REPORT OF
OF THE
THE1IECHNICAL
T-ECHNICALSUB-COMMiTTEE
SUB-COMMITTEE
REPORT
OF THE
THE
OF
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL TRAWL
TRAWL FISHERY
FISHERY COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
Appointed
Appointed
The
The
Second
Second
Of
Of
by
by
Conference On
On Coordination
Coordination
Conference
RegulationsBetween
Between
Fisheries Regulations
CANADA
CANADA
the
and the
U N I T E D STATES
STATES
UNiTED
REPORT OF
THE SIXTH
S I X T H ANNUAL
ANNUAL MEETING
MEETING
REPORT
OF THE
22-23, 1965
1965
J U N E 22-23,
JUNE
SEATTLE,
SEATTLE,
SUBMITTED
SUBMITTED
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
AUGUST, 1965
1965
TABLE OF
OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Page
.......................................................
I1. APPOINTIvNT
APPOINTMENT OF
OF SECRETARY
SECRETARY ..........................................
,.. ........ ........pp....e.s
I11. APPROVAL OF
OF AGENDA
AGENDA ..................................................
..................................................
.
I
I.
CALL
TOORDER
ORDE.R .
CALL TO
. ......... . . .
....... . ....... . . . . . ... ...... . ........
1
1
II.
2
III.
2
.
.....................................................
IV
IV.
STATUS REPORTS
STATUS
REPORTS..... * ............
.
Total
T o t a l Catch and Effort
E f f o r t for
f o r the
t h e 1964
1964 Trawl
Trawl Fishery
Fishery
.
P e t r a l e Sole
Sole
Petrale
1
1.
2
2
3.
3.
................
.........
................................................
............................... . ....................
Lingcod ...
....................................,,,...................
.......................................................
2
44
55
8
..................................................... 1 2
5 . P a c i f i c Ocean Perch ............................................. 1 2
6 . E n g l i s h S o l e ..................................................... 13
7 . Dover S o l e .....................................................
15
V . REVIEW OF EXCHANGE OF DATA PROCEDURES ............................... 16
1. Standardizationof
S t a n d a r d i z a t i o n o f Effort
E f f o r t and
and Catch/Effort
~ a t c h / ~ f f o r..*....................
t
16
2 . E v a l u a t i o n o f PMFC Data Record and Suggestions f o r Extended Use .. 16
3 . Computer Techniques ..............................................
-e 1 7
V I . REVIEW OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAMMES .................. 1 7
REVIEWANDSUGGESTIONFORJOINTPROJECTS............................
V I I . REVIEW
AND SUGGESTION FOR J O I N T PROJECTS ............................
20
V I I I . SEISMIC PROBLEMS ....................................................20
PROBLEMS .......................,....................
..a...................a....a
I X . INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
. 21
X . NEW
PROPOSALS FOR TRAWL REGULATIONS .................................
21
NEWPROPOSALSFORTRAWLREGULATIONS...........
....................
X I . OTHl3R BUSINESS ......................................................22
X I 1 . RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................... 22
X I 1 1 . ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN ................................................ 23
X I V . ADJOURNMENT .........................................................23
V.
VI.
44.
P a c i f i c Cod
Cod ...... ...... ......... ....... .a
Pacific
...... .... .....
12
5.
Pacific Ocean Perch . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
6.
English Sole .
. . . .......... . .
13
7.
Dover Sole
. . . . . . . ..... . ....... . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . a a .
a .
. . .............. . . . . .
15
. . a . a. .............. . . ......
16
REVLEW OF EXCHANGE OF DATA PROCEDURES ...... .......................
1.
...................
16
2.
Evaluation of PMFC Data Record and Suggestions for Extended Use ..
16
3.
Computer Techniques ........ .....
17
REVIEW OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
17
.....
20
VII.
VIII.
SEISMIC PROBLEMS . . . . . . . . . ............... . .......................... .
20
IX.
....... .
21
X.
.
21
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
a a a a a a a a .......................................
22
RECOMMENDATIONS . ..................................................
22
OTHER BUSINESS
* . a a
.............
23
....................
23
ELECTION OF CHA]IMAN . . . .
.A.DJOURNIV1NT
. . . . . .
- :ii -
Page
XV.
APPENDICES
XV APPENDICES
a ~. ea e. sa.
e e . ~a . e . ~ a~ ~e ...
. , ae a.. ~ e... a
. e
. ~. ~. *a.. . .a.* ~ s e. a~ a. a~ ~a c. e * e ae .e
A.
A,
Tenbative
~ e n t a t i v eagenda
agenda
B.
B,
Dispersion
D
i s p e r s i o n of tagged petrale
p e t r a l e sole
sole
C.
C,
Dispersion
D
i s p e r s i o n of
of tagged English
E n g l i s h sole
sole
D.
D.
Dispersion
D
i s p e r s i o n of tagged Dover sole
sole
E.
E.
Dispersion
D
i s p e r s i o n of
o f tagged rock sole
sole
F.
Fa
Dispersion
Pacific
D
i s p e r s i o n ooff tagged
tagged P
a c i f i c cod
G.
G,
Dispersion
D
i s p e r s i o n of
o f tagged lingcod
lingcod
. a
24
24
Report
of the
the Technical
Technical Sub-Committee
Sub-committee of
of the
the Trawl
Trawl Fishery
Fishery
Report of
Committee appointed by
by the
the Second
Second Conference
Conference on
on Coordination
Coordination
Committee
of Fisheries Regulations between
between Canada
Canada and
and the
the United States
States
DATE:
DATE:
-
June
June 22
22 and 23,
23, 1965
1965
PLACE:
Washington State
State Department
Department of
of Fisheries,
Fisheries, Salmon
Salmon Bay
Bay Terminal,
Terminal, Seattle,
Seattle,
PLACE: Washington
Washington
Washington
PARTICIPANTS:
PARTICIPANTS:
CANADA
CANADA
- Chairman
Chairman
C
. R,
C.
R. Forrester
Forrester
S. J.
Westrheim (observer)
J, Westrheim
(observer)
- J.
. Thomson
J. A
A.
Thomson
-
UNITED STATES
STATES
Kauffman
Washington -- D,
D. E,
B. Kauffman
E. K.
K. Holmberg
Holmberg
Do Day
Day (observer)
(observer)
B. H,
I-I.Pattie
Pattie (observer)
(observer)
D.
B.
Oregon
Oregon
-- J,
M, Van Hyning
Hyning
J. M
Magill
A, R.
R. Magill
A.
California
California
-
Alaska
Alaska
-- R.
R. Rickey
Rickey
PMFC
PMFC
-
T,
Jow
T, Jow
L. A.
A. Verhoeven
Verhoeven (observer)
(observer)
L.
I,
CALL
I.
CALL TO ORDER
sixth annual
annual meeting of
The sixth
of the Technical
Technical Sub-Committee
Sub-committee was
was called
called to
to
order
22, 1965,
1965, by
by Chairman
Chairman Thomson
Thomson under
under instructions
instructions
order at
at 0900
0900 hours
hours on
on June
June 22,
forth by the
set forth
the parent
parent committee
committee in
in 1959.
1959.
The business
of the
the meeting
meeting was
was
business of
agenda which
is included
included as
as Appendix
Appendix A.
A,
guided by a prepared agenda
which is
-211.
II.
APPOINTMENT OF
OF SECRETARY
SECRETARY
APP0IIT}'NT
C.
R. Forrester,
Forrester, of Canada, was
was appointed to act as recording
C
. R.
recording secretary
secretary
for
for the
the meeting.
meeting,
III.
111.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda as circulated prior to the
the meeting was approved
approved and
and each
each
discussed consecutively.
item discussed
consecutively.
IV.
STATUS REPORTS
REPORTS
STATUS
Some discussion
regarding the format
format of
of this
this section
section of
of the
the
discussion took place regarding
report,
report.
Sub-committee members
members agreed:
agreed:
The Sub-committee
(a) that
should
that the secretary
secretary should
prepare
from data
data submitted
submitted aa summary
summary of
of trends
trends in
in total
total catch
catch and
and effort
effort for
for
prepare from
1959 to 1963
1963 inclusive
the years 1959
inclusive for
for comparison
comparison with
with 1964
1964 data
data in
in the
the report
report
and (b)
(b) that the same
same general
general principles
principles should
should apply
apply when
when possible
possible in
in
discussion
discussion of
of catch,
catch, effort
effort and
and catch/effort
catch/effort trends
trends for
for particular
particular species.
species.
h he
(The report
report is therefore
therefore not
not a true record in the minute sense
sense but does
does reprerepreconclusions reached at the meeting.
sent conclusions
Draft copies
Draft
copies of
of this
this report
report were
were
approval prior to final
circulated to participants for
for approval
final printing.)
printing.)
Sub-committee also discussed
discussed the question
question of
of difficulty
difficulty in
in
The Sub-committee
distinguishing between
areaswhen
whengeographical
geographical descriptions
descriptions were
were
between various
various PMFC
PC areas
used rather
rather than
than the
the numerical
numerical designation.
designation.
was agreed that the following
following
It was
general
descriptions should
1).
general descriptions
should be
be used when
when necessary
necessary (Fig.
(~i~
1).
.
PMPC Area
PMFC
Geographical Description
Description
Geographical
1A
1A
Lower California
coast
California coast
1B
i:i
Central
Central California
California coast
coast
1C
1
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Fig. 1.
1. S
t a t i s t i c a l areas
a r e a s for
f o r the
t h e trawl
t r a w l fishery
f i s h e r y along
a l o n g the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c coast
c o a s t of
o f the
the
Statistical
United
U
n i t e d States
S t a t e s and
a n d Canada.
Canada.
-42A
Lower Oregon coast
coast
2B
Central
C e n t r a l Oregon
Oregon coast
coast
2C
Upper Oregon
Oregon coast
coast
2]J
Columbia River area
area
3A
Lower Washington coast
coast
3B
Upper Washington coast
coast
3C
Lower west coast
c o a s t Vancouver Island
Island
3D
Upper
c o a s t Vancouver
Island
Upper west coast
Vancouver Island
4A
Puget Sound
4B
Strait
S
t r a i t of
of Georgia
5A
Queen Charlotte
Lower Queen
C h a r l o t t e Sound
5B
Upper Queen
Queen Charlotte
C h a r l o t t e Sound
5C
Lower Hecate S
trait
Strait
5D
Upper Hecate Strait
Strait
5E
West coast
c o a s t Queen
Queen Charlotte
C h a r l o t t e Islands
Islands
6
Alaska
1.. Total
T o t a l Catch and Effort
E f f o r t for
f o r the
t h e 1964
1964 Trawl
Trawl Fishery
Fishery
1
United S
States
t t e r ttrawl
r a w l catch
c a t c h by Canadian and United
t a t e s fishermen
The 1964 ootter
1
pounds1.a
from waters
f tthe
h e nnortheastern
ortheastern P
a c i f i c was approximately 136.0
i l l i o n pounds
waters o
of
Pacific
136.0 m
million
was sslightly
million
pounds)
This ccatch
a t c h was
l i g h t l y above tthat
h a t taken iin
n 1963 (135
(135 m
illion ~
o u n d s )and
above the
1959-63 period
p e r i o d (131
(131 million
m i l l i o n pounds).
~ounds).
t h e mean catch
c a t c h in
i n the
t h e 1959-63
4B, Puget Sound and
'1This
~ h i s total
t o t a l iincludes
n c l u d e s catch
c a t c h from PMFC areas
a r e a s 4.4A
A and 4B,
Strait
S
t r a i t of
of Georgia
Georgia respectively.
respectively.
While stocks
s t o c k s of
o f fish
f i s h in
i n these
t h e s e two areas
a r e a s may
of p
populations
offshore
waters, tthere
cconsist
o n s i s t of
o p u l a t i o n s llargely
a r g e l y sseparate
e p a r a t e from tthose
h o s e iin
n o
f f s h o r e waters,
here
is
i s some interchange
i n t e r c h a n g e and
and catch
c a t c h should
should therefore
t h e r e f o r e be
be considered.
considered.
-5Total
T
o t a l eeffort
f f o r t expended was about 163,000
163,000 hours (1963
(1963 - 16g,000
168,000 hours and
1959-63
- 160,000 hours).
hours).
1959-63 mean -
~ a t c h / e f f o r tof
of all
a l l species
s p e c i e s at
a t 835
per
Catch/effort
35 pounds per
hour
above tthat
1963 ($07
(07 pounds
mean ffor
h0u.r was above
h a t iin
n 1963
pounds per
p e r hour)
hour) and
and close
c l o s e to
t o tthe
h e mean
or
the
1959-63 pperiod
(27 pounds
t h e 1959-63
e r i o d ($27
pounds per
p e r hour).
hour).
c a t c h taken
t a k e n by Canada rose
r o s e to
t o about 24%
24% of
of the
t h e total
t o t a l while
The catch
31%(Table
wa able I)
I).
Washington State
S t a t e vessels
v e s s e l s remained
remained the
t h e largest
l a r g e s t producers
producers at
a t 31%
C a l i f o r n i a landings
l a n d i n g s each amounted to
t o about 23%
23% of the
t h e total
t o t a l catch.
catch.
Oregon and California
Pacific
perch
P
a c i f i c ocean p
e r c h and Pacific
P a c i f i c cod
cod were the
t h e major individual
i n d i v i d u a l species
species
landed (about
million
landed
(about 22 m
i l l i o n pounds each),
e a c h ) , and together
t o g e t h e r accounted for
f o r about 32%
32% of
of
tthe
h e ttotal
o t a l landing0
landing.
These two species
s p e c i e s and Dover sole
s o l e have shared dominance in
in
tthe
h e ffishery
i s h e r y in
i n the
t h e past
p a s t six
s i x years,
years,
Total
1964 were 47.1
million
47.1 m
i l l i o n pounds,
pounds, virtually
virtually
T
o t a l sole
s o l e llandings
a n d i n g s in
i n 1964
mean catch
1959-63 period.
iidentical
d e n t i c a l tto
o tthe
h e mean
c a t c h for
f o r tthe
h e 1959-63
period,
Dover sole
s o l e was the
t h e dominant
landed aas
has been
been tthe
l95.
ssole
o l e sspecies
p e c i e s landed
s has
h e ccase
a s e ssince
i n c e 1958,
Landings o
of
l3.E m
million
pounds were about one m
million
i l l i o n pounds
illion
Landings
f animal food aatt 13.8
1959-63
pounds greater
g r e a t e r than
t h a n in
i n 1963,
1963, but 12%
12% lower than
t h a n the
t h e mean catch
c a t c h taken
taken in
i n 1959-63
(15.7 m
i l l i o n pounds).
(15.7
million
2.
2.
Petrale
P
e t r a l e Sole
Sole
.0 m
million
T o t a l catch
catch o
f p
e t r a l e sole
s o l e in
i n 1964
1964 at
a t almost 8.0
i l l i o n pounds was
was
Total
of
petrale
16% lower tthan
16%
h a n iin
n 1963 and 13%
13%lower than
t h a n the
t h e mean catch
c a t c h for
f o r 1959-63.
1959-63.
tthe
h e exception
l l agencies reported
r e p o r t e d a drop in
i n landings.
landings.
exception of
of Canada,
Canada, aall
With
ApproxiApproxi-
58%of
of the
t h e petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e catch
c a t c h in
i n 1964
1964 was
was taken
t a k e n by Oregon and
mately 5%
California.
C
alifornia.
Reduction in
i n catch
c a t c h from these
t h e s e states
s t a t e s was believed
b e l i e v e d due
due to
t o some
some
d
i v e r s i o n of
of effort
e f f o r t to
t o Pacific
P a c i f i c ocean perch
p e r c h in
i n Oregon
Oregon and
and aa general
g e n e r a l decline
d e c l i n e in
in
diversion
a l l landings
l a n d i n g s in
i n California
California,
all
petrale
were aaffected
Washington p
e t r a l e llandings
a n d i n g s were
f f e c t e d ppartly
artly
-6Table I.
I.
O
t t e r - t r a w l laidings
l a p d i n g s by
by Canadian
Canadian and United States
States v
e s s e l s from interintervessels
Otter-trawl
msan catch
national
(PMFc) in
i n 1964
1964 and mean
c a t c h for
f o r 1959-63.
1959-63.
n
a t i o n a l sstatistical
t a t i s t i c a l areas
a r e a s (PMFC)
thousands of
((Landings
~ a n d i n ~iin
ns thousands
of pounds)
British
B
ritish
Columbia Washington
Columbia
Oregon
California
California
Total
T
otal
1959-63
1959-63
mean
E
n g l i s h sole
sole
English
1,447
4,136
1,562
4,594
11,739
ll,g4l
P
e t r a l e sole
sole
Petrale
1,225
2,lgO
l,77
2,699
7,9l
9,160
501
1,739
5,529
9,267
17,036
16,402
15,541
6,213
200
..
21,954
13,346
sole
Dover sole
H
Pacific
P a c i f i c cod
cod
H
Lingcod
2,826
2,952
736
673
7,187
7,57
Pacific
P a c i f i c ocean perch
1,039
11,303
9,548
85
21,975
14,844
782
5,504
4,147
6,702
17,135
18,685
6,369b
1,701c
5,220d
17,247
16,622
Other rockfish
rockfish
3957a
Other species
species
T
o t a l food
Total
27,318
40,396
25,300
25,300
29,240
122,254
106,632
Animal food
4,836
4,836
1,194
1,194
5,990
5,990
1,738
13,758
15,679
T
o t a l fish
fish
Total
32,154
41,590
31,290
30,978
136,012
12g,311
128,311
Total
T
o t a l hours
27,700
27,700
52,340
31,312
51,445
51,445
162,797
159,991
23.6
23.6
30.6
30.6
23.0
23.0
22.g
22.8
1,161
1,161
795
795
999
999
602
60 2
%% ooff ttotal
o t a l catch
catch
Catch per
p e r hour (lb)
(lb)
aNainly
%airily
83
5
35
rock sole
sole
bbStarry
~ t a r r yflounder,
f l o u n d e r , other
o t h e r flatfish
f l a t f i s h and miscellaneous other
o t h e r species
species
cMainly rrex
'Mainly
e x sole
s o l e and starry
s t a r r y flounder
flounder
ddMainly
~ a i n l ysablefish,
s a b l e f i s h , rex
r e x sole
s o l e and
and other
o t h e r flatfish
flatfish
-7by a price
p r i c e dispute
d i s p u t e early
e a r l y in
i n 1964
1964. which
which tied
t i e d up
up vessels
v e s s e l s but
but mainly by
by aa reduction
reduction
waters
northern
iin
n ffishing
i s h i n g eeffort
f f o r t ffor
o r sole
s o l e species
s p e c i e s in
in w
a t e r s off
off n
o r t h e r n British
B r i t i s h Columbia.
Columbia,
Catch/effort
~
a t c h / e f f o r t ffor
o r tthis
h i s species
s p e c i e s off
o f f tthe
h e British
B r i t i s h Columbia coast
c o a s t has
h a s been
i n c r e a s i n g in
i n recent
recent y
ears w
i t h the
t h e appearance of
of one
one or
o r two
two strong
increasing
years
with
s t r o n g yearyear-
It iis
s ddoubtful
o u b t f u l that
t h a t the
t h e trend
t r e n d will
w i l l continue.
continue.
classes.
classes.
Assessment
catch/
Assessment of
of catch/
effort
petrale
waters
e f f o r t of
of p
e t r a l e sole
s o l e in
i n Oregon w
a t e r s has been difficult
d i f f i c u l t because of
of the
t h e overoverlap
with
l a p of
of tthe
h e fishery
fishery w
i t h that
t h a t for
f o r Pacific
P a c i f i c ocean perch.
perch.
~ a t c h / e f f o r t data
d a t a are
a r e not
not
Catch/effort
y e t available
a v a i l a b l e from
from California,
California,
yet
Canada,
Canada
T
o t a l catch
c a t c h of
of p
e t r a l e sole
s o l e by Canadian trawlers
t r a w l e r s in
i n 1964
1964. was
Total
petrale
1.2
i l l i o n pounds.
pounds,
1.2 m
million
h e 1963
a n d i n g s and
above the
the
This was
was 31%
31% above
above tthe
1963 llandings
and 28%
2% above
mean 1959-63
1959-63 landings,
landings,
Increased catches
c a t c h e s were noted for
f o r both
b o t h the
t h e southern
southern
Increased
Areas 3B and 3C) and the
(PMFC Areas
t h e northern
n o r t h e r n stocks
s t o c k s (PMFC
(PMFc Areas
Areas 3D
3 D to
t o 5D
5D inclusive).
inclusive).
1964. fishery
f i s h e r y in
i n both areas
a r e a s was believed
b e l i e v e d to
t o be the
t h e 1957
1957 and
and
Mainstay of
of the
t h e 1964
l95
year-classes,
1958 y
ear-classes,
Length-frequency
Length-frequency data
d a t a and age determinations
d e t e r m i n a t i o n s suggest
suggest that
that
i t is
i s probable that
t h a t the
the
t h e i r immediate successors
s u c c e s s o r s are
a r e of less
l e s s strength
s t r e n g t h and it
their
c a t c h / e f f o r t of the
t h e past
p a s t two or
o r three
t h r e e years
y e a r s (with
( w i t h respect
r e s p e c t to
to
rrelatively
elatively h
i g h catch/effort
high
i l l not
n o t be sustained.
sustained,
tthe
h e low p
e r i o d of
period
of 1955 and 1956) w
will
Washington.
Washington,
1964. at
at
o f petrale
p e t r a l e sole
s o l e in
i n Washington State
S t a t e in
i n 1964
Landings of
2.2 m
i l l i o n pounds
27% lower tthan
h a n in
i n 1963
1963 and the
t h e mean for
f o r the
t h e 19592,2
million
pounds were about 27%
63 period,
period.
Reduced catches
c a t c h e s from
from the
t h e lower
lower west coast
c o a s t of
of Vancouver Island
Island
reas as
~ were
)
due
a r t l y tto
o abundance
o g f i s h iin
n Area 3C which
(Areas 3C
3C and
and 33D)
were
due ppartly
abundance of
of d
dogfish
1964. which
which limited
limited
f i s h i n g and due partly
p a r t l y to
t o a price
p r i c e dispute
d i s p u t e early
e a r l y in
i n 1964
hampered fishing
t r a w l i n g operations.
operations.
trawling
IIn
n nnorthern
orthern B
r i t i s h Columbia w
a t e r s (Area
( ~ r e a5A
5A to
t o SD
5D
British
waters
i n c l u s i v e ) increased
i n c r e a s e d interest
i n t e r e s t in
i n the
t h e Pacific
P a c i f i c ocean perch fishery
f i s h e r y resulted
r e s u l t e d in
in
inclusive)
reduced fishing
f i s h i n g for
f o r sole
s o l e species.
species.
-Oregon
Oregon,
Petrale sole landings by
by Oregon
Oregon otter
otter trawlers
trawlers were
were 1.
l9
9 million
l964
lower than
than 1963
1963 landings
landings but
but not
not appreciably
l% lower
964. This was about 18%
pounds in
in 1
different from
landings, Increased effort for Pacific ocean
from the 1959-63
1959-63 mean landings
perch
sole.
perch has
has resulted
resulted in
in aa reduction
reduction in
in fishing
fishing effort
effort for
for petrale
petrale sole.
California
California,
of 2,7
27 million
million pounds
pounds in
in 1964
1964 were 19%
19%
Total landings of
1963 but only 9%
9% lower
lower than in
in 1963
lower than
than the
the mean catch
catch for
for 1959-63.
1959-63, A 13%
13%
decline
the catch
catch of
of all
all species
species in
in
decline in
in overall
overall fishing
fishing effort
effort affected
affected the
California during
1964. The 1964
California
during l964
1964 winter
winter fishery
fishery off
off upper
upper California
California (Area
(Area1C)
1~)
was sharply
sharply curtailed
curtailed by
by adverse
adverse weathers
weather*
3,
3
Lingcod
Lincod
Total catch
catch of
of trawl-caught
trawl-caught lingcod
lingcod reported
reported by all
all agencies
agencies in
in 1964
1964
Total
at 57
5,7million
millionpounds
pounds was
was about
about 10%
10%greater
greater than
than in
in 1963
1963 but
but still
still about
about 25%
25%
1959-63 period,
lower than
than the mean catch
catch for
for the
the 1959-63
lower
periods
The
The lingcod
lingcod fishery
fishery with
with
trawl
trawl nets is
is an incidental
incidental one in
in California
California and Oregon
Oregon and
and the
the bulk of
of the
the
landings is taken
Canadian and Washington State
State vessels,
In PMFC Area 3C
3C
taken by Canadian
vessels
west coast of Vancouver
Vancouver Island)
Island) catch and catch/effort
catch/effort for Canadian and
(lower west
While there
there are
are
1964 (Table
wa able ii)
11), While
Washington State
Washington
State vessels
vessels increased
increased in
in 1964
undoubtedly fluctuations
fluctuations in
in availability
availability in
in the
the stock
stock in
in this
this area,
area, the
the data
data
undoubtedly
catch/effort have been due mainly to
suggest that recent changes
changes in
in catch
catch and catch/effort
changes in year-class strength
strength as suggested
suggested by changes
changes in
in length-frequency
length-frequency
composition (Fig.
composition
(~ig,2)
2),
Canada
Washington State
State agreed that
Canada and Washington
that an
an exchange
exchange of
of
more detailed
3C would
would be
be of
of mutual
mutual
detailed data
data on
on the
the lingcod
lingcod stock
stock in
in PMFC
PMFC Area
Area 3C
benefits
benefit,
Canada
Canada,
Total
Canadian trawl
trawl catch
catch of
of lingcod
lingcod in
in 1964
Total Canadian
1964 was just over
2.
million pounds,
1963 and
and about
about 22%
22% greater
greater than
than the
the
2
.8 million
pounds, twice
twice the
the catch
catch in
in 1963
- 9 -9S t a t i s t i c s of
of the
t h e trawl
t r a w l fishery
f i s h e r y for
f o r lingcod
lingcod in
i n PMFC
PMFC Area
Area 3C.
3C.
Table II.
11. Statistics
Table
Canada
Canada
year of
of
Year
catch
catch
Total catch
catch
Total
lb)
( m i l l i o nlb)
(million
Washington
Washington State
State
L
Catch
Catch
Catch/ffort
~atch/~ffort
Catch
Catch
(million
lb)
(million lb)
(it)
(million
( m i l l i o n ib)
lb)
(lb)
Catch/Effort
~atch/~ffort
(lb)
(lb)
1959
1959
38
3.8
0.8
0.8
634
634
3.0
3 .O
473
473
1960
1960
4l
4. 1
1.0
1.0
482
482
3.1
3.1
417
417
1961
1961
4-83
43
1.6
1.6
643
643
2.7
2.7
349
349
1962
1962
1.9
1.9
0.5
0.5
476
476
1.4
1-4
209
209
1963
1963
1.4
1.4
0.4
0 4
722
722
1.0
1.0
170
170
Mean
Mean
1959-63
1959-63
3l
301
0.9
0.9
591
591
2.2
2.2
324
324
1964
1964
2.4
2.4
0.9
0.9
878
878
L6
le6
500
500
0
C)
C)
0]
(0
A ()
('J
o
(0
0)
A
(.
c\J
O)
(0
FREQUENCY
co
(0
0)
0)
A
P ER C ENT
J
0
0
0
6
C)
I
1%)
C)
CD
0
0))
.:i
G)
ii
2
0
ri
ci)
r
Fig. 2.
(c) F1
-
ci)
0),-
0
C)
(J
0
0)
A
0)
6
Length-frequency distribution of trawl-caught lingcod taken in PMFC
Area 3C during 1959 to 1964. (Data from Canadian vessels.)
- 11 -
Catch in
i n PMFC
PMFC Area
Area 3C,
3C, off
o f f the
t h e lower
lower west
west coast
coast
Catch
mean for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 periods
period.
mean
of
of Vancouver
Vancouver Island
I s l a n d ((09
0 1 9million
m i l l i o n pounds),
pounds), was
was more
more than
t h a n twice
t w i c e that
t h a t taken
t a k e n in
in
1963 and
and 10%
10%higher
higher than
t h a n the
t h e mean
mean for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
1963
t h i s area
a r e a increased
i n c r e a s e d to
t o 878
878 pounds
pounds per
p e r hour
hour in
i n 1964.
1964,
this
Catch/effort
C a t c h / e f f o r t in
in
In
I n waters
w a t e r s north
n o r t h of
o f Cape
Cape
1964 was l2
1.2 million
m i l l i o n pounds,
pounds, or
or
c a t c h in
i n 1964
S c o t t (PMFC
(PMFc Areas
Areas 5A
5A to
t o SD
5D inclusive)
i n c l u s i v e ) catch
Scott
about
about 20%
20% greater
g r e a t e r than
t h a n the
t h e mean
mean for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
periodl
Washington0
Washington,
Total
1964 was
was
T o t a l Washington
Washington State
S t a t e trawl
t r a w l catch
c a t c h of
of lingcod
l i n g c o d in
i n 1964
just
j u s t under 30
3.0 million
m i l l i o n pounds,
pounds,
This
This catch
c a t c h was
was about
about 20%
20% lower
lower than
t h a n in
i n 1963
1963
and
and 25%
25% lower
lower than
t h a n the
t h e mean
mean catch
c a t c h for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period0
period.
Catch
3C (1.6
(1.6 million
m i l l i o n pounds)
pounds) was
was up
up considerably
c o n s i d e r a b l y from
from
Catch in
i n P'C
PMFC Area
Area 3C
that
million
well
below tthe
mean ffor
l959-3
t h a t in
i n 1963 (l0
(1-0
m i l l i o n pounds)
pounds) but
but was w
e l l below
h e mean
o r tthe
h e 1959-63
period
period (227
(2,27 million
m i l l i o n pounds)0
pounds),
The
3C in
i n 1964
1964 is
is
The improvement
improvement in
i n PMFC
PMFC Area
Area 3C
attributed
a t t r i b u t e d to
t o some
some increase
i n c r e a s e in
i n recruitment
r e c r u i t m e n t over
over that
t h a t noted
noted in
i n 1962
1962 and
and 1963.
1963.
Catch/effort
Catch/effort for
f o r this
t h i s stock
s t o c k in
i n 1964
1964 was the
t h e highest
h i g h e s t in
i n the
t h e six-year
six-year period
period
(1959-64)
(1959-64) for
f o r both
b o t h Washington
Washington and
and Canadian
Canadian vessels
vessels.
Reduced
Reduced catch
c a t c h of
of lingcod
lingcod
in
i n other
o t h e r areas
a r e a s was due to
t o aa reduction
r e d u c t i o n in
i n fishing
f i s h i n g effort
e f f o r t for
f o r this
t h i s particular
particular
species,
species.
O r e ~ o n , Landings
Landings of
of lingcod
lingcod by
by Oregon
Oregon trawl
t r a w l fishermen
fishermen are
a r e incidental
incidental
OregonQ
to
t o those
t h o s e of
of flatfish
f l a t f i s h and
and are
a r e taken
t a k e n in
i n relatively
r e l a t i v e l y shallow
shallow water.
water,
Catch
1964
Catch in
i n 1964
(0.7
million
pounds) was about 30%
30% g
greater
(0.7 m
i l l i o n pounds)
r e a t e r than
t h a n the
t h e mean catch
c a t c h taken
t a k e n in
i n the
the
1959-63
1959-63 period.
period,
California,
California.
As
A s in
i n Oregon,
Oregon, the
t h e California
C a l i f o r n i a trawl-caught
trawl-caught landings
l a n d i n g s of
of
lingcod
l i n g c o d are
a r e incidental
i n c i d e n t a l to
t o landings
l a n d i n g s of
of other
o t h e r species.
species.
n e a r l y O7
0 - 7million
m i l l i o n pounds.
pounds.
nearly
Trawl catch
1964 was
was
c a t c h in
i n 1964
The
The majority
m a j o r i t y of
o f lingcod
l i n g c o d are
a r e caught
caught in
i n the
t h e central
central
California
an
( ~ r e 1B)
a1 ~where
where
)
an intensive
i n t e n s i v e sport
s p o r t fishery
f i s h e r y for
f o r the
t h e species
species
C a l i f o r n i a region
r e g i o n (Area
a l s o exists0
exists,
also
- 12 -
4,
4,
Pacific
Cod
P
a c i f i c Cod
Total
of P
Pacific
million
i l l i o n pounds in
i n 1964,
1964,
T
o t a l landings
l a n d i n g s of
a c i f i c cod reached
reached almost 22 m
The total
t o t a l catch
c a t c h was 40%
40% greater
g r e a t e r then
t h a n in
i n 1963
1963 and the
t h e highest
h i g h e s t since
s i n c e 1959,
1959,
Production by Canadian fishermen reached a record
million
record of 15.5 m
i l l i o n pounds due
H
Landings
t o fortunate
f o r t u n a t e coincidence
coincidence of high
h i g h availability
a v a i l a b i l i t y and
and good market demand.
demand,
to
vessels,
by Washington State
State v
e s s e l s , which account in
i n the
t h e main for
f o r the
t h e balance of the
the
cod catch,
c a t c h , were close
c l o s e to
t o the
t h e average for
f o r the
t h e previous five
Pacific
(6,2
P a c i f i c cod
f i v e years
y e a r s (6,2
million
m
i l l i o n pounds).
pounds).
PNFC
Areas 5C and
and 5D,
5D, where
where tthe
bulk o
of
1964 Canadian
IIn
n P
MFC Areas
h e bulk
f tthe
h e 1964
c a t c h / e f f o r t reached their
t h e i r highest
h i g h e s t levels
l e v e l s on record.
record.
c a t c h was taken,
taken, catch
c a t c h and catch/effort
catch
Canada,
Canada.
P
a c i f i c cod was again
a g a i n the
t h e dominant species
s p e c i e s in
i n trawl
t r a w l catches
catches
Pacific
1964 and ttotal
o t a l catch
c a t c h was 15,5
15b5m
i l l i o n pounds.
pounds.
iin
n B
r i t i s h Columbia iin
n 1964
British
million
The bulk
of
million
(PMFC Areas SC
5C and SD
5D - 10.5
10.5 m
illion
of the
t h e catch
c a t c h was taken in
i n Hecate Strait
S t r a i t (PMFC
million
pounds was taken
pounds) and over 2.0
2.0 m
i l l i o n pounds
t a k e n from tthe
h e lower west coast
c o a s t of
of
H
Vancouver Island
I s l a n d (Area
( ~ r e 3C).
a3 ~ ) ,
I n Area 3C,
a t c h was tthe
h e highest
h i g h e s t since
s i n c e 1957 and catch/effort
c a t c h / e f f o r t (859
(859
In
3C, c
catch
17%higher
h i g h e r than
than the
t h e mean for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
pounds per hour) was about 17%
r re as
In
In
5C and SD)
5 ~ catch
c)a t c h and catch/effort
c a t c h / e f f o r t reached record
record
n o r t h e r n Hecate Strait
S t r a i t (Areas SC
northern
heights.
heights ,
Washington.
Washington.
Landings ooff P
a c i f i c cod aatt 6.2
i l l i o n pounds
Pacific
6.2 m
million
pounds were
were about
about
1963 and equal
e q u a l to
t o the
t h e mean catch
c a t c h for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
t h e same as
a s in
i n 1963
the
The
llandings
a n d i n g s were
a l f tthose
h o s e ttaken
a k e n dduring
u r i n g tthe
h e peak yyears
e a r s ooff 1957-59
were approximately
approximately h
half
1957-59
of diversion
d i v e r s i o n of
of effort
e f f o r t to
to
(average ccatch
a t c h 12.1
i l l i o n pounds) mainly because of
12.1 m
million
P
a c i f i c ocean perch.
perch.
Pacific
5b
5,
Pacific
P
a c i f i c Ocean Perch
Otter-trawl
Pacific
perch
1964 were about 21.8
21.8
O t t e r - t r a w l landings
l a n d i n g s of
of P
a c i f i c ocean p
e r c h in
i n 1964
million
m
i l l i o n pounds.
pounds.
The catch
10%lower
lower than
t h a n in
i n 1963
1963 but
b u t still
s t i l l 47%
47%
c a t c h was about 10%
- 13 -
The bulk
bulk of
of the
the catch
catch was
was taken
taken by
by
greater than
greater
than the
the 1959-63
1959-63 mean
mean catch0
catch, The
Washington
Washington and
and Oregon
Oregon fishermen
fishermen (11.3
(11~3and
and 9e5
9.5 million
million pounds
pounds respectively)
respectively) from
from
p
m C Areas 2A
2A to
to 5C
5C inclusuve0
inclusuve.
PMFC
~atch/effort
Catch/effort data from both Washington
Washington and
Oregon vessels have shown
shown an upward trend in
in recent
recent years.
yearse
Some measure of
vessel efficiency
the increased catch/effort
catch/effort may be attributed to increasing
increasing vessel
efficiency
through use of improved fish-finding
fish-finding equipment
equipment and
and the
the use
ue of
through
of bobbins
bobbins,
Washington,
Washington,
1964 was
was
Total
catch of
of 11.3
11.3 million
pounds in
in l96
Total Washington catch
million pounds
28% lower
lower than in 1963 but 20% greater than
than the
the mean catch
catch for
for the
the 1959-63
1959-63
Bulk
taken in
Areas 5A
5A and
and 5B
SB ((67
Bulk of
of the
the l96
1964 catch
catch was taken
in PI'WC
PMFC Areas
6.7 million
million
period,
period
million
pounds) and aa large
large part;
part of
pounds)
of the
thebalance
balance from
from Areas
Areas 3C
3C and
and 3D
3D (3.5
(35 million
pounds)
pounds),
There
There has been aa reduction
reduction in
in fishing
fishing effort
effort in
in recent
recent years
years in
in the
the
latter
latter areas,
areas, not because of
of reduced availability
availability of
of fish
fish but
but because
because of
of the
the
higher availability
availability arid
and consequent
higher
consequent diversion
diversion of
of fishing
fishing effort
effort to the northern
northern
r re as
areas (Areas 5A
5A and
and 5B)
5~). Catch/effort
areas
~atch/effortin
in l96
1964 was
935 pounds
pounds per
per hour
hour in
in Areas
Areas
was 935
in Areas
5A and 5B,
5B, both
both of
of which
which exceed
exceed
3C and 3D and 1,611
3C
1,611 pounds per hour in
Areas 5A
the mean for
for the
the years
years 1959-63,
1959-63.
Oregon,
Oregone Catch
Catch of
at 9,5
9b5 million
million pounds
of Pacific
Pacific ocean
ocean perch
perch in
in 1964.
1964 at
pounds
the highest
highest on
on record.
record,
was the
million pounds
This was an increase
increase of
of 1.6
1.6 million
pounds over
over the
the
previous record of
of 7
79
.9 million
million pounds
pounds in
in 1963.
1963e
Major catches
the
IIajor
catches came
came from the
r re as
2C and
and 2D)
2.D).
upper Oregon coast
coast and the
the Columbia
Columbia River
River area
area (Areas 2C
~atch/effort
Catch/effort
of this
this species
species has
has shown
shown aa continued
continuedrise
riseduring
duringthe
the1960-64.
1960-64period.
period.
of
6
6,
English
Sole
English Sole
Total catch
catch of English
sole by otter
otter trawlers
trawlers on
on the
the Pacific
Pacific coast
coast in
in
Total
English sole
1964
million pounds0
pounds. This
This was
was not
not appreciably
appreciably different
different from
from
1964.was
was about
about 11,7
ll7 niillion
the 1963
from the mean catch
catch for
for 1959-63,
1959-63.
1963 landings
landings or from
Canada, Washington
and
Canada,
Washington and
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Oregon reported lower
lower landings
landings while California
California noted an increase.
Both
Washington and
Washington
and Oregon
Oregon reported
reported increased
increased abundance
abundance of
of small
small English
English sole
sole in
in
waters
River area
waters from
from the
the Columbia
Columbia River
area to
to north
north Washington
Washington area
area and
and improved
improved
i1
expected to result
result in
in increased
increased catches
catches in
in the
the near
near future.
recruitment
recruitment is
is expected
Canada.
I
I
I,
total catch
catch of
of English
sole by Canadian
Canadian trawlers
trawlers in
in 1964
1964
The total
English sole
which just
was 1.4
1.4 million pounds of
of which
just over
over 50%
50% was
was taken
taken in
in PMFC
PMFC Area SD,
5D,
The
English sole
The upper
upper Hecate
Hecate Strait
Strait English
sole fishery
fishery (PMFC
(PMF'c Area SD)
5 ~ continues
)continues
on fish
fish newly
newly recruited.
recruited,
to depend on
I
I'
I
i
J
Catch/effort in
in 1964
1964 (511
(511 pounds
pounds per
per hour)
hour)
Catch/effort
continued downward despite a reduced catch
catch as has been the
the case for
for the past
papt
several years.
years,
several
Age determinations
determinations of
of 1964
Age
1964 samples
samples show
show greater-than-average
greater-than-average
I
I
representation of
of IV-year-old
IV-year-old fish.
fish.
representation
This may indicate
indicate that recruitment
recruitment is
is
improving
confirmation must await the results
results of the 1965
fishery,
improving but confirmation
1965 fishery,
Washington,
Total catch
catch of
of English
English sole
sole by Washington
Washington State
State otter
otter
Washington. Total
trawlers was about
trawlers
about 4.1
4.1 million
million pounds.
pounds.
Of the
the catch
catch taken
taken in
in offshore
offshore waters
waters
1
(1.9
million pounds)
pounds) almost
almost 90%
90% was
was taken
taken in the upper
upper Washington
Washington coast area
area
(1.9 million
I
(PMFC
(PMFC Area 3D).
3~). Catch/effort
Catch/effort in Area 3B in 1964
1964 was the lowest recorded since
since
I
I
I
1959
1959 and well below the 1959-63
1959-63 average
average (1964
(1964== 20a
208 pounds per hour;
hour; 1959-63
1959-63 ==
262 pounds
pounds per
per hour).
hour),
262
catch/effort in
in 1959
1959 largely
largely
Washington
attributes the
the high
high catch
catch and
and catch/effort
Washington attributes
1955 to 1958
1958 when
to the improved survival
survival of young fish
fish during the period 1955
large-mesh
nets were
were required,
required.
large-mesh nets
They consider
consider that this is
is borne out by the
decline
decline in
in catch,
catch, catch/effort
catch/effort and recruitment
recruitment with
with the
the return
return to
to use
use of
of small
small
mesh
nets following
following 1959.
1959. They
They expect
expect no
no increase
increase as
as long
long as
as small
small mesh
mesh nets
nets
mesh nets
continue
to be
be used.
used,
continue to
Oregon. English
Oregon,
English sole
sole landings,
landings, at
at 1.6
1.6 million
million pounds
pounds in
in 1964,
1964, were
were
15% lower
1959-63 period.
lower than both 1963
1963 landings
landings and the
the mean
mean landing
landing for
for the
the 1959-63
- 15
Better-than--average quantities
quantities of
of small
small English
English sole were
were noted
noted off the
Better-than-average
Columbia
Columbia River
River in
in late
late summer
summer of
of 1964.
1964.
indicates improved
It is hoped that this indicates
improved
recruitment which will reverse
recruitment
reverse the
the downward
downward trend
trend in
in landings
landings and
and catch/effort
catch/effort
in recent
recent years.
in
California.
California.
million
million pounds.
pounds.
20%.
Landings
English sole
1964 were
were 4.6
4.6
Landings of
of English
sole in
in California
California in
in 1964
8% and 1959-63
1959-63 mean landings
landings by
by
This exceeded 1963 landings by 8%
1964 except 1A
Increases occurred in all areas in 1964
1A where catch
catch declined
declined 10%
10%
(from the 1963 catch
catch of
of 0.5
0.5 million
million pounds).
pounds).
7
. Dover
Dover Sole
Sole
7.
Total Dover sole landings
landings in 1964
1964 were approximately
approximately 17.0
17.0 million
million
pounds.
pounds,
The catch
7% lower
lower than
than in
in 1963
1963 but
but 4%
4% higher
higher than
than the
the mean
mean catch
catch
catch was 7%
for
for the
the 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
species is
This species
is the object
object of
of major fisheries
fisheries in
in
Oregon and California, is taken incidentally
incidentally by Canadian
Canadian fishermen
fishermen and to
to aa
Washington fishermen.
large extent incidentally by Washington
fishermen,
Canada.
Canada.
Catch
Catch of
of Dover
Dover sole
sole by Canadian
Canadian trawl
trawl fishermen
fishermen in
in 1964
1964 was
was
about one-half
one-half million
million pounds.
pounds.
The bulk of
of the
the catch
catch was taken
taken in
in the
the Port
Port
San
area off
off Vancouver
Vancouver Island.
Island.
San Juan
Juan area
Washington.
1964
Catch of
of Dover
sole by Washington trawl
trawl fishermen
fishermen in
in 1964
Dover sole
was approximately
approximately 1.7
1.7 million
million pounds.
This catch was about 39% lower than
both the
the 1963
1963 catch
catch and the mean catch
catch for
for the
the 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
The bulk of
of
Washington
Dover sole
sole catch
catch is
is taken
taken from
from grounds
grounds off
off the
the west
west coast
coast of
of
Washington Dover
Vancouver
Island (PIYIFC
(PMFC Areas
coast
Vancouver Island
Areas 3C
3C and
and 3D)
3D) and
and the
the north
north Washington
Washington coast
(Area
(~rea3B).
3~).
In 1963 and 1964
landings were made from
from the
the upper
upper Queen
Queen
1964 increased landings
landings were coincidental
coincidental with
with
(PMFC Area
Area SB).
5~), These landings
Charlotte
Charlotte Sound
Sound area
area (PMFC
increased landings
ocean perch
perch from
from the
the same
same area.
landings of Pacific
Pacific ocean
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Oregon0
Oregon,
pounds.
pounds,
Landings o
of
reached 5.5
million
Landings
f Dover sole
s o l e iin
n Oregon iin
n 1964 reached
5,5 m
illion
was an iincrease
of 3%
3% above 1963 llandings
and 17%
17% above mean
mean
This was
n c r e a s e of
a n d i n g s and
llandings
a n d i n g s for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period.
1964 was due to
The iincreased
n c r e a s e d catch
c a t c h iin
n 1964
to
ssustained
u s t a i n e d high market demand for
f o r this
t h i s sspecies.
pecies.
Major ccatches
a t c h e s ooff Dover sole
s o l e by
of Coos
2 ~ )southern
,s o u t h e r n1-lecata
Hecata
Oregon fishermen came
came from
from southwest
southwest of
Coos Bay
Bay (Area
(Area 2B),
(Area 2
2D)
from the
Bank (Area
2 ~ ) ,the
t h e south
s o u t h side
s i d e of
o f the
t h e Astoria
A s t o r i a Canyon (Area
~ and
)
the
(Area 2B),
Willapa
Willapa Deep
Deep (Area
(Area 3A).
3 ~ ) . There are
a r e no apparent trends
t r e n d s iin
n ccatch/effort
a t c h / e f f o r t of
of Dover
ssole
o l e caught by Oregon fishermen.
fishermen.
California,
California,
T o t a l landings
l a n d i n g s of
s o l e in
i n California
C a l i f o r n i a in
i n 1964
1964 were
Total
of Dover sole
9,3 million
m i l l i o n pounds.
pounds,
almost 9.3
The catch
c a t c h was down 5%
5% from 1963 b
u t 9%
9% g
r e a t e r tthan
han
but
greater
tthe
h e mean for
f o r the
t h e 1959-63
1959-63 period.
period,
i m i t s on landings
l a n d i n g s of
Despite summer llimits
of Dover
s o l e continued tto
o be
h e dominant
s i n g l e species
s p e c i e s iin
n
C , Dover sole
s o l e in
i n Area l1C,
sole
be tthe
dominant single
I
II
California
C a l i f o r n i a trawl
t r a w l landings.
landings,
V,
V.
REVIEW OF
OF EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE OF
OF DATA PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE3
1.
S t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of E
f f o r t and Catch/Effort
~atch/~ffort
Standardization
Effort
1.
During discussion,
d i s c u s s i o n , the
t h e committee members agreed that
t h a t strict
s t r i c t standardstandardc a t c h / e f f o r t data
d a t a was not
n o t possible,
possible,
iization
z a t i o n of
of catch/effort
H
An
An important conclusion
conclusion was
was
t h a t methods of
of obtaining
o b t a i n i n g and calculating
c a l c u l a t i n g effort
e f f o r t and catch/effort
catch/effort d
a t a should
that
data
c a t c h / e f f o r t for
f o r a stock
s t o c k fished
f i s h e d by one
c l e a r l y definable
d e f i n a b l e and that
t h a t trends
t r e n d s in
i n catch/effort
be clearly
more ffisheries
be ssimilar
be considered
considered
oorr more
i s h e r i e s should be
i m i l a r iif
f tthe
h e ttrends
r e n d s aare
r e tto
o be
meaningful.
2.
2.
Evaluation
of
PMFC
MFC Data Record and Suggestions for
f o r Extended Use
E
valuation o
f P
Leon Verhoeven,
Verhoeven, PPC
MFCExecutive
ExecutiveDirector,
D i r e c t o r , stated
s t a t e d that
t h a t the
t h e 1964
1964 trawl
trawl
d
a t a on catch
c a t c h and eeffort
f f o r t would be ready for
f o r the
t h e Data S
e r i e s by tthe
h e end of
data
Series
of 19650
1965.
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of crab,
He anticipated publication
crab, shrimp
shrimp and
and albacore
albacore data
data before
before that
that time.
time.
publication of
regarding extended
There was no
no commitment
commitment regarding
extended use
use of
of the
the Data
Data Series
Series (though
(though there
there
There
discussion of
was considerable
considerable discussion
of types
types of
of data:
data:
was
market
market samples,
samples, tagging
tagging records,
records,
e
tc.).
etc.).
Computer Techniques
3.
3
. Computer
Techniques
All agencies
agencies stated
stated that
that computer
computer programmes
programmes were
were in
in common
common use
use in
in
fisheries research
research either in the field of statistics
biological research.
fisheries
statistics or in biological
The
development in
The committee
committee agreed that rapid development
in techniques
techniques in
in this
this field
field would
would
now in
make a summary
summary of programmes now
in use of
of only
only short-term
short-term value.
value.
VI.
RESEARCH PROGRANMES
REVIEW OF CURRENT
CURRENT AND PROPOSED RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
All agencies
of effort
effort required
required merely to
to keep
keep
agencies emphasized the amount of
abreast of statistics of catch
catch and effort
effort for
for current trawl
trawl landings.
Canada
Canada
and Washington State agreed to an informal
informal exchange
exchange of
of sampling
sampling data
data on
on stocks
stocks
jointly exploited.
exploited.
jointly
The exchange
facilitate comparison
comparison of
of conclusions
conclusions
exchange would facilitate
concerning a particular
particular species.
species.
concerning
It was
was agreed that such an exchange between
the other agencies
agencies might also
also be
be profitable.
profitable.
Some discussion took place on projects being considered for
for study
study under
under
U. S.
S. Public
Public Law
Law 88-309.
88-309. The
The programmes
programmes are
are still
still in
in the
the planning
planning stage
stage but
but
the United
substantial provision
United States committee members hoped for
for substantial
provision for
groundfish-directed research.
research.
groundfish-directed
Summaries
agencies are
are presented in
in Appendices
Appendices
Summaries of recent taggings by agencies
G (in
(in map
map form).
form).
B to G
Alaska.
No
currently being
being conducted
conducted or
or planned.
planned.
No groundfish
groundfish research
research currently
Canada.
AA major portion of the work involves
involves collections
collections and analysis
analysis
of statistics
statistics of
of catch
catch and
and fishing
fishing effort.
effort.
Routine sampling
sampling of
of various
various species
species
Routine
-18at the
the main
main ports
ports of
of landings
landings provides
provides data
data which
which yield
yield information
information on
on growth,
growth,
at
At times
times special
specialstudies
studies
mortality and
and recruitment
recruitment in
in the
the various
various fisheries,
fisheries, At
mortality
are undertaken
undertaken to
to provide
provide information
information on
on the
the life
life histories
histories of
of important
important
are
species. During
During field
field operations
operations in
in 1964
1964approximately
approximately 3,700
3,700 Pacific
Pacific cod
cod were
were
species.
tagged in
inMay
Mayininnorthern
northernIlecate
Hecate Strait
Strait(PIvLC
(PMF'C Area
5~)
and in
in September
September2,500
2,500
tagged
Area 5D)
and
H
H
petrale sole
sole and
and 2,000
2,000lingcod
lingcod were
were tagged
tagged off
off the
the lower
lower west
west coast
coast of
of Vancouver
Vancouver
petrale
Island (Area
( ~ r e3C).
a3~). In
In May,
May, 1965,
1965, aa further
further 3,600
3,600 Pacific
Pacific cod
cod were
were tagged
tagged in
in
Island
5D, Laboratory
Laboratory work
work involved
involved completion
completion of
of aa manuscript
manuscript on
on the
the petrale
petrale
Area 5D.
Area
sole off
off the
the British
British Columbia
Columbia and
and Washington
Washington coasts
coasts which
which has
has been
been submitted
submitted
sole
for publication0
publication, Further
Further studies
studies of
of the
the effect
effect of
of salinity
salinity and
and temperature
temperature
for
*
Additional experiments
experiments
on development
development of
of Pacific
Pacific cod
cod eggs
eggswere
were conducted0
conducted, Additional
on
along the
the same
same lines
lines for
for other
other species
speciesare
areplanned.
planned.
along
Special attention
attention is
is also
also being
being given
given to
to the
the Pacific
Pacific ocean
ocean perch.
perch.
Special
of field
field collections
collections required
required to
to define
define
in 1965,
1965, of
Completion is
is expected,
expected, in
Completion
general features
features of
of the
the distribution
distribution and
and size
size and
and age
age composition
composition of
of ocean
ocean
general
perch throughout
throughout its
its range
range in
in the
the northeast
northeast Pacific.
Pacific,
perch
In
1965 funds
funds for
for groundfish
groundfish work
work were
were made
made available
available under
under the
the
In July
July 1965
Industrial Development
Development Service
Service of
of the
the Government
Governmentof
of Canada.
Canada,
Industrial
The
The programme
programme
involved is
is exploration
exploration with
with standard
standard and
and modified
modified trawl
trawl gear
gear in
in the
the lower
lower
involved
(PMFC Areas
Areas SC
5C and
and SB
5B
Hecate Strait
Strait and
and upper
upper Queen
Queen Charlotte
Charlotte Sound
Sound regions
regions (PNFC
Hecate
respectively).
respectively).
The work
work is
is designed
to discover,
discover, if
if possible,
possible, new
new fishing
fishing
The
designed to
chartered vessel
vessel has
has
areas and
and extend
extend boundaries
boundaries of
of known
known fishing
fishing grounds.
grounds, AA chartered
areas
been obtained
obtained for
for aa 90-day
90-day period
period beginning
beginning July
July5,
5, 1965.
1965.
been
Most effort
effort expended
expended on
on groundfish
groundfish by
by Washington
Washington State
State
Washington, Most
Washington.
is directed
directed to
to the
the problem
problem of
of maintaining
maintaining fleet contact and adequate catch
is
catch
statistics.
statistics.
Biological work
work includes
includes some
some age
age determinations
determinations on
on English
English sole
sole
Biological
,
- 19
and starry
starry flounder
flounder in
in Puget
Puget Sound
Sound and
and petrale
petrale sole
sole from
from the
the Esteban
Esteban Deep
Deep
. During Bctober and November, 1964, approximately 3,450 English sole
Duringctober and November, 1964, approximately 3,450 English sole
grounds.
were tagged
tagged in
in Puget
Puget Sound
Sound and the
the lower
lower portion
portion of
of the
the Strait
Strait of
of Georgiab
Georgia,
were
Of
Of
these
these 1,750
1,750 were
were the
the dart
dart type
type and
and 1,700
1,700 Peterson
Peterson type.
type.
Oregon.
Oregon.
Oregon
Oregon reported
reported that,
that, similar
similar to
to other
other agencies,
agencies, main
main effort
effort
of the
the trawl
trawl fish
fish investigation
investigation was directed
directed to
to trawler
trawler interviews
interviews and the
the
day-to-day problems
problems which
which arose.
arose.
day-to-day
Rockfish and
and mink
mink food
food landings
landings are
are examined
examined
Rockfish
at intervals
intervals to
to determine
determine species
species composition.
composition.
In
length-frequency
In addition length-frequency
data are
are collected
collected from
from landings
landings of
of Dover,
Dover, English
English and
and petrale
petrale sole,
sole, and
and
data
Pacific
Pacific ocean
ocean perch.
perch.
Some
Some problem
problem has
has been
been encountered
encountered with
with aging
aging (from
(from scales)
scales)
tagged Dover
Dover sole
sole recovered
recovered after
after 10
10 years
years at
at liberty.
liberty.
Work will
will continue
continue on
on
Work
the
the above
above studies.
studies.
California.
California.
The
The trawl
trawl investigation
investigation has
has continued
continued its
its programme
programme of
of
routine sampling,
sampling, statistical
statistical studies,
studies, and
and biological
biological and
and systematic
systematic studies
studies on
on
routine
rockfish.
rockfish.
Landings
Landings of
of Dover,
Dover, English
English and
and petrale
petrale sole,
sole, and
and animal
animal food
food were
were
sampled
sampled at
at major
major ports.
ports.
During
1964, 2,870
2,7O petrale
During July
July and August, 1964,
petrale sole
sole were
were
tagged
1B.
tagged and
and released
released off
off Bodega
Bodega Bay
Bay and
and Point
Point Delgada
Delgada in
in Area
Area lB.
Systematic
Systematic
studies were
were concluded
concluded on
on several
several closely
closely related
related rockfishes
rockfishes and
and aa revised
revised
studies
rockfish
rockfish key
key was
was completed.
completed,
An
An age
age study
study of
of English
English sole
sole in
in the
the Monterey
Monterey Bay
Bay
region
region (Area
(Area 1B)
1B) has
has been
been completed
completed and
and work
work on
on the
the manuscript
manuscript has
has begun.
begun.
Analysis
Analysis of
of English
English sole
sole tagging
tagging results
results has
has been
been completed.
completed.
The
The programnie
programme
generally
will continue
with little
generally will
continue with
little change
change during
during the
the coming
coming year.
year.
there
there will
will be
be additional
additional emphasis
emphasis on
on analyses
analyses of
of existing
existing data
data,
However,
However,
--2020 VII.
REVIEW
REVIEW AND
AND SUGGESTIONS
SUGGESTIONS FOR
FOR JOINT
JOINT PROJECTS
PROJECTS
The Executive Director, PMFC CL.
(L, Verhoeven)
~erhoeven)informed
informed committee
committee members
members
that P1WC
7, which
which was
was
PMFC funds
funds were available
available for
for publication
publication of
of Bulletin
Bulletin No.
No. 7,
H
hoped to be on
on English
English sole
sole and/or
and/or other
other bottomfish.
bottomfish,
to re-canvass
re-canvass
He agreed to
all agencies
agencies regarding
regarding availability
availability of
of such
such data
data and
and ask
ask for
for firm
firm commitments
commitments
all
for publication.
publication,
Canada made a firm commitment
commitment to
to
Canada
English sole
~ ubmit
u b m i tan
an English
sole
tagging sunmary.
summary,
tagging
As noted earlier
earlier in
in the
the report,
report, Canada
Canada and
and Washington
Washington State
State and
and other
other
agencies agreed to exchange
agencies
exchange data
data on
on fisheries
fisheries of
of mutual
mutual concern.
concern,
The question
question of preparing
preparing a
a bibliography
bibliography of
of publications
publications on
on west
west coast
coast
groundfish species
groundfish
species was discussed.
H
This was considered highly desirable
desirable and
to facilitate
it was agreed
agreed that
that such
such aa bibliography
bibliography should
should
facilitate preparation it
Washington State
State
exclude, for
for the most part, papers
papers solely
solely on
on systematics,
systematics* Washington
reported that biologist, D,
Day, was now
now working
working on
on such
such aa bibliography
bibliography and
and
D. Day,
that
that other
other agencies
agencies might
might assist
assist by
by forwarding
forwarding information.
information,
It was also
also
No. 7
suggested that Bulletin No.
7 could be a place for
for publication.
publication,
VIII.
VIII,
SEISMIC
SEISMIC PROBLEMS
PROBUMS
The committee
committee members discussed
discussed seismic
seismic activities
activities and
and noted
noted modificamodificause of
type of
of shot
shot was
tion of
of shots
shots through
through the
the use
of gas
gas exploders.
exploders, This type
considered to have little
little effect
effect on
on marine
marine life.
life.
Drilling was underway or
about to commence
commence in
in coastal
coastal waters
waters of
of all
all agencies.
agencies,
about
California reported
California
reported
trouble with well-head casings
casings in
in that
that aa few
few were
were left
left projecting
projecting some
some distance
distance
from the
the bottom,
bottom.
from
It was learned
learned that
that there
there was
was aa Gulf
Gulf States
States committee
committee which
which
It
resulting from
from drilling
drilling debris
debris and
and other
other
assessed damage to fishing
fishing gear
gear resulting
- 21 andand
made
obstructions, such
obstructions,
such as
as pipelines
pipelines and
and control
controlstructures;
structures;
maderecommendations
recommendations
for settlement
of justifiable
Discussion suggested
to the
theoil
oilcompanies
companies for
settlement of
justifiableclainis
claims. Discussion
suggested
to
such aa committee
committee would
would be
be desirable
desirable for
for the
the west
west coast
coast area.
area.
IX.
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
INTERNATIONAL
PROBLEMS
This item
item was
wasplaced
placedon
onthe
the agenda
agendaprimarily
primarilybecause
becauseofofactivity
activity pf
This
pf
Observations off
the
U.S.S.R.
fleets
offthe
thewest
westcoast
coastofof
NorthAmerica,
America. Observations
off the
U.S.S.R.
fleets off
North
British Columbia
Area330)
Canadianobservers
observers and
and United
United States
States
British
Columbia coast
coast(PMFC
(PMFc Area
~ by
)by Canadian
fishermen
suggestthat
that Pacific
Pacific ocean
perch are
are the
the prime
object of
of the
fishermen suggesd
ocean perch
prime object
the Soviet
Soviet
butAlaska
Alaska reported
reported aa
data was
was available
fleets,but
Little data
available on
on size
size of fleets,
fishery. Little
fishing
fleetin
inoperation
operation off
offForrester
ForresterIsland
Island(PNF0
(PMFc Area
fishing fleet
Area6)
6)for
forat
at least
least
two
1965.
two months
months in
in 1965.
The committee
theparent
parentcommittee
committee
The
committeeagreed
agreedthat
that the
(~nternational
Trawl Fishery
Fishery Committee)
committee) should
obtain
(International
Trawl
shouldbe
beasked
askedto
to attempt
attempt to
to obtain
data on
on catch
catch by
by species
expended by
the
data
species and
and effort
effort expended
byother
othernationals
nationals fishing
fishing off
off the
west
coast of
of Canada
Canada and
west coast
and the
the United
United States.
States.
X
.
X.
NEW
TRAWL REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
NEW PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS FOR TRAWL
Canada
Canadaisis considering
consideringaa change
changeininmesh
meshsize
sizein
in codends
codendsininuse
usein
in off-
waters, Present
411,and
and a
reduction to
to3-i-"
3&" is
iscontemcontemPresent regulations
regulations read
read 4",
shore waters,
a reduction
plated
to ease
ease the
the serious
seriousgilling
gillingproblem
problem with
with Pacific
Pacific ocean
ocean perch
and
plated to
perci and
dogfish.
Washington
increasing
minimum
Washingtonproposes
proposestotostudy
studythe
the feasibility
feasibility ofofincreasing
thethe
minimum
limit of
of all
allsole
soleabove
above the
limit of
of ll--"
ll&ll now
now in
effect. The
size limit
the limit
in effect.
The study
study is
is
aimed
aimed toward
toward reducing
reducing wastage
wastage of
of small
small fish,
fish
It
was suggested
suggested that
the resum6
trawl regulations
regulationsappended
appended to
the
It was
that the
resum of
of trawl
to the
- 22 -
report
report of
of the
the fourth
fourth annual
annual meeting
meeting of
of the
the Technical
Technical Subcommittee
Subcommittee (Appendix
( ~ ~ ~ e n E)
d
E )i x
meeting.
be updated for
for inclusion
inclusion in the report of
of the 1966
1966 meeting.
XI.
XI
OTHER BUSINESS
BUSINESS
The committee
committee re-emphasized the need for
for co-ordinated research
programmes on
on west coast
coast species
species of
of groundfish.
groundfish,
programmes
It was
present
was agreed that present
programmes need evaluation
evaluation to
to determine
determine their
their effectiveness
effectiveness in
in an
an overall
overall
programmes
f
management programnie
programme for
for west
west coast
coast groundfish
groundfishstocks,,
stocks,
management
The
The executive
executive director,
director, PMFC,agreed
PMFC,agreed to
to canvass
canvass agencies
agencies such
such as
as Oregon
Oregon
etc, which
State University, etc,,
which might
might be
be doing
doing bottom
bottom fish
fish tagging
tagging in
in order
order to
to
keep the committee
committee up to date on
on all
all tagging
tagging programmes.
programmes.
It was
was also agreed that agencies would
would exchange data on market
market
sampling
sampling with respect to species,
species, location,
location, number
number sampled,
sampled, sex
sex ratio,
ratio, etc0
etc,
XII,,
XII,
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECONDATIONS
1.
The
1.
The Technical
Technical Sub-comittee
Sub-committee recommends
recommendsthat
that the
the current
current restrictions
restrictions
on
on petrale
petrale sole
sole fishing
fishing remain
remain unchanged.
2,,
The
2,
The Technical
Technical Sub-committee
Sub-committee recommends
recommends that
that the
the International
International Trawl
Trawl
Fishery Committee
Fishery
Committee (appointed
(appointed by
by the
the Second
Second Conference
Conference on
on Coordination
Coordination of
of
Fisheries regulations
Fisheries
regulations between
between Canada
Canada and
and the
the United
United States)
states) should
should attempt
attempt to
to
obtain data
data on
on catch
catch by
by species
species and effort
effort expended
expended by
by nationals,
nationals, other
other than
than
obtain
of Canada
Canada and the
the United States,
States, fishing
fishing off
off the
the west
west coast
coast of
of the
the
those of
United States
States and
and Canada.
Canada.
- 23 -
Thomson, F
Fisheries
J. Arthur Thomson,
i s h e r i e s Research Board of
of Canada,
Canada, remained as
as
XI-JI. J.
XIII.
Chairman for
f o r another
another year.
Year*
Chairman
Oregon,
Oregon.
XIV.
XIV,
He suggested
suggested the
t h e next meeting be held
held in
i n Portland,
Portland,
The
The date
d a t e has
has been
been tentatively
t e n t a t i v e l y set
s e t for
f o r June,
June, 1966.
1966,
The meeting was adjourned
adjourned at
a t 4:05
4:05 p.m.,
p,m., June
June 23,
23, 1965.
1965,
- 24 -
XV,
XV
APPENDICES
APPENDICES
PPENDIX A
TENTATIVE
TENTATIVE AGENDA
AGENDA (2)
(2)
Technical
T e c h n i c a l Sub-Committee
Sub-committee of
o f the
the
International
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Trawl
T r a w l Fishery
F i s h e r y Committee
Seattle,
S e a t t l e , June
J u n e 22-233
22-23, 1965
1965
6th
6 t h Annual Meeting
Meeting
0
I.
I.
Call
C a l l to
-t.o order
order
.
II.
I1
Appointment
Appointment of
o f Secretary
Secretary
Approval
Approval of
o f Agenda
Agenda
III.
111.
IV.
IV.
Status
S t a t u s reports
reports
1.
1. Total
T o t a l Catch
C a t c h and
and Effort
E f f o r t for
f o r the
t h e 1964
1964 trawl
t r a w l fishery
fishery
Petrale
sole
2.
2. P e t r a l e s o l e
a ) Catch/Effort
Catch/Effort
a)
b ) Definition
D e f i n i t i o n of
o f stocks
stocks
b)
W i n t e r fishery
f i s h e r y (( ? 100
100 fathoms)
fathoms)
c)
c ) Winter
d ) Effectiveness
E f f e c t i v e n e s s of
o f regulation
regulation
d)
3.
3.
Lingcod
Lingcod
c a t c h / E f f o r t (Area
( ~ r e 3C)
a3 ~ )
a
)
a) Catch/Effort
4.
4.
True
T r u e cod
cod
Catch/Effort
c a t c h / E f f o r t (Areas 3C,
3C, SD)
5 ~ )
r re as
5. Pacific
P a c i f i c ocean
o c e a n perch
perch
~ a t c h / ~ f f o r(Areas
t re as 3B
3 B to
t o SB)
5 ~
a ) Catch/Effort
a)
a)
5.
a)
6.
6.
7.
7.
V.
V.
)
English
E n g l i s h sole
sole
Dover
Dover sole
sole
Review
Review of
o f exchange
exchange of
o f data
d a t a procedures
procedures
Standardization
S t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of
o f catch
c a t c h effort
e f f o r t analysis
analysis
2. Evaluation
E v a l u a t i o n of
o f PMFC
PMFC Data
Data Record
Record and
and suggestions
s u g g e s t i o n s for
f o r extended
e x t e n d e d use
use
2.
3.
3. Computer
Computer techniques
techniques
1.
1.
VI.
VI
.
Review
Review of
o f current
c u r r e n t and
and proposed
proposed research
r e s e a r c h programs
programs
Life
history
studies
Life history studies
2.
2. Tagging
Tagging
3.
3. Sampling
Sampling
a ) Priorities
Priorities
a)
1.
1.
4.
4.
Research
R e s e a r c h financed
f i n a n c e d by
by US
US public
p u b l i c law
law 88-309
88-309
VII
.
VII.
Review
Review and
and suggestions
s u g g e s t i o n s for
f o r joint
j o i n t projects
projects
English
E n g l i s h sole
sole
2.
2. Petrale
P e t r a l e sole
sole
3.
3. Savings
S a v i n g s gear
g e a r studies
studies
4.
4 . Others
Others
1.
1.
VIII.
VIII
.
IX.
IX.
X.
X.
XI.
XI.
.
XIII.
XI11 .
XII
XI1
.
S e i s m i c problems
problems
Seismic
International
I n t e r n a t i o n a 1problems
problems
New proposals
p r o p o s a l s for
f o r trawl
t r a w l regulations
regulations
New
O t h e r business
business
Other
Recommendations
Recommendations
Adjournment
Adjournment
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