
\:as appointed
a p p o i n t e d Secretary.
Secretary.
was
A
A..
approved without
w i t h o u t alteration.
alteration.
The agenda was approved
STATUS REPORTS
li%POFiTS ON IMPORTANT
IbIPORTANT FISHERIES
FISIGRIES
((1)
1) F
e t r a l e Sole
Sole
Fetrale
General ttrends
(a) General
r e n d s in
i n the
t h e fishery.
fishery.
For
P
o r the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c coast
c o a s i as
a s aa whole,
whole,
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e has
!?as varied
v a r i e d between
between 77 and
and 11
11million
m i l l i o n pounds
pounds during
during the
the
pproduction
r o d u c t i o n of
of petrale
p a s t six
s i x years
y e a r s (see
( s e e Table
Table I).
I).
past
IItt has
has averaged
averaged about
a b o u t 8.8
8.8 million
m i l l i o n pounds,
pounds, which
which
r e p r e s e n t s about
a b o u t 7%
7% of
of the
t h e total
t o t a l of
of all
a l l species
s p e c i e s landed
landed by
by otter-trawlers.
otter-trawlers.
represents
-2T a b l e I.
I.
Table
T o t a l petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e landings.
landings.
Total
Year
Pounds
Pounds
1956
7,365,000
7,365,000
1957
11,333,000
l953
7.826,500
7,826,500
1959
7,799,000
7,799, GOO
1960
8,731,500
9,657,500
9,65'7,500
1961
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-.
C a l i f o r n i a rreported
e p o r t e d increased
i n c r e a s e d catches
c a t c h e s in
i n all
a l l areas
a r e a s in
i n 1961.
1961.
Califor
In
I n northern
northern
C
a l i f o r n i a , catch
c a t c h per
p e r hour
how: stayed
s t a y e d close
c l o s e to
t o the
t h e 1960
1960 level,
l e v e l , but
b u t dropped
dropped in
i n southern
southern
California,
Galii'ornie waters.
waters.
California
T
h i s drop was primarily
p r i m a r i l y due
due to
t o increased
i n c r e a s e d interest
i n t e r e s t in
i n rockfish.
rockfish.
This
Oregon
r e p o r t ead decrease
a d e c r e a sin
e i catch
n c a t c hini nall
a l lareas
a r e a samounting
amountingto
t o almost
almost 20%
20%
Qgn reported
of
t h e 1960
1960 total.
total.
of the
p e r unit
u n i t of
of effort
e f f o r t figures
f i g u r e s were
were not
n o t available.
available.
Catch per
t o t a l landing
l a n d i n g in
i n 1961
1961 of
o f 3.5
3.5 million,
m i l l i o n , up one m
illion
Washington
r e c o r d e d aa total
into1 recorded
million
from 1960.
1960.
from
Catches off
o f f the
t h e Washington coast
c o a s t aappear
p p e a r to
to b
e increasing
increasing w
i t h o u t an
be
without
i n c r e a s e in
i n effort.
effort.
increase
( ~ r e 3C)
a3 ~
(Area
The aarea
r e a between Estevan P
o i n t and the
t h e Cape F
l a t t e r y Spit
Spit
Point
Flattery
1%
a b o u t 40%
40% of
of the
t h e total
t o t a l Washington landing.
landing.
produces about
Here catch
c a t c h and
*A
t h e statistical
s t a t i s t i c a l areas
a r e a s used for
f o r the
t h e compilation
c o m p i l a t i o n of
of groundground*A map showing the
ffish
i s h records
rsecords aalong
l o n g the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c coast
c o a s t of
of North America appears
a p p e a r s as aa frontispiece
frontispiece
tto
o this
t h i s report.
report.
--
e f f o r t has remained stable
s t a b l e at
at
eeffort
f f o r t have iincreased
n c r e a s e d bbut
u t the
t h e catch
c a t c h per
p e r unit
u n i t of
of effort
sslightly
l i g h t l y lees
l e s s than
t h a n 300
300 lb/hr.
ibjhr.
The w
waters
Estevan
Point
a t e r s nnorth
o r t h of
of E
stevan P
o i n t (Areas
(Areas 3D
3 D to
to
produce
47% of the
5SD)
~ produce
)
Lr7'$
t h e total
t o t a l Washington
Washington landings.
landings.
T he sstocks
waters,
The
t o c k s iin
n tthese
hese w
aters,
excluding
Estevan
e x c l u d i n g the
the E
s t e v a n Deep,
Deep, seem
seem to
t o be declining;
d e c l i n i n g ; catch,
c a t c h , effort,
e f f o r t , and catch
c a t c h per
per
a l l declining.
declining.
uunit
n i t of
of effort
e f f o r t are
a r e all
Percentages
P e r c e n t a g e s based
based on
on 7-year
7-year average,
a v e r a g e , 1955-1961.
1955-1961.
-3British Columbia trawlers landed just over 900,000 pounds of petrale
sole in 1961.
This was 50,000 pounds less than in 1960, but still higher than
the average for the 1955-60
period. Catch per
region (Area 3C) showed no significant
unit of effort in the southern
change from
the northern region the catch per hour was the
the three
previous
lowest recorded since
In
years.
1956, and the
second lowest since 1945, when records were first maintained.
(b)
The s,jinter fishery
or petrale sole, 1961-62 season.
There is a
closed season on petrale sole which applies to trawlers from Oregon, Washington
and British Columbia.
This closed season runs from late December to March 31.
concerned which
There is some variation in starting dates between the agencies
is discussed in section 0(1) below.
he regulations
governing this closed
season make provision for a specified tolerance on incidental landings.
gain some impression of the
To
ctent of these incidental landings, data for the
Table II,
months of Janua'y through Iàrch, 1962, have been summarized in
by area,
by state or province, and by depth.
Californian trawlers, operating free of winter restrictions, landed
Some 423,000 pounds
637,000 pounds of petrale sole from January to March, 1962.
of this came from waters deeper than 100 fathoms.
Oregon trawlers landed about 333,000 pounds of petrale sole during
winter period.
About a third of this came from waters
deeper
The wi-iter fishery for petrale sole in Oregon waters wa
incidental
than 90 fathoms.
for the most part,
to a fishery for Pacific ocean perch and Dover sole.
however, appeared to be specifically in search of petrale
During th
Several trips,
o1e.
winter fishing season, Washington trawlers landed 0.4 million
pounds of petrale sole of which some 253,000 pounds came from waters
than 100 fathoms.
the
deeper
-4Table II.
11.
winter
The w
i n t e r fishery
f i s h e r y for
f o r petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e in
i n 1962
1962 (January-March).
( ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - & ~ ~
S
m a r y of
of landings
l a n d i n g s by
by state,
s t a t e , area
area and
and depth.
depth.
Summary
Area
lA
lb
10
2A
2A
2B
20
C
alifornia
California
2C
Washington
Orego11
Oregon
Washington
Oregon
Washington
2D
2D
3A
3A
3B
30
30
3D
3D
4B
5A
5A
5B
5B
50
50
SD
SD
Less than
than
G
r e a t e r than
than
Greater
iGO
far;homs
100 fathoms
100 fathoms
fathoms
100
pounds
pounds
25,000
126,000
61,000
1,000
5,500
31,200
21,400
100
155,500
61,000
125,000
237,000
1,500
86,000
251,000
290,000
2,500
5,500
94,700
27,900
100
202,900
1,400
2,500
15,900
40,300
81,100
4,200
175,400
2,200
700
Total
Total
Agency
ti
H
I1
it
U
Oregon*
Oregon*
II
It
U
I1
ii
S
IU
Ca.nada
Canada
Wasiington
Wa,st?ington
Canada
Washington
W
as hirig t o.r,
Canada
Washington
Canada
Washington
Garla&
Canada
Washington
Canada
Canada
Washington
Mashington
Canada
...
...
8,300
29,200
13,900
4,200
9,700
2,200
700
39,000
2,800
8,500
2,300
100
..
1,400
21,000
...
63,500
6,500
...
47,400
1,400
2,500
7,600
11,100
67,200
...
165,700
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
39,000
2,800
8,500
2,300
100
..
...
+'Oregon
e p o r t s landiligs
g r e a t e r or
o r less
l e s s than
t h a n 90
90 fathoms.
fathoms.
*Oregon rreports
landings as greater
1,400
21,000
-5winter
The Canadian fishery
f i s h e r y for
f o r petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e during
d u r i n g the
the w
i n t e r season
season is
i s almost
almost
nnegligible
e g l i g i b l e and is
i s totally
t o t a l l y aa shallow
shallow water
w a t e r fishery.
fishery.
During tthe
h e 1962 w
inter
winter
closed
c l o s e d season,
season, total
t o t a l landings
l a n d i n g s were
were only
only 32,000
32,000 pounds.
pounds.
Most
came from
from
Most ol"
of tthis
h i s came
( ~ r e aSD).
5D).
nnorthern
o r t h e r n Hecate Strait
S t r a i t (Area
of tthe
closed pperiod
almost impossible
impossible
hDuee to
t o changes iin
n the
t h e dduration
u r a t i o n of
h e closed
e r i o d iit
t iis
s almost
to
t o make any vvalid
a l i d comparisons by area
a r e a or
o r depth
depth with
w i t h landings
l a n d i n g s in
i n previous
previous years.
years.
However,
Oregon, Washington and B
British
Columbia dduring
t h e total
t o t a l landings
l a n d i n g s by Oregon,
r i t i s h C;?lvmbia
uring
I-Iowever, the
the
t h e cclosed
l o s e d pperiod
e r i o d (January
( ~ a n u a r ythrough March) in
i n 1962
1962 were slightly
s l i g h t l y over
over 0.7
0.7 million
million
pourds,
w i t h 0.3 million
m i l l i o n pounds
pounds for
f o r the
t h e same
same period
p e r i o d in
i n 1961.
1961.
pounds, as compared with
(2)
a c i f i c (true)
( t r u e ) Cod
(2) P
Pacific
Total
1961 was only
only 77 million
m i l l i o n pounds,
$ounds, lower
lower than
than
T
o t a l ttrue
r u e cod production in 1961
a n n u l total
t o t a l since
s i n c e 1950.
1950.
any annual
There has been a steady
s t e a d y decline
d e c l i n e in
i n landings
l a n d i n g s since
since
1958 when a peak production of
of over
over 22
22 million
m i l l i o n pounds
pounds was
was landed.
lancied.
1958
Washington
reports
d e c l i n e in
i n catch,
c a t c h , effort
e f f o r t and
and catch
c a t c h per
p e r unit
u n i t of
of effort
e f f o r t in
i n all
a l l waters
waters
r e p o r t s a decline
38 northward,
northward, except
from Area 3A
in territorial
t e r r i t o r i a l waters of
of Georgia
Georgia Strait
S t r a i t and
and
except in
Puget
where ccatch
hour was
was slightly
Puget Sound
Sound (Area
( ~ r e 14A)
a4.A) where
a t c h pper
e r hour
s l i g h t l y higher.
higher.
Since
S i n c e the
t h e decline
decline
widespread, Washington feels
was widespread,
f e e l s that
t h a t it was due to
t o some ffactor
a c t o r iin
n the
t h e nnatural
atural
n 1958,
a t h e r tthan
h a n tto
o ffishing
ishing
environment,
o s s i b l y tthe
h e abnormally
environment, ppossibly
abnoinal1y warm
warm water
water iin
1958, rrather
pressure.
pressure.
British
recorded reduced
reduced ccatches
and reduced
reduced ccatch
B
r i t i s h Columbia aalso
l s o recorded
a t c h e s and
a t c h pper
er
uunit
n i t of effort
e f f o r t in
i n all
a l l areas.
areas.
The lower west coast
c o a s t of
of Vancouver
Vancouvsr Island
I s l a n d (Area
( ~ r e 3C),
a3 ~ ) ,
cod, had iits
worst
with
normally a good producer
producer of
of true
t r u e cod,
ts w
o r s t yyear
ear w
i t h rrespect
e s p e c t tto
o ccatch
atch
pper
e r hour since
s i n c e records
r e c o r d s were first
f i r s t taken
taken in
i n 1951.
1951.
Current rresearch
e s e a r c h suggests
s u g g e s t s that
that
tthe
h e ddecline
e c l i n e is
i s due to
t o poor recruitment
r e c r u i t m e n t in
i n several
s e v e r a l consecutive
c o n s e c u t i v e years.
years.
E a r l y reports
reports
Early
have nnot
any iindication
of aa rreversal
of tthis
downward
on tthe
h e ffishery
i s h e r y iin
n 1962 have
o t shown any
n d i c a t i o n of
e v e r s a l of
h i s downward
trend.
trend.
i n Oregon
Oregon and
and California.
California.
True cod are
a r e of
of nnegligible
e g l i g i b l e importance
importance in
-6-(3) Lingcod
(3)
In
I n contrast
c o n t r a s t to
t o the
t h e landings
l a n d i n g s of
of true
t r u e cod,
cod, those
t h o s e of
of trawl-caught
trawl-caught lingcod
lingcod
increased.
have increased.
In
I n 1961, total
t o t a l production for
f a r the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c coast
c o a s t of
of North America
was over
over 99 million
m i l l i o n pounds.
pounds.
well
This was slightly
s l i g h t l y higher
h i g h e r than in
i n 1960
1960 and w
e l l above
the
t h e annual production of 66 million
m i l l i o n pounds
pounds recorded in
i n 1956, 1957
1957 and 1958.
This
jincrease
n c r e a s e is
i s almost totally
t o t a l l y due to
t o increased
i n c r e a s e d effort
e f f o r t by Washington and British
British
Columbia trawlers.
trawlers.
Columbia
Washington reports
r e p o r t s that
t h a t catch
c a t c h per
per unit
u n i t of
of effort
e f f o r t is
i s stable
stable
grounds o
off
Washington coast
on grounds
f f tthe
h e Wasiiington
c o a s t (Area
( ~ r e a3B)
3 ~ but
b) u t is
i s showing a slight
s l i g h t decline
d e c l i n e off
off
Vancouver
Va,ncouver Island
I s l a n d (Area
(Area 3C).
3C).
Canada reports
r e p o r t s no decline
d e c l i n e in
i n catch
c a t c h per unit
u n i t of
of effort
effort
aassociated
ssociated w
i t h increasing
i n c r e a s i n g catches
c a t c h e s in
i n the
t h e latter
l a t t e r area.
area.
with
A
p r e s e n t there
t h e r e does nnot
ot
Att present
seem to
-to be any cause
c a u s e for
f o r concern
concern regarding
r e g a r d i n g the
t h e condition
c o n d i t i o n of
of the
t h e fishery.
fishery.
Further
Further
\discussion
i i s c u s s i o n appears below
below in
i n section
s e c t i o n c(i).
~(1).
(.4)
Ocean Perch
Perch
(4) PPacific
a c i f i c Ocean
1961, total
IIn
n 1961,
t o t a l production was over 12
1 2 million
m i l l i o n pounds,
pounds, somewhat higher
higher
t h a n in
i n 1960.
1960.
than
Since
1956 the
t h e average
average annual catch
c a t c h has
has been
been about
a b o u t 99 million
m i l l i o n pounds.
pounds.
S i n c e 1956
Kuch
o f the
t h e increase
i n c r e a s e can be attributed
a t t r i b u t e d to
t o the
t h e failing
f a i l i n g true
t r u e cod
cod fishery
f i s h e r y and
and the
the
Much of
and to
t o the
t h e discovery
d i s c o v e r y by
by the
t h e J A n N.
N. CCobb
t r a n s f e r r i n g of
of effort
e f f o r t to
t o ocean
ocean perch,
perch, and
transferring
new grounds.
grounds.
on nev
Both
Hoth these
t h e s e factors
f a c t o r s apply particularly
p a r t i c u l a r l y to
t o Washington
Washington trawlers.
trawlers.
There is
i s some
aomc indication
i n d i c a t i o n that
t h a t fish
f i s h on
on established
e s t a b l i s h e d banks,
banks, i.e.,
i . e . , Willapa
Willapa Deep
Deep (Area
( ~ r e 3B?),
a3 ~ : ( ) ,
aare
r c smaller
s m a l l e r than
t h a n those
t h o s e found
lound on
on the
t h e newer grounds.
grounds.
5 ~ )
Queen Charlotte
C h a r l o t t e Sound
Sound (Area
(Area SB)
Queen
be
ccontinues
o n t i n u e s to
to b
e the
t h e largest
l a r g e s t producer,
producer, supplying
supplying 44%
4.4% of
of the
t h e Washington catch
c a t c h and
and
a l l of
o f the
t h e Canadian
Canadian catch.
catch.
all
a r e indications
i n d i c a t i o n s that
t h a t the
t h e 1962
1962 production will
will
There are
be
b e larger
l a r g e r than
t h a n ever
ever and
and as
a s yet
y e t there
t h e r e are
a r e no
no signs
s i g n s of
of aa drop
drop in
i n catch
c a t c h per
per unit
u n i t of
of
effort.
effort.
-7SUARY
SUkIMARYOFOFRECENT
BECEidTTAGGING
TAGGING PROJECTS
PROJECTS
B.
B.
(1) P
Petrale
Sole
(1)
etrale S
ole
Table III
111 presents a summary
swnmary of
of recent
r e c e n t taggings
taggings conducted
conducted along
along the
t h e west
west
of North America and Table
Table PT
I V summarizes
summarizes the
t h e recaptures
recaptures by
by area
a r e a up
up to
to
ccoast
o a s t of
1, 1962.
1962.
August 1,
Table III.
111.
Table
P
r o j eect
ct
Proj
petrale
Recent p
e t r a l e sole
s o l e taggings.
taggings.
Depth
Area of tagging
tagging
(fath.)
(fath.)
reNo,
No. re-
No.
No.
ddate
ate
tagged
Lagged
1
23 Heceta Bank
2B
Feb-Mar'60
Feb-Mart60
2
3~
lattery
Flattery
3C Cape F
6655
3
1lBB Halfmoon Bay
165-250
165-2
50
4
3C
3C La Perouse Bank
40-50
40-50
Mayun'6l
MayJunt61
5
1C-2A Eurelra-Mack
Eureka-Mack Arch
1C-2.A
45-136
45-136
6
3R
3A Willapa Deep
7
8
Agency
covered
5,040
294
174
17'4
57
Washington
Was1ington
Nov-Dec'60
Nov-Dec
63 2,378
91
C
alifornia
California
53
53
15
Washington
Apr
Apr '62
' 62
441
4.41
32
CaliforniaCaliforniaOregon
190
190
Feb '62
'62
4,461
61
Washington
Destruction iIsland
3B
sland
3B Des-truction
190
190
Feb '62
I 62
5555
0
Washington
Cape Sco-tt
Scott
5A
5A Capa
45-55
45-55
JJunJul'60
~n-Jul'bO
751
751
132
Table IV.
TV.
Table
68-210
68-210
Tagging
Nay
b
y '60
60
Oregon
Canada
Summary
Summary of
of petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e tag
t a g returns
r e t u r n s by
by area
a r e a to
t o August
August 1,
1, 1962.
1962.
Underlined numbers indicate
i n d i c a t e area
a r e a of tagging.
tagging.
2C
2C
2D
3A
3B
3B
59
19
...17
3C
3C
5A
5A
5B
SB
P
roject
Project
I
A llBb 11CC
1A
2A
72
1
.. ...13
3
2
........
..
3
..............................................
4
...........................
2B
2B
1
...
1
...
3D
3D
Total
T
otal
.........
18
294
...............
16
57
2
5
11
SD
5D
??
jC
SC
...............
4
91
15
.
continued...
continued..
r
-8Table IV
I V (continued)
(continued)
P
roject
Project
JA
1A
1lBB
1C
1C
2A
2A
2B
2B
20
2
C
2D
2
D
3A
3A
3B
3B
30
3C
3D
3D
00
oo*
0,,
o
.....................
32
8
6
...............
61
5A
5A
5B
5B
5D
5D
550
C
??
5
1
6
................. .1
7
........................ 0
.....................
8
...............
5
1
1
1
7
10
88
10
2
...
Total
Total
11
7
0
132
((2)
2 ) Dover Sole
Table V
-- - -
--
Pro j e c t
Project
-
Area
Depth
(fath.)
(fath.)
Tagging
Tagging
date
date
No.
No.
tagged
No.
reNo. recovered
Agency
1
2C Stonewall Bank
Bank
20
85-272
85-272
MayIune, 1961
PlayJune,
1961 4,319
4,319
77
77
Oregon
2
2D
2
D SW
15U Columbia
Columbia ft.
R.
50-300
Jime, 13611961J"e7
June,
June, 1962
1962
3,451
3,451
21
21
Oregon
1C-2A
Eureka to
IC-2A Zureka
to
Mack Arch
Maelc
4.5-136
45-136
April, 1962
1962
April,
2,336
2,396
''
OregonOregonCalifornia
~
alifornia
91
All
A l l recoveries
recoveries were
were made
made in
i n the
t h e areas
areas of
of tagging.
tagging.
(3)
(3)
Pacific
E a c i l i c (true)
( t r u e ) Cod
Table VI
Project
Proj
ect
Area
Depth
((fath)
fath. )
Tagging
d
ate
date
No.
No,
tagged
No. rerecovered
Agency
1.
5D
W White
SD S
SW
White Rocks
50
50
February,1560
10 1,228
February,
1,228
280
Canada
Canada
22
SD SW White
White Rocks
533
50
February, 1961
1,033
February,
3361 1,033
245
Canada
continued...
continued...
-9Table VI
V I (continued)
( continued)
Proj
P
r o j eect
ct
-
Depth
Tagging
((fath.)
fath.)
date
date
Area
-
-
No.
lio.
tagged
No. rreito.
e-
Agency
covered
-
-
-
3
30
Firing
3
C F
i r i n g Range
38-48
38-48
May-June, 1961
&fagJune,
1961 1,050
1 , O 50
236
23
6
Canada
4
4
330C FFiring
i r i n g Range
38-48
38-48
Nay-June,
MayJune, 1962
1962
157
157
66
Canada
5
4B
4.B Victoria
Victoria
45-55
45-55
April,
April, 1960
1960
230
4-4
44
Canada
5
n Area
5C, tthe
h e remainder
he
P
roject 1
Project
1 produced 4
4 recoveries
recoveries iin
Area 50,
remainder coming from
from tthe
r o j e c t 3 came from iinside
n s i d e waters
t r a i t of
One recovery from p
project
waters of
of the
the S
Strait
of
tagging area.
area.
a).AAlll l
Georgia (Area
( ~ r e413).
a
Georgia
t h e rest
r e s t came from
from the
the tagging
tagging area.
area.
the
Projects
2, 44 and 55
P
r o j e c t s 2,
n o t yielded any recoveries outside
o u t s i d e the
the respective
r e s p e c t i v e tagging
tagging areas.
areas.
have not
(4)
(4) Lingcod
Table VII
VlI
Proj ec
t
Proj
ect
Area
1
1
30 40-Mile
40-Mile Uank
Bank
3C
2
2
30
3i: La Perouse Bank
3
3
4413
3 VVictoria
ictoria
-
-
Depth
Tagging
Tagging
((fath.)
fa-th. )
date
d
ate
No.
tagged
No. re-.
recovered
Agency
436
280
Washington
40-50
40-50
MayIune,
FiayJune, 1961
1961 549
549
158
158
Washington
45-55
45-55
October, 1960
October,
1960 187
187
37
37
40
June, 1960
1960
June,
-
Canada
C anada
-
-
All
of tagging.
A l l recoveries were made in
i n the
t h e areas
a r e a s of
(5)
(5) Other Species
Idlay and
and June,
June, 1961, Oregon tagged
tagged 115
1 1 5 PPacific
a c i f i c mean
ocean perch
perch on
on the
the
During May
Area 20,
S
t o n e ~ ~ aBank,
Bank,
ll
2C, in
i n 85-120
85-120 fathoms.
fathoms.
Stoneuall
August
1, 1962.
1962.
August 1,
There have been no recoveries
r e c o v e r i e s to
to
- 10 -
From
From June,
June, 1961,to
1 9 6 1 , t o June,
June, 1962,
1962, Oregon
Oregon tagged
tagged 577
5'77 sablefish
s a b l e f i s h in
i n Area
Area 2D.
2D.
The
Tlle tagging
t a g g i n g was
1.ras done
done during
d u r i n g cruises
c r u i s e s which
which ran
r a n southwest
southwest from
from the
t h e Columbia
Columbia River.
River.
of water
w a t e r ranged
ranged from
from 50
50 to
t o 300
300 fathoms.
fathoms.
Depth of
So ffar
a r there
t'nere have
have been
been no
no recoveries.
recoveries.
IIn
n February,
s a b l e f i s h were
February, 1962,
1962, 130 sablefish
ere tagged
Washington has
has also
a l s o tagged
tagged sablefish.
sablefish.
Washington
L ~ OD
e s t r u c t i o n Island
I s l a n d Deep (Area
(Area 3B)
3 ~ in
i) n 190 fathoms of
of water.
on -the
Destruction
water.
There has been
recovery to
one reoovery
t o date
d a t e and that
t h a t was made in
i n the
t h e tagging
tagging area.
area.
1960, on
on the
t h e Cape
Cape
Canada tagged 1,509 rock
rock sole
s o l e during
d u r i n g June
June and
and July,
J u l y , 1960,
S c o t t Bank
i3ank (Area
( ~ r e a5)
51) in
i n 45-55
45-55 fathoms.
fathoms.
Scott
There have been 221
221 recoveries
r e c o v e r i e s to
t o date,
d a t e , of
of
Out of
t a g s remaining,
remaining, 66 were recovered
of the
t h e 10
1 0 tags
whicki
211 came
came from
from the
t h e tagging
t a g g i n g area.
area.
which 211
5B, one came from Area 3D,
3D, and 33 were plant
p l a n t recoveries
r e c o v e r i e s without information
information
from Area 5B,
as
a s to
t o area
a r e a of
of capture.
capture.
April,
English
in
IIn
n A
p r i l , 1960,
0)
in
1960, Canada tagged 282 E
n g l i s h sole
s o l e off
o f f Victoria
V i c t o r i a (Area
(Area 4B)
45
of water.
water.
45 fathoms of
13y August 1,
1, 1962, 67
67 tags
t a g s had
had been
been recovered.
recovered.
By
was widespread, one
one tag
t a g coming
coming from
fromArea
Area2C,
2C, far
f a rtot othe
t h esou-bh.
sou-th.
was
w
e r e recovered in
i n Area
Area 3B,
3E, and
and 25
25 from
from the
t h e tagging
t a g g i n g area.
area.
were
Dispersion
Twenty-six
tags
Twenty-six tags
4 recoveries
recoveries
There were 4
from
Trom Area 4A
f+A and 88 unknown
wnlrnown as
a s to
t o area.
area.
.
C
C.
1~ISWRYREGULATIONS
LUGPLATlOi\JS
FISHERY
( 1 ) Winter
e t r a l e Sole
Sole
(1)
Winter Clostu-e
Closure on P
Petrale
( a ) Current regulation.
regulation.
(a)
IIn
n December,
t h e Trawl F
i s h e r y Committee
December, 1961, the
Fishery
approved tthe
Technical
he T
e c h n i c a l SSubommitteets
u b 4 0 r n m i t t e e f srecommendation
recommendation to
t o change
change the
t h e period
p e r i o d of
of
I
.
winter
w
i n t e r closure
c l o s u r e to
t o January
J anuary 1
1 to
t o March
Phrc h 31
31 (as
( a s opposed
opposed to
t o December
December 20
20 to
t o April
A p r i l 15).
15)
The proposal
p r o p o s a l was subsequently
s u b s e q u e n t l y adopted
adopted by
by Oregon,
Oregon, but
b u t Washington
Washington adopted
adopted aa closing
closing
3 rrather
a t h e r than January 1.
1. A
e t , Canada iis
s taking
t a k i n g aaction
c t i o n tto
o modify
ddate
a t e of
of December 2
23
Ass y
yet,
modify
the
t h e original
o r i g i n a l regulation
r e g u l a t i o n (December
(December 20
20 to
t o April
A p r i l 15).
15).
I
I
Oregon,
B r i t i s h Columbia
Columbia have
have aa uniform
uniform tolerance
t o l e r a n c e limit
l i m i t of
of
Oregon, Washington and British
3,000 pounds of
of petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e per
p e r trip
t r i p during
during the
t h e closed
c l o s e d period
p e r i o d (Washington
(washington abolished
abolished
3,000
the
t h e LL,; ttolerance
o l e r a n c e on Iblarch
17, 1962).
1962).
March 17,
Except in
i n the
t h e case
c a s e of
of Oregon the
t h e two-trip
two-trip
l i m i t on
on incidental
i n c i d e n t a l landings
l a n d i n g s has
has been
been retained.
retained.
limit
1
- 11 -
((b)
b ) EEffectiveness
f f e c t i v e n e s s of
of the
t h e regulation.
reaulation.
The rregulation
e g u l a t i o n aappears
p p e a r s tto
o bbe
e eeffective
ffective
of petrale
p e t r a l e s oo1e.
le.
in
i n discouraging
d i s c o u r a g i n g heavy fishing
f i s h i n g on
on spawning
spawning concentrations
c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of
Ass shown
A
in
Table
II, landings
waters
in T
a b l e 11,
l a n d i n g s from w
a t e r s fished
f i s h e d by Oregon,
Oregon, Washington and
and British
B r i t i s h Columbia,
Columbia,
and
a n d from
from depths
d e p t h s greater
g r e a t e r than
t h a n 100
1 0 0 fathoms,
fathoms, were
were relatively
r e l a t i v e l y small.
small.
Landings from
spawning ground
ground ((Area
were
one-tenth of
of tthose
tthe
h e d1s stevan
t e v a n spawning
a r e a 33D)
~ were
)
lless
e s s tthan
h a n one-tenth
h o s e made in
in
aa comparable period
p e r i o d in
i n 1957, the
t h e year
y e a r before
b e f o r e the
t h e winter
w i n t e r closure
c l o s u r e came
came into
i n t o effect.
effect.
Nevertheless,
N
e v e r t h e l e s s , complete protection
p r o t e c t i o n of
of these
t h e s e stocks
s t o c k s is
i s difficult
d i f f i c u l t to
t o maintain.
maintain.
Without complete
t h e rregulation
e g u l a t i o n may nnot
o t bbe
e eevident
vident.
complete protection
p r o t e c t i o n the
the benefits
b e n e f i t s of
of the
In
In
Oregon and Washington
Washington there
t h e r e were aa number
number of
of cases
c a s e s in
i n which
which the
t h e incidental
i n c i d e n t a l landings
landings
exceeded the
t h e 3,000-pound
3,000-pound limit
l i m i t per
p e r trip,
t r i p , or
o r the
the 8%
s'$ maximum
maximum (Washington
(washington only).
only).
Theie
There
s e v e r a l reports
r e p o r t s of
of landings
l a n d i n g s being
b e i n g deliberately
d e l i b e r a t e l y misidentified
m i s i d e n t i f i e d as
as to
t o species.
species.
were several
As
no d
difficulty
has been
been encountered
encountered
lis far
f a r as the
t h e Canadian ffishery
i s h e r y is
i s concerned,
concerned, no
i f f i c u l t y has
since
s i n c e nnegligible
e g l i g i b l e deepwater fishing
f i s h i n g occurs
occurs in
i n the
t h e winter
w i n t e r months.
months.
The original
o r i g i n a l basis
b a s i s for
f o r the
t h e regulation
r e g u l a t i o n Was
was not
n o t as
a s illogical
i l l o g i c a l as
as the
the
problem of
it appear.
appear.
of proving
proving the
t h e benefit
b e n e f i t makes
makes it
petrale
g
e t r a l e sole
s o l e was declining.
declining.
i n s h o r e summer fishery
f i s h e r y for
for
The inshore
The deepwater
deepater spawning
d i s c o v e r e d , aand
nd
spawning grounds
grounds were discovered,
aan
n intense
i n t e n s e fishery
f i s h e r y commenced
commenced upon
upon these
t h e s e concentrated
c o n c e n t r a t e d and
and highly
h i g h l y vulnerable
v u l n e r a b l e stocks.
stocks.
Tagging
l a g g i n g showed an
an interchange
i n t e r c h a n g e of
of fish
f i s h to
t o and
and from
from the
t h e inshore
i n s h o r e and
and deep
deep stocks.
stocks.
flather
wait ffor
of tthe
was enacted.
R
a t h e r t hthan
a n wait
o r t the
h e ddepletion
e p l e t i o n of
h e sstocks,
t o c k s , rregulation
e g u l a t i o n was
enacted.
The
inshore
north
i n s i l o r e stock,
stock, n
o r t h of
of Vancouver Island,
I s l a n d , continued
c o n t i n u e d to
t o decline,
d e c l i n e , although
a l t h o u g h there
-there
was no
no drastic
d r a s t i c reduction
r e d u c t i o n in
i n catch
c a t c h comparable to
t o the
t h e intensity
i n t e n s i t y of
of the
t h e removal of
of
spawning fish,
195'1.
f i s h , especially
e s p e c i a l l y in
i n 1957.
At
perch and Dover
Dover ssole
A t times
t i m e s (one
( o n e yyear
e a r in
i n the
t h e llast
a s t ssix)
i x ) ocean perch
o l e ooccur
ccur
where p
petrale
spawning and
and hence
hence tthe
winter
on tthe
h e grounds where
e t r a l e ssole
o l e cconcentrate
o n c e n t r a t e ffor
o r spawning
he w
inter
cclosure
l o s u r e on the
t h e latter
l a t t e r species
s p e c i e s does
does not
n o t discourage
discowage fishing
f i s h i n g on
on those
t h o s e grounds.
grounds.
When
tthis
h i s occurs,
o c c u r s , the
t h e capture
capture of
of petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e is
i s to
t o aa large
l a r g e extent
e x t e n t unavoidable.
unavoidable.
Amounts
but
iin
n eexcess
x c e s s of
of tthe
h o aallowable
l l o w a b l e limit
l i m i t per
p e r trip
t r i p are
a r e presumably
presumably returned
r e t u r n e d to
t o the
t h e sea,
s e a , but
llittle
i t t l e information
i n f o r m a t i o n is
i s available
a v a i l a b l e on
on the
-the chances
chances of
of survival.
survival.
12 -
((c)
c ) lFuture
u t u r e action.
action.
The Sub-Committee
Suboinrnittee is
with
i s concerned w
i t h proving the
t h e vvalue
alue
of
h e rregulation
e g u l a t i o n as
as aa conservation
c o n s e r v a t i o n measure.
measure.
of tthe
I t has been ppointed
o i n t e d out
o u t that
t h a t the
the
It
spawning fish
f i s h during
d u r i n g the
t h e 1957
1957 season
season had
had no demonstrated
demonstrated effect
effect
heavy removal of spawning
on the
t h e success
s u c c e s s of
of fishing
f i s h i n g in
i n the
t h e succeeding
succeedingspring
s p r i n gand
andswnn'ier
summer ffisheries.
isheries.
Also,
iitt iis
s ttoo
o o eearly
a r l y tto
o demonstrate that
t h a t tthe
he p
r o t e c t i o n of
t h e spawning sstock
t o c k ssince
ince
protection
of the
the w
i n t e r of 1958
1958 has
bas resulted
r e s u l t e d in
i n an
a n increase
i n c r e a s e in
i n recruitment
r e c r u i t m e n t to
t o the
t h e fisheries.
fisheries.
the
winter
The removal of
of stock
stoclr. uunintentionally
n i n t e n t i o n a l l y and
n t e n t i o n a l l y as
e s u l t of
of
and iintentionally
as aa rreu1t
the
e g u l a t i o n could
c o u l d mask the
t h e effects
e f f e c t s of
of the
t h e regulation
r e g u l a t i o n as
a s it
it is
i s uncertain
u n c e r t a i n how
the rregulation
ma.ny of
of the
t h e fish
f i s h are
a r e killed
k i l l e d when
when returned
r e t u r n e d to
t o the
t h e sea.
sea.
many
Quite
Q u i t e aside
a s i d e from the
t h e conservation
c o n s e r v a t i o n requirements
r e q u i r e m e n t s for
f o r petrale
p e t r a l e sole,
s o l e , there
there
iis
s the
t h e question
q u e s t i o n of
of what effect
e f f e c t the
the w
i n t e r closure
c l o s u r e has in
i n reducing
r e d u c i n g the
t h e efficiency
efficiency
winter
of
i s h i n g for
l o r other
o t h e r species,
s p e c i e s , which,
which, iin
n tthe
h e broad
i c t u r e , f i g u r e more
of ffishing
broad ppicture,figure
more prominently
prominently
i n the
t h e economy
economy of
of the
t h e trawl
trawl fishery-.
fishery.
in
For these
t h e s e reasons,
r e a s o n s , the
t h e Sub-Committee has reservatiois
r e s e r v a t i o n s aabout
b o u t the
t h e efficacy
efficacy
of
of the
t h e present
p r e s e n t regulation.
regulation.
However,
bee taken
However, no action
a c t i o n should b
t a k e n until
u n t i l the
t h e results
results
of
c u r r e n t investigations
i n v e s t i g a t i o n s have
have been
been thoroughly
t h o ~ o u g h l yanalyzed.
analyzed.
of current
Current
C
u r r e n t investigations
investigations
consist
c o n s i s t of
of market sampling to
t o determine the
t h e aage
g e composition of
of the
t h e petrale
p e t r a l e sole
sole
ccatch,
a t c h , which
i n turn
t ~ w nprovides
of the
t h e rrecruitment
e c r u i t m e n t or
o r entry
e n t r y of
of young ffish
ish
which in
provides a measure of
i n t o the
t h e fishery.
fishery.
into
This study
s t u d y is
i s bbeing
e i n g cconducted
o n d ~ c t e dby the
t h e FFisheries
i s h e r i e s Research Board
This
of
oT Canada.
Canada.
(2)
i z e LLimit
i m i t on Lingcod
(2) I1;inimum
Minimum S
Size
I
(a)
u r r e n t r e g u l a t i o n . IIn
n Canada there is a minimum size
s i z e llimit
i m i t of
(a)~ Curreeu1ation.
of 3
3 pounds
((dressed,
d r e s s e d , head o
f f ) on lingcod,
l i n g c o d , while
w h i l e in
i n Washington
Washington State
S t a t e there
t h e r e is
i s no
no limit.
limit.
off)
f i s h e r m e n state
s t a t e that,
t h a t , for
f o r conservation
c o n s e r v a t i o n reasons,
r e a s o n s , United States
S t a t e s agencies
agencies
Canadian fishermen
sshould
h o u l d aadopt
d o p i a similar
s i m i l a r size
s i z e limit.
limit.
However, the
t h e main reason
r e a s o n for
f o r their
t h e i r complaint is
is
However,
t h a t lingcod
l i n g c o d which are
a r e below the
t h e Canadian
Canadian minimum
minimum size
s i z e limit
l i m i t are
a r e being
b e i n g shipped
shipped into
into
that
t h e State
S t a t e of
of Washington (the
( t h e exact
e x a c t extent
e x t e n t of
of this
t h i s practice
p r a c t i c e is
is unknown).
unknown).
Canada from the
((b)
b ) SEfficacy
f f i c a c y of the
t h e size
s i z e limit.
limit.
The Canadian size
s i z e limit
l i m i t was instituted
instituted
many
and on
on the
t h e basis
b a s i s of
of economic
economic rather
r a t h e r than
t h a n biological
b i o l o g i c a l considerations.
considerations.
many years
y e a r s ago
ago and
I
I
I
1
- 13 -
It
I t so
s o happens,
happens, however,
however, that
t h a t results
r e s u l t s of
of recent
r e c e n t studies
s t u d i e s in
i n the
t h e Strait
S t r a i t of
of Georgia
Georgia
-
o t bbe
e aapplicable
p p l i c a b l e to
t o offshore
offshore w
a t e r s - specifically,
s p e c i f i c a l l y , Area
Area 30)
3 ~ )
(which may
may o
orr may nnot
waters
shov that
t h a t a minimum size
s i z e close
c l o s e to
t o that
t h a t now
now in
i n force
f o r c e would
would be
b e in
i n the
t h e interest
i n t e r e s t of
of
show
maximum
rriaximwn sustainable
s u s - t a i n a b l e yield
y i e l d from
from aa given
g i v e n recruitment.
recruitment.
T h i s conclusion
c o n c l u s i o n presupposes
presupposes
This
s e l e c t i v e method
method of
of fishing
f i s h i n g which
which allows
a l l o w s undersized
u n d e r s i z e d fish
f i s h to
t o escape
escape unharmed
unharmed
a selective
(e.g.,
( e . g . , a large
l a r g e mesh
mesh size
s i z e or
o r large
l a r g e hook
hook size).
size).
Small lingcod
l i n g c o d are
a r e vulnerable
v u l n e r a b l e to
to
Small
capture
by conventional
c o n v e n t i o n a l trawling
t r a w l i n g gear
g e a r and
and an
a n unimown
unknown percentage
p e r c e n t a g e of
of these
t h e s e are
are
c a p t u r e by
r e t u r n e d to
t o the
t h e sea
s e a in
i n aa dead
dead or
o r dying
dying condition.
condition.
returned
If the
t h e percentage
p e r c e n t a g e is
i s high,
h i g h , then
then
minimum size
s i z e limit
l i m i t would
would serve
s e r v e no
no useful
u s e f u l purpose,
purpose, except
e x c e p t to
t o the
t h e extent
e x t e n t that
t h a t it
it
aa minimum
would
would discourage
d i s c o u r a g e fishing
f i s h i n g in
i n areas
a r e a s where
where undersized
u n d e r s i z e d lingcod
l i n g c o d abound.
abound.
l a c k s information
i n f o r m a t i o n needed
needed for
f o r evaluation
e v a l u a t i o n of
of the
t h e current
current
The Sub-Committee lacks
The
r e g u l a t i o n and
and therefore
t h e r e f o r e is
Canadian regulation
i s unable
u n a b l e to
t o give
g i v e an
a n opinion
o p i n i o n on
on the
t h e need
need for
for
international
i n t e r n a t i o n a l uniformity.
uniformity.
In
( ~ r e 30)
a3C) there
t h e r e is
i s as
as yet
y e t no
no
I n the
t h e area
a r e a of
of conflict
c o n f l i c t (Area
evidence
i s declining,
d e c l i n i n g , in
i n spite
s p i t e of
of greatly
g r e a t l y increased
increased
evidence that
t h a t the
t h e stock
s t o c k of
of lingcod
l i n g c o d is
.
fishing
fishing.
D.
D.
REVIEW
PROCEDURES FOR
FOR COMPILATION
COILATION AND
FIEVIEW OF
OF PROCEPIUkfS
ANDPUBLICATION
PUBLICATIONOF
OFCATCH
CATCH STATISTICS
STATISTICS
The Sub-Committee
Sub-Gommittee viewed with
w i t h satisfaction
s a t i s f a c t i o n the
t h e publication
p u b l i c a t i o n of
of the
t h e trawl
trawl
fishery
f i s h e r y statistics
s t a t i s t i c s in
i n the
t h e 14th
1 4 t h Annual
Annual Report
Report of
of the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c Marine
Marine Fisheries
Fisheries
Commission.
Gonlmission.
AA unanimous
unanimous vote
v o t e of
of commendation
commendation was
was passed
passed to
t o the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c Marine
Marine
Fisheries
F i s h e r i e s Commission
C o m i s s i o n for
f o r the
t h e publication
p u b l i c a t i o n of
of trawl
trawl catch
c a t c h statistics
s t a t i s t i c s by month
and
and area
a r e a from
from 1956-60.
1956-60.
of P.M.F.C.,
P.M.F.C.,
In
I n view
view of
of the
t h e forthcoming
forthcoming change
change in
i n Executive
E x e c u t i v e Directors
D i r e c t o r s of
Canada
Canada again
a g a i n offered
o f f e r e d to
t o compile
compile the
t h e statistics
s t a t i s t i c s for
f o r 1961
1 9 6 1 for
f o r publication
p u b l i c a t i o n in
i n the
the
next
n e x t annual
a n n u a l report
r e p o r t of
of P.M.F.O.
F.M.F.C.
The
'The map
map of
of the
t h e statistical
s t a t i s t i c a l areas
a r e a s as published
p u b l i s h e d in
i n the
t h e 14th
1 4 t h Annual Report
was
was amended
amended by
by the
t h e addition
a d d i t i o n of
of degrees
d e g r e e s of
of latitude
l a t i t u d e of
of the
t h e various
v a r i o u s boundaries.
boundaries.
- 14 -
Some
Some errors
e r r o r s were rectified
r e c t i f i e d and
and aa conflict
c o n f l i c t between Washington and
and Oregon
Oregon was
t e m p o r a r i l y settled.
settled.
temporarily
corrected v
e r s i o n appears in
i n the
t h e frontispiece
f r o n t i s p i e c e of
of this
this
The corrected
version
rreport.
eport.
E.
E.
EFFORT SSTATISTICjD
T A T I S T I C S AbJD
STANDARDIZATIOlJOF
OFCATCH
CATCH PER
PER UNIT
LTJIT OF
OF EFFORT
EFFORT
THETHE
STANDARDIZATION
California tabulates
P.N.F.C. area
month,
California_
t a b u l a t e s effort
e f f o r t in
i n minutes by P.M.F.C.
a r e a by month,
assigned
a s s i g n e d to
t o depth
depth groupings.
groupings.
r e available
a v a i l a b l e from
from 1960
Data a
are
1960 on.
on.
Oregcn has
lias data
data from
from 1958
1958 on,
on, in
i n hours
hours by P.M.F.C.
P.M.F.C. area
area and by trip
t r i p on
on
Oregon
a monthly
monthly basis.
basis.
Washington has eeffort
most important
impor.nt
f f o r t sstatistics
t a t i s t i c s aassigned
s s i g n e d tto
o tthe
h e 110
0 most
-
a r e a , but
b u t can provide total
t o t a l effort
e f f o r t by month by F.M.F.C.
s p e c i e s - by F.M.F.C.
species
P.M.F.C. area,
P.M.F.C.
aarea.
rea.
Data available
a v a i l a b l e from
from 1955
1955 on.
on.
Canada has
has effort
e f f o r t statistics
s t a t i s t i c s based
based on
on various
v a r i o u s gear
g e a r and
and vessel
v e s s e l classes
classes
P.M.F.C. area
a r e a from
from 1954
1954 on.
on.
by month by P.M.F.C.
A
l l agencies
a g e n c i e s agreed to
t o supply
supply total
t o t a l hours
hours of
of fishing
f i s h i n g time by month by
All
P.M.F.2.
starting w
i t h 1959.
1959.
P.M.F.C. area,
area, starting
with
g r e e d tto
o handle tthe
h e compilation of
Canada aagreed
of
data.
tthe
h e statistics
s t a t i s t i c s and to
t o aarrange
r r a n g e for
f o r publication
p u b l i c a t i o n of
of the
the b
a s i c data.
basic
.F.
iXiirlXW
NEVIEW OF l?3SMRCW
RESEA RONPROGMES
PROGRAMSAXD
ND F'UTUKE
FUTURE WEEDS
NEEDS
California
C
a l i f o r n i a has five
f i v e men working on trawl
t r a w l fish,
f i s h , the
t h e same as
a s last
l a s t yyear.
ear.
is continuing.
continuing.
of Dover,
Dover, English
E n g l i s h and
and petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e is
Sampling of
Special
S
p e c i a l sampling to
to
t h e species
s p e c i e s composition
composition of
of rockfish
r o c k f i s h landings
l a n d i n g s and
and landings
l a n d i n g s of
of fish
fish
determine the
I'or animal
animal food
food is
i s being
being maintained.
maintained.
d e s t i n e d for
destined
The log-book
system is
i s continuing.
continuing.
log-book system
One man is
i s currently
c u r r e n t l y working on the
t h e life
l i f e histories
h i s t o r i e s of
of the
t h e ten
t e n most important
important
s p e c i e s of
of rockfish.
rockfish.
species
A tagging
tagging trip
t r i p for
f o r petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e is
i s planned for
f o r October-
Novsmber, 1962,
1962, in
i n Area
Area li.
U.
November,
Oregon has
llas four
f o u r full-time
f u l l - t i m e staff
s t a f f members plus
p l u s summer
summer assistants.
assistants.
coverage plus
p l u s general
g e n e r a l sampling
sampling is
i s continuing.
continuing.
book coverage
LogLog-
Special
S p e c i a l attention
a t t e n t i o n is
i s directed
directed
- 15 -
towards Dover sole
s o l e (age
( a g e and length)
l e n g t h ) and to
t o the
t h e species
s p e c i e s composition
composition of
of rockfish
rockfish
towards
animal food
food landings.
landings.
and animal
Under contract
with
contract w
i t h the
t h e Atomic Energy
Energy Commission, 44
The ccruise
r u i s e track
t r a c k rruns
u n s SW from the
t h e Columbia
ccruises
r u i s e s a year
y e a r are
a r e currently
c u r r e n t l y underway.
underway.
River from 50
50 to
t o 450
450 fathoms.
fathoms.
of sablefish
s a b l e f i s h and Dover sole
s o l e is
i s conducted
conducted
Tagging of
Oregon hopes to
t o tag
t a g about
a b o u t 5,000
5,000 fish
fish a y
e a r for
f o r the
t h e duration
duration
year
each cruise.
cruise.
on each
of
t h e contract
c o n t r a c t (5
( 5 years).
years).
of the
A lingcod
l i n g c o d tagging
tagging experiment,
experiment, off
o f f the
t h e Columbia
Columbia River,
River,
iis
s a possibility.
possibility.
W a s h i n ~ t o nhas a staff
s t a f f of
of three
t h r e e men
men plus
p l u s half-time
half-time help
h e l p of
of one
one man.
man.
The
i s continuing
continuing w
i t h reduced
reduced but
b u t adequate
adequate sampling
sampling in
i n order
o r d e r to
to
i n t e r v i e w system
system is
interview
with
time for
f o r more
more market
market sampling.
sampling.
provide time
Proposed field
f i e l d trips
t r i p s include
i n c l u d e a tagging
tagging
t r i p to
.to Area 3B
3B for
f o r true
t r u e cod,
cod, English
E n g l i s h sole
s o l e and petrale
p e t r a l e sole,
s o l e , and
and true
t r u e cod
cod tagging
tagging
trip
w a t e r s of
of' Puget
Puget Sound.
Sound.
iin
n inshore
i n s h o r e waters
A study
s t u d y of
of the
t h e mortality
m o r t a l i t y of
of small
s m a l l lingcod
l i n g c o d is
is
also
a l s o planned.
planned.
has a staff
Canada
s t a f f at
a t present
p r e s e n t of
of ffive
i v e men,
men, with
w i t h four
f o u r more due
due to
t o be
be
Can
added.
added.
i n c r e a s e js
i s to
t o take
t a k e care
c a r e of
of the
t h e distant
d i s t a n t seas'
s e a s ' operations
o p e r a t i o n s with
w i t h the
the
This increase
.
new 177' research
r e s e a r c h trawler
t r a w l e r (G.
(G. B.
B. Reed).
i2eed)
new
I n t e r v i e w i n g and.
and sampling
r e conducted
Interviewing
sampling aare
conducted
Vancouver, and on an
ffull
u l l time
t i m e at
a t Vancouver,
a n intermittent
i n t e r m i t t e n t basis
b a s i s at
a t Prince
P r i n c e Rupert.
Rupert.
F
ield
Field
s t u d i e s include
i n c l u d e sampling
sampling of
of inshore
i n s h o r e stocks
s t o c k s of
of English
E n g l i s h sole
s o l e and
and other
o t h e r species
s p e c i e s to
to
studies
a s s e s s the
t h e effect
e f f e c t of
of the
t h e new
new trawl
t r a w l mesh
mesh regulation
r e g u l a t i o n (Append
( ~ p ~ e n d CC,
i x, 1961
1961 rreport);
eport) ; a
assess
ttrip
r i p tto
o the
the S
w i f t s u r e Bank (Area
( ~ r e a3C)
3 ~ in
i)n September,
September, 1962,
1962, to
t o tag
-tag petrale
p e t r a l e sole;
s o l e ; and
and
Swiftsure
a n exploratory
e x p l o r a t o r y trip
t r i p in
i n February
February and
and March
Piarch with
w i t h the
t h e new
new vessel,
v e s s e l , extending
an
extending from
from
Areas3D
t o SC.
5C.
Areas3D to
There iis
s a possibility
p o s s i b i l i t y of
of a summer trip
t r i p to
t o Area 5D
5D to
t o study
s t u d y and
t a g true
t r u e cod
cod and
and rock
r o c k sole.
sole.
tag
G.
G.
OTHER
OTHER BUSINESS
BUSINESS
The S.ub-Committee
Sub-Committee recommends to
((1)
1 ) The
t o its
i t s own members the
t h e follcwing
f o l l o w i n g projects:
projects:
compilation of
of a catalogue
c a t a l o g u e of
of market sampling techniques.
techniques.
((a)
a ) The compilation
This
will
w i l l facilitate
f a c i l i t a t e the
t h e exchange
exchange of
of data
d a t a on
on age
a g e and
and length
l e n g t h analysis
a n a l y s i s of
of stocks
s t o c k s of
of fish
fish
of mutual concern.
conc ern.
of
- 16 -
publication
((b)
b ) The eearly
arly p
u b l i c a t i o n in
i n simple
simple form
form of
of the
t h e rresults
e s u l t s of
of tagging
t a g g i n g programs
programs
t o make the
t h e basic
b a s i c data
d a t a available
a v a i l a b l e to
t o all
a l l agencies
a g e n c i e s as
as soon
soon as
as possible.
possible.
to
The eearly
of aa map
map of
of tthe
P.M.F.0. trawl ffishery
a r l y ppublication
u b l i c a t i o n of
h e P.K.F.C.
i s h e r y statistical
statistical
((a)
c ) The
aareas
r e a s (similar
( s i m i l a r to
t o that
t h a t incorporated
i n c o r p o r a t e d as
a s frontispiece
f r o n t i s p i e c e to
t o this
t h i s report).
report).
(d)
need ffor
physical
( d j The need
o r iinformation
n f o r m a t i o n on p
h y s i c a l properties
p r o p e r t i e s (e.g.,
( e . g., buoyancy)
buoyancy) of
of
tthe
h e eggs of
of important
i m p o r t a n t demersal
dernersal species
s p e c i e s was discussed,
d i s c u s s e d , and
and it
it was agreed
a g r e e d that,
that,
where
where possible,
p o s s i b l e , information
i n f o r m a t i o n would
w o d d be
be collected
c o l l e c t e d by
by the
t h e various
v a r i o u s agencies.
agencies.
Determination of
of a cconversion
((e)
e ) Determination
o n v e r s i o n ffactor
a c t o r ffor
o r llengths
e n g t h s of
of fflatfish
l a t f i s h measured
from hlframesu
and whole
whole fish.
"frames" and
fish.
from
Mr. D.
D. EE.
Kauffman of
of Washington S
State
Fisheries
((2)
2 ) bir.
. Kauf'fman
t a t e Department of
of F
i s h e r i e s was elected
elected
Chairmail of
h e Sub-Committee
t o replace
r e p l a c e Dr.
D r . K.
K. S.
S. Ketchen.
Ketchen.
Chairman
of tthe
Subornmittee to
( 3 ) The meabers
of the
t h e Sub.-Uoinniittee
Sub-Committee a g ragreed
e e d t o to
ananearly-summer
J m e ) rrather
ather
(3)
members of
early-summer( (Jine)
tthan
h a n a late-summer
d a t e for
f o r the
t h e next
n e x t meeting.
meeting.
late-summer date
H.
H.
CONCLUSLONS ilEGARDI3G
REGARDING THE
THE STATUS
STATUSOF
OFIMPORTANT
IORTANT TRAWL
CONCLUSTONS
TkiAML FISHERIES
PISH~RlES
(a)
Petrale
(a) F
e t r a l e sole.
sole.
waters
British
The ffishery
i s h e r y in
in w
a t e r s of
of nnorthern
orthern B
r i t i s h Columbia
o 5D)
5 ~ iis
)s now at
a t the
t h e lowest
l o w e s t level
l e v e l on
on record,
r e c o r d , while
w h i l e further
f u r t h e r to
t o the
the
(Areas 3D tto
south
soutli (Area
( ~ r e a30)
3 ~ there
t )i l e r e has
has been some
some evidence
evidence of
of improvement
improvement since
s i n c e 1955.
1955.
S
till
Still
ffarther
a r t h e r to
t o tthe
h e south
s o u t h (off
( o f f tthe
h e U.
o a s t ) sstocks
t o c k s aappear
p p e a r tto
o bbe
e iin
n aa rrelatively
elatively
U. S.
S. ccoast)
stable
s t a b l e condition.
condition.
( b ) True cod.
cod.
(b)
The current
c u r r e n t crisis
c r i s i s in
i n the
t h e cod fishery
f i s h e r y off
o f f Canada
Canada and
and
( c a t c h e s have
have dropped
dropped from 22 million
m i l l i o n to
to 7 m
i l l i o n pounds
pounds iin
n three
three
Washington (catches
million
a p p e a r s to
t o be
b e the
t h e result
r e s u l t of
of aa failure
f a i l u r e in
i n recruitment,
r e c r u i t m e n t , from
from natural
n a t u r a l causes.
causes.
years) appears
i s no evidence
e v i d e n c e that
t h a t th
t h e fishery
f i s h e r y has
'has been
been aa major
major factor.
factor.
There is
( c ) Lingcod
ocean perch.
perch.
(c)
Lingood and ocean
To offset
o f f s e t declining
d e c l i n i n g production
p r o d u c t i o n of
of true
t r u e cod,
cod,
e r c h has
n c r e a s e d ggreatly
r e a t l y iin
n tthe
h e ppast
ast
ffishing
i s h i n g iintensity
n t e n s i t y on lingcoil
lingcod and ocean
ocean pperch
has iincreased
few years.
;Tears.
declining.
d
eclining.
There
Tliere is
i s as yet
y e t no indication
i n d i c a t i o n that
t h a t the
t h e abundance
abundance of
of these
t h e s e species
s p e c i e s is
is
- 17 -
I.1.
mCOW&NDATIONS
BECviENDATIONS
The Sub-Conmiittee
Sub-committee recomiriends:
recommends :
The
(1)
season
( 1 ) that
t h a tthe
t h ecurrent
c u r r e nclosed
t closed
seasonononpetrale
p e t r a l esole
s o l(January
e ( ~ a n u a1r yto
1 tIvlarch
o March 31
31 in
in
Oregon
B r i t i s l Columbia;
i Columbia;December
December 23
23 to
t oIvlarch
March 31
31 in
i n Washington)
Washington) remain
remain
Oregon and British
Also, that
i n the
the
t h a no
t nochange
changebe
bemade
made in
unchanged ffor
o r the
t h e winter
w i n t e r ofof1962-63.
1962-63. Also,
unchanged
tolerance
l i m i t s or
o r trip
t r i plimitation
l i m i t a t i o nononpetrale
p e t r a l esole
s o l landed
e landedduring
d u r i n g the
t h e closed
closed
t o l e r a n c e limits
season;
season;
(2)
minimum
t h a tfurther
f u r t h e study
r s t u d ybebegiven
g i v e ntot the
o t hquestion
e q u e s t i oof
n of
niinimum size
s i z e limits
l i m i t son
on
( 2 ) that
i staken
takentot oachieve
a c h i e v euniformity
u n i f o r m i t yofofregulations
r e g u l a t i o n sbetween
between
l i n g c o d before
b e f o r e any
any action
a c t i o n is
lingcod
t h eUnited
United States
S t a t e sand
andCanada;
Canada;
the
(3)
thatno
no action
a c t i o n be
be taken
t a k e n to
t o regulate
r e g u l a t e the
t h e fishery
f i s h e r y for
f o r true
t r u e cod,
cod, as
as the
the
( 3 ) that
current
u n c o n t r o l l a b l e natural
natural
c u r r e n t critical
c r i t i c a lstate
s t a t of
e ofthe
t hfishery
e f i s h e rappears
y appearstot obeb edue
duetot ouncontrollable
factors.
factors.
18
-- 18
-
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX
A
AGENDA
TRI
:W &ZETIBG
OF THE
THE TECHNICAL
TZCr-IiJICBL SUB
-CO~lITThE
THIRD
ITETING OF
SUB-COIITThE
OF THE
Trn
i idTEIQT11TIOPJAL TRAWL
TMWL FISHERY
FISIiJ1;RYCONMITTEE
COPNITTU
iNTERNATIONAL
AUGUST 1
1 and 2,
2, 1962
1962
PORTLAND, ORSGON
II
t o order
order
Call to
I1
Secretary
II Appointment of Secretary
I11 Approval
Approval of
of the
t h e agenda
agenda
III
IIV
V Status
S t a t u s reports
reports
((a)
a)
((b)
b)
((c)
c)
(d)
General; (ii)
P
e t r a l e sole:
s o l e : (i)
( i ) General;
( i i ) Winter fishery
fishery
Petrale
True cod (British
( B r i t i s h Columbia - Washington
Washington coast)
coast)
Lingcod
( ~ r i t i s hCo1uibia
Columbia -- Washington
Washington coast)
coast)
Lingcod (British
Ocean perch
perch (all
( a l l areas)
areas)
-
V Tagging results
results
(a) P
e t r a l e sole
sole
(a)
Petrale
( b ) Other
(b)
VI
TI
Fishery
F i s h e r y regulations
regulations
((a)
a ) Discussion of
h e ccurrent
u r r e n t rregulation
e g u l a t i o n on ppetrale
e t r a l e ssole
ols
of tthe
on lingcod
( b ) Minimum
s i z e limits on
(b)
Minimum size
VII
VII
VIII
VIII
Reviex~
of procedures
procedures for
f o r compilation and publication
p u b l i c a t i o n of
of catch
c a t c h statistics
s t a t i st i c s
Review of
Effort
h f f o r t statistics
s t a t i s t i c s and
and the
t h e standardization
s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of
of catch
c a t c h per
p e r unit
u n i t of
of effort
effort
r e s e a r c h programs
programs and
and future
f u t u r e needs
IX Review of research
X Other business
business
XXII
XI1
XII
i~ocommendations
Recommendations
Adj
ourriment
Adj ournment