Staff Report Developmental Fisheries Program
Summary of Staff Report
ODFW
ODPW staff isis providing
providing aa review
review of
of the Developmental Fishery Program for
for 1996
1996 and
and asking
asking the
the
Commission to adopt regulation changes
changes in the list
list of
of species considered as
as developmental
developmental fishery
fishery
species and harvest programs.
Key
Key elements
elements and
and conclusions
conclusionsfrom
fromthe
the staff
staff report
report are:
•
One hundred and seven
seven permits for
for the harvest
harvest of
of developmental fishery species
species have
have been
been
issued in 1996, to date. Most
Most landings
landings of
of developmental
developmental fishery species have been as by-catch
in other fisheries.
•
ODPW staff
staff has conducted a survey of bay clams in Tillamook Bay, collected biological
ODFW
information on several developmental species, and
and obtained a grant to fund a graduate student
student
to develop a publication
publication on developmental species.
•
The Developmental
Fishery Board
Board considered
considered requests
requests to
to move brine
brine shrimp
shrimp from
from category
category BB
Developmental Fishery
to category A on the list of
of developmental species, remove 10ngline
longline gear as an option for
harvesting Tanner crab, and
and include razor clams on the list of developmental species and allow
of razor clams and gaper clams from the ocean.
the commercial harvest of
•
ODPW staff recommends moving brine shrimp
The ODFW
shrimp from
from category
category BB to
to category
category AA and
and outlines
outlines
a harvest program for the species, and removing longline gear as an option for harvesting
Tanner crab. ODFW
ODPW staff
staff does not recommend adding razor clams to the developmental
allowing ocean
ocean harvest
harvest of
of gaper
gaper clams.
clams.
species list or allowing
1
Outline of Staff Report
I.
L
Introduction
II.
Annual Report
Annual
Report of
ofDevelopmental
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries Activities
Activities ................ Page
Page 33
• Summarizes permits and landing activities of developmental fishery species.
• Summarizes research and management activities of developmental fishery program.
• Reviews procedures for adding species to Developmental Fishery list.
list.
III.
III.
Background of
Commercial Brine
Brine Shrimp
Shrimp Fishery
Fishery .................... Page
Background
of Commercial
Page 66
. Page 33
• Summaries historical activities.
activities.
IV.
Background of
Commercial Tanner
Fishery .................... Page
Background
of Commercial
Tanner Crab Fishery
Page 7
• Summaries historical activities.
activities.
Background of
Razor Clam
Clam Fishery
Fishery ................................... Page
Page 77
Background
of Razor
V.
• Summaries historical activities.
activities.
VI.
Staff
Analysis of Issues
Issues and
and Options
Options - -Recommendations
Recommendations .......... Page
Page 99
Staff Analysis
• Summarizes conclusion of the evaluation of effects.
Issue 1. Reclassify bHne shrimp from categor S to category A.
Option A:
Adoptrules
rules reclassifying
reclassifying brine
brine shrimp
shrimp from
from category
category B
B to
to
(preferred) Adopt
category A on the developmental species list and add a harvest program.
OptionB:
Option B:
No action.
Issue
24
Removal of longitne pot gear for harvest of Tanner crab,
Option A:
Adopt rules
rules removing
removing longline pot gear for
(preferred) Adopt
for the
the harvest
harvest of
of
Tanner crab.
OptionB:
Option B:
No action.
Issue 3. AddItion of razor claSs to deveiopmeataiflshery species
tin
and allow oceanS harvest of razor and gaper clams.
Option A:
Adopts rules adding razor clams to the list of species considered
developmental fisheries
fisheries with a harvest program.
Option B:
(preferred)
No action.
action.
(preferred) No
Oregon
Administrative
Rules
12
................................................ Page
Page 12
razor clams.
clams. Page 15
15
Appendix
Synopsis of
Appendix AA -- Synopsis
of information
information on
on brine
brine shrimp
shrimp and
and razor
2
I.
Introduction
The public hearing on November 1I is the annual review of the Developmental Fisheries Program.
Program.
At the hearing, ODFW
ODPW staff will:
will: 1)
I) describe
describe the
the activities
activities of the Developmental Fisheries Program
of developmental fisheries
in 1996; and 2)
2) recommend
recommendchanges
changes to
to the
the list
list and
and harvest
harvest programs
programs of
species.
Annual Report
Report of
ofDevelopmental
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries Activitics
Activities
II. Annual
Permits
ODPW
ODFW staff has issued over 100 permits for the harvest of developmental
developmental fisheries
fisheries species through
August, 1996 (Table 1).
I). Of
Ofthe
the more
more than
than 200
200 permits
permits issued in 1995,
1995, nine met the landing
The permits
permits for
for three fisheries (gill net swordfish,
requirements for renewal for 1996. The
swordfish, spot
prawns, and Tanner crab)
crab)·were
were issued
issued through aa lottery as there were more applicants than
All available
available permits were issued for four fisheries.
available permits by the filing
filing deadline.
deadline. All
Landings
of developmental fisheries species through
Landings of
through July,
July, 1996
1996 are
are summarized
summarized in
in Table
Table 2.
2. As
was the case in 1995, the majority of the landings
landings of
of developmental
developmental species
species were
were taken
taken as
as by-catch
by-catch
in other fisheries.
The landings
landings of
of herring,
herring, smelt,
smelt, and cockle clams are the result
fisheries. The
result of the estuarine
estuarine
of octopus
octopus have
have been
been
fisheries;
Most all
all the
the landings of
fisheries; none have been harvested from the ocean.
ocean. Most
by-catch of the crab fishery and most of the box crab have been
The
been by-catch
by-catch of the
the trawl
trawl fishery.
fishery. The
landing fees for species in all categories have generated approximately $8,700 into the
fund in
in 1996,
1996, through
through July.
July.
developmental fisheries fund
Research
Staff made a ride-along trip on a vessel with experimental gear to
to harvest cockle clams from the
A future
future trip
trip is
is planned
planned to attach
attachan
an underwater
underwater video
video camera to the gear to view how
ocean. A
how the
the
while fishing.
gear is actually functioning while
Staff made
made a second ride-along
ride-along trip
trip on
on aa trawl
trawl vessel
vessel harvesting
harvestingspot
spotprawns.
prawns. Underwater video
gear was
was attached to
to the
the cod-end
cod-end of the
the net
net to
to view
view the
theoperation
operationof
ofthe
thefish
fishexcluders.
excluders. Biological
data were collected from the harvest of
of prawns.
Staff provided a considerable amount of direction
direction and time
lime for
for the
the Tillamook
Tillamook bay
bay clam
clam survey
survey
project funded by the Tillamook Bay National
National Estuarine
Estuarine Project.
Project. Time was spent on project .
design, staff training,
Underwater video footage of
of commercial
training, and assistance in data collection.
collection. Underwater
clam operations was also collected.
Staff collected biological
biological data on
on a number
number of
of developmental
developmental species.
species. The enhanced data collection
project collected additional information on the distribution, abundance, size, and sex ratio of
of
Tanner crab from the deep water trawl fishery.
The by-catch
by-catch of
of mackerel from the whiting fishery
fishery. The
provided species composition, size,
size, and
and age
age information.
information. Size and sex composition data were
collected from a pot
pot fishery for coonstripe
coonstripe shrimp.
shrimp.
We contracted with a grant writer at Oregon State University
University (OSU)
(OSU) in
in an
an effort
effort to
to locate
locate additional
additional
We were
were successful
successful in
in obtaining
obtaining grants
grants from Oregon State University and
research funds.
funds. We
National Coastal Resources Institute to fund an OSU graduate student to develop a publication
summarizing species information, fishing techniques, processing techniques,
techniques, and existing markets
species.
for developmental species.
3
1. 1995
1995 Developmental Fishery Permits (as
(as of
of 8/31/96).
8/31/96).
Table 1.
Permits
Allowed
Pacific havfish
Pacific
hafish
blue shark
swordfish
25
10
10 other
other
lonvline
20 longline
15
Permits
Issued
Renewals
from
1995
from 1995
7
2
10+*
10+°
11
5
11
northern anchovy &
Pacific herrinv
herrinr
Pacific sardine &
&
saurv
Pacific saury
Pacific sandfish
smelt
nomfret
Pacific yomfret
slender sole
10
20
10
10
box crab
boxcrab
25
7
10
10*
4
3*
3* 1/3*
3*
11
1
Oregon hair crab &
&
scarlet king crab &
PTooved
ooved tanner crab
spot shrimp &
coonstriped shrimp
sidestrine
shrimn
sidestripe shrimp
cockle clams
bav
bay clams
aiant octopus
octonus
niant
California market squid
other squid
snuid sop.
snn.
fragile urchin
sea cucumber
marine snails
15
6 (3N/3S
13N/3S) trawl
10
10 (5N/5S)
(SN/SS) other
5
20
10
!15N/15S) trawl
30 (15N/15S
!15N/15S) other
30 (15N/15S
trawl
6 trawl
other
6 other
6 (3N/3S)
(3NI3S) trawl
trawl
10
15N/5S) diver
l0(5N/5S
10 15N/5S)
(5N/5S other
10
5*
/ 5*
5* 15*
11
20
11
5/9
S
/ 9
22/0
/0
3
2
total
sub total
101
+ plus 6 permits for 5 single deliveries
to unsuccessful applicants ........... total
107
no permits
permits available
available
** no
N/S
N/S -- permits issued geographically
geographically by home port,
Hetecta Head,
Head, 50%
50% N,
N, 50%
50% SS
split at Hetecta
4
2
Landings of
ofdevelopmental
developmental fisheries
fisheries species,
species, by category, through August, 1996
Table 2. Landings
Catevorv A
Pacific hagfish
blue shark
swordfish
northern anchovy
anchovy
Pacific herring
Pacific sardine
sauTy
Pacific saury
Pacific sandfish
smelt
Pacific pomfret
slender sole
sale
Pounds
13,388
1,068
-
164,403
10
Catevorv B
Pounds
salmon shark
black hagfish
Eelpouts
Belpouts
skilfish
carp
yellow perch
brown bullhead
northern squawfish
7,304
1,298
box crab
Oregon hair crab
scarlet king crab
grooved tanner crab
spot shrimp
6,443
coonstripedshrirnp
coonstriped shrimp
224
sidestripe shrimp
butter clams
944
cockle clams
37,700
3,244
gaper clams
littleneck clams
3,596
153
softshell clams
11,438
giant octopus
California market squid 228,491
other squid spp.
fragile urchin
sea cucumber
marine snails
-
euphausiids (krill)
euphausiids
brine shrimp
Pacific sand crab
freshwater mussels
Catevorv C
spiny dogfish
soupfin shark
skate
American shad
Pacific cod
Pacific flatnose
fiatnose
Pacific grenadier
cabezon
sculpins
kelp greenling
jack mackerel &
&
Pacific mackerel
greenstriped rockfish
redstripe rockfish
shortbelly rockfish
sharpchin rockfish
splitnose rockfish
Pacific sanddab
butter sole
English sole
sale
rex sole
rock sole
sole
sand sale
sole
lemon sole
spotted ratfish
wolf-eel
walleye pollock
red rock crab
purple sea urchins
crayfish
Pouuds
9,080
1,248
633,996
329,123
154,861
635,960
10,155
32
1,230
467,494
151,547
666,294
448,269
4,693
81,977
2,473
3,150
3,581
33782
33,782
Management
Several staff members attended an invertebrate management conference in Seattle with participants
There was
was considerable
considerable interest in
in
from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington,
Washington, and Oregon.
Oregon. There
of programs in other
other
Oregon's
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries Program
Program which
which generated
generated discussions
discussions of
Oregon's Developmental
locations.
Staff continued to assist the National Marine Fisheries Service in their sampling program on the
swordfish fishery which began in mid-August.
In exchange,
exchange, we
we will
will have access
access to data they
tbey
mid-August. In
collect from vessels harvesting off Oregon.
The Developmental Fishery
Fishery Board
Board considered requests to change brine shrimp from category B
B to
to
category A on the species list
list and establish a harvest program, to include the ocean harvest razor
razor
of longline pot gear for
and gaper clams on the developmental species list, and to exclude the use of
the harvest of Tanner crab. Under
UnderOAR's
OAR's for
for the
the Developmental
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries Program,
Program, the Fish
Fish and
and
of species
species considered
considered
Wildlife Commission
Commission annually
annually reviews
reviews the
the program
program and
and adopts
adopts aa list
list of
year.
developmental for the next year.
5
Listing Procedure
Procedure
Listing
To list a food fish species as a developmental fishery
fishery species,
species, the
the Commission
Commission determines
determines if
if the
defined as
as aa species that is not presently
presently
species is underutilized. An underutilized species is defined
harvested in significant quantities due to poor markets or inadequate gear development or may be
caught but not utilized due to poor markets.
If the Commission determines the species
species is underutilized, it shall:
I) Consider
Consider existing
existing catch
catch history,
history, biological data, market information, any known or
1)
rules, or
or impacts
impacts on
on other
other species.
species.
potential conflicts existing rules,
Placethe
thespecies
species into
into one
one of
of three
three categories:
categories:
2) Place
A - potential to be economically viable
- unknownpotential
potentialtotobe
beeconomically
economically viable
viable
B unknown
C -under
underanother
anotherstate
stateororfederal
federalmanagement
managementplan
planwith
withpermit
permitor
or gear
gear limitations
limitations
placed in
in category
category A,
A, the
the Commission
Commission shall
shall specify
specify the number, qualifications, and
and
For species placed
conditions of use and renewal of permits.
The Conmiission
Commission shall
shall consider:
permits. The
I) the
the level
level of
1)
of available
available biological information
a) When
When there
there is
is aa lack
lack of
of information
information to meet Statewide Planning Goal 19, the
numbers of permits and conditions of
of use are
are to be
be conservative.
conservative.
b) As
As the
the level
level of
of information
information increases, numbers of permits
permits and
and condition
condition of use
use
may be more liberal.
theavailability
availabilityof
ofresources
resources to
to conduct
conduct research
research and
and monitoring.
monitoring.
2) the
3) aa diversity
diversity of
ofsmall
small and
and large
large boat
boat interests
interests and
and fishing
fishing methods.
methods.
needto
toprevent
preventconflicts,
conflicts, waste
waste or
or damage
damage to
to the
the environment
environment
4) aaneed
5) the
the number
number of
ofpermits
permits needed
needed for
for market
market development.
development.
III.
Background of Commercial
Commercial Brine Shrimp
Shrimp Fishery
Fishery
Background
Landings and Effort
Effort
Landings
Adult brine shrimp
1979.
shrimp have
have been
been harvested
harvested in
in Oregon
Oregon from
from Lake
Lake Abert
Abert by
by one
one harvester since 1979.
Ib (Table
(Table 1).
I). Researchers
Annual
years have
have averaged
averaged almost
almost 34,000 lb
Annual landings
landings in
in the last ten years
estimated the
1983 (7,500 lb
Ib - 10,800
be approximately
approximately 0.05
estimated
theannual
annualharvest
harvestinin 1981
1981 to
to 1983
10,800 Ib)
lb) to be
percent of the estimated shrimp biomass.
Since
s, brine
brine shrimp
shrimp has been utilized
utilized as
food and has been
been considered
considered an
Since the
the late
late 1930'
1930's,
as fish
fish food
excellent source
cultured species
Adult Artemia
Artemia are
are
excellent
source of live
live food
food for cultured
species of larval
larval fish
fish and
and crustacea.
crustacea. Adult
Cysts
(eggs) are
are harvested
harvested by
by
Cysts (eggs)
congregating them on the
the water
water surface
surface with
withbooms
boomsand
andscooping
scoopingthem
themout
outofofthe
thewater
water with
with aa felt
felt
conveyer belt.
Accumulations of
ofcysts
cysts are
are sometimes
sometimes located from the air with a spotter plane.
belt. Accumulations
mainly collected
scooping them
fine mesh
mesh nets.
nets.
mainly
collected by
by scooping
them with
with fine
Management
The Oregon
Oregon Department
Department of
of Fish
Fish and
andWildlife
Wildlifehas
hasno
no specific
specificregulations
regulationsconcerning
concerning the
the harvest
harvest of
brine shrimp
shrimp or
or cysts.
cysts. Most
Most of
of the
the land
land surrounding
surrounding Lake
Lake Abert
Abertisis owned
owned by
by the
the Bureau
Bureau of Land
Management
Management (ELM);
(BLM);they
theyrequire
requirepermits
permitsfor
for access
access to
to the lake.
lake. Because
Because the
unique
the lake
lake is aa unique
ecosystem, the BLM has designated
designated the area as an
an Area
Area of
of Critical
Critical Environmental
Environmental Concern.
Concern. This
designation
designation allows
allows the
the BLM
BLM to
toestablish
establishaamanagement
managementplan
planfor
forthe
thearea,
area, including
including standards
standards such
as water quality, to protect
protect the ecosystem
ecosystem of
of the
the lake.
lake.
6
Table
Annual harvest
harvestof
ofbrine
brineshrimp
shrimpininOregon,
Oregon,1986-1995:
1986-1995: landings
landings (ib)
(lb) and
andeffort
effort(vessels).
(vessels).
Table 3.
3. Annual
Landings
Effort
1986
22,400
1
1987
23,100
1
1988
26,600
1
1989
29,800
1
1990
39,300
1
1991
28,500
1
1992
43,700
1
1993
43,200
1
1995
42,250
1
1994
41,000
1
IV. Background
of Commercial
Tanner Crab Fishery
Background of
Commercial Tanner
Fishery
Landings and Effort
Effort
Landings
Prior to 1994, very little Tanner crab has been landed in Oregon
most has been
been
Oregon (Table
(Table 4):
4): most
incidental
incidental catch
catch from
from trawl
trawl gear.
gear. In 1994,
1994, two
two vessels
vesselsused
usedpot
potgear
geartotoland
landover
over6,600
6,600lb.
lb. In
In
1995,
Four vessel
vessel met
met the
the minimum annual renewal
1995, six vessels landed almost 140,000 lb.
lb. Four
requirement to renew their permit for
for 1996.
1996. Most all the harvest occurred north
north of Cascade
Cascade Head,
Head,
To-date in
in 1996,
1996, no
no vessels
vessels have made landings of Tanner crab.
between 300-550 fm in depth. To-date
Management
Prior to 1995, there were few
few regulations
regulations specific
specific to
to Tanner
Tannercrab.
crab. The intent of the regulations
regulations
was to reduce conflicts with Dungeness
Dungeness crab
crab harvest.
harvest. Tanner crab were added to
to the
1995. A
A maximum
maximum of
of ten
ten permits
permits was
was
developmental species list when the program began in 1995.
established under the Developmental Fishery
1996.
Fishery Program:
Program: all ten were issued in 1995 and 1996.
Annualharvest
harvestofofTanner
Tannercrab
crabininOregon,
Oregon,1986-1995:
1986-1995: landings
landings(lb)
(lb) and
andeffort
effort(vessels).
(vessels).
Table 4.
4. Annual
1986
Landings
Effort
V.
o0
o
1987
121
1
1988
o0
o
1989
16
1
1990
o0
o
1991
9
1
1992
9
1
1993
2
1
1994
6,640
3
1995
139,169
6
Background
Clam Fishery
Fishery
Background of Razor Clam
Landings
Effort
Landings and
and Effort
There has been interest in
in the
the past
past for
formechanical
mechanicalharvest
harvestofofrazors
razorsinin the
the ocean
ocean but
but there has been
harvest. Razor
Razorclams
clams have
havebeen
beencommercially
commercially harvested
harvested by hand from Oregon
Oregon beaches
beaches for
for
no harvest.
many years.
Annual landings
landings have
years (Table
(Table 5).
many
years. Annual
haveranged
rangedfrom
from00toto 58,000
58,000 Iblb in
in the
the last
last ten
ten years
do
Virtually all the commercial harvest comes
comes from
from Clatsop
Clatsop county
countybeaches.
beaches. Beaches farther south do
not support large
recorded
large enough
enough populations
populationsfor
foraacommercial
commercialfishery.
fishery. Up
Up to
to one
one third
third of
of the
the recorded
harvest is sold as bait for the Dungeness crab fishery.
Razor clams
Recreational harvest has
has
clams are
are also
also aa very
very popular
popular target
target for
for recreational
recreationalclam
clamdiggers.
diggers. Recreational
made
85% of the total
total razor
10 years. The
total economic
The total
economic value
value of
made up
up over
over 85%
razor harvest
harvest inin the
the past
past 10
Oregon's sport
sport razor
razor clam
clam fishery
fishery is
is estimated
estimated to be approximately 1.6 million dollars annually.
Oregon's
Management
In addition
addition to a commercial
commercial fishing
commercially
fishing license,
license, aa shellfish
shellfish harvest
harvest permit
permit is
is needed to commercially
harvest
Recreational harvesters
minimum size
limit for
harvest razor
razor clams.
clams. Recreational
harvesters do
do not
not need
need aa license.
license. The minimum
size limit
commercial harvest
There is
is no
no size
size limit
limit for sport
sport harvest;
harvest; there
there is aa daily
daily bag
bag
commercial
harvestisis 3.75
3.75 innches.
innches. There
limit. Presently,
Presently, razor clams
limit.
clams may
may be
be taken
taken year-round
year-round except
exceptfrom
fromJuly
July 15
15 through
through Augu,st
August 31
31 in
of Tillamook
Tillamook Head.
the area north of
7
Annualharvest
harvestof
ofrazor
razorclams
clamsin
inOregon,
Oregon, 1986-1995:
1986-1995: landings (lb) and effort.
Table 5.
5. Annual
Commercial
Landings
Effort**
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992*
1993*
1994
1995
2,906
51
29,197
173
33,910
178
32,177
228
13,474
151
28,580
129
00
00
00
00
19,116
107
58,830
161
55,300
46,000
214,900
68,000
216,200
84,000
230,200
97,000
123,200
55,000
136,800
57,000
00
00
00
00
188,300
59,000
171,700
70,000
Recreational
Landings
Effort**
* no
no season
season due to biological toxins.
**commercial effort
**commercial
effortisisnumber
number of
of diggers.
diggers. recreational
recreational effort
effort isisnumber
number of
of digger
digger trips.
ifips.
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VI.
Analysis of Issues
Issues and Options
Options - Recommendations
Recommendations
Staff Analysis
The following
following discusses
discusses staff recommendations.
recommendations. The full text of proposed rule changes
changes is attached
beginning on
beginning
on Page.
Page.
15;zItJ. Reclassify brine shrimp from category B to category A.
Option
Option A
A (Preferred):
(Preferred):Staff
Staff
recommends
recommendsthe
theCommission
Commissionadopt
adoptrules
rules reclassifying
reclassifying brine
brine
shrimp from category B to category A on the
the developmental
developmental species
species list
list with the harvest
program described below.
Option B: No
No action
action
of statewide goal 19
19 for brine
brine shrimp.
shrimp.
There is not sufficient information to meet the requirements of
Appendix A contains the life history summaries and effects evaluations for each species proposed
proposed
for the developmental fisheries list.
Basic life
life history
history information
information for brine shrimp
shrimp is fairly well
well
list. Basic
known. Distribution,
for brine
brine shrimp
shrimp in
in Lake
Lake
known.
Distribution, abundance,
abundance, and
and biomass data was documented for
Abert, Oregon in the early
early 1980's; data needs
needs to
to be
be updated
updated with
with increase
increase in
inharvest.
harvest. Information
on sustainable yield of brine
brine shrimp
shrimp isis lacking.
lacking. Some information is
is available
available on
on the
the use
use of
of brine
brine
shrimp and cysts by bird populations.
populations. Additional
the effects
effects of
of harvest
Additional information is needed on the
activity on disturbance to bird populations.
Lake Abert serves as a staging and feeding area for
for large
large numbers
numbers of
of migratory
migratory waterfowl
waterfowl and
and
shorebirds.
Staging areas
areas provide
provide critical
critical feeding
feeding and
and resting
resting stops
stops between
between long-distance
long-distance ffights
flights
shorebirds. Staging
to wintering areas. The total amount of brine shrimp
shrimp or cysts
cysts that
that could
could be
be harvested
harvested and
and not
not affect
affect
unknown.
food supplies for birds is unknown.
Most of the land surrounding Lake Abert is owned by
by the Bureau
Bureau of
of Land
Land Management
Management (BLM).
(BLM).
Because the lake is a unique ecosystem, the BLM has designated the area as an Area of Critical
plan for
for the
the
Environmental Concern. This designation allows the BLM to establish a management plan
area,
area, including standards
standards such as
as water
water quality,
quality, to
toprotect
protectthe
theecosystem
ecosystemof
ofthe
thelake.
lake. Harvest
Harvest of
brine shrimp or
or cysts
cysts wlll
wl1l not
not affect
affect water
water quality.
quality.
of boats on the lake, vehicle traffic on the edge of the lake and spotter planes over
over the
the lake
lake
The use of
raise concerns for disturbance of bird populations.
populations. Time and area restrictions
restrictions would
would help
help reduce
disturbances to birds.
If brine shrimp are reclassified on the developmental fisheries list from category B to category A,
the Commission will be able to establish a harvest program outlining the numbers and conditions
conditions
of use of permits.
Harvest
Harvest Program
The following outlines the harvest program recommended by the Developmental Fisheries Board
Board
and staff.
A. Numbers of permits.
permits.
A.
The Developmental Fisheries Board
Board and
and staff recommend issuing 6 permits to harvest brine
brine
shrimp.
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B. Qualification
renewal requirements.
requirements.
Qualification and renewal
The Developmental Fisheries Board and staff recommend an annual renewal requirement of 5
landings of at least 1000
1000 lb
Ib each.
Renewal requirements have also been used to determine
determine initial
initial qualification
qualification for
forpermits;
permits; aa
preference given
given to
to those
those who
who have
have meet
meet the
the renewal
renewal requirements
requirements in
in at
at least
least one
one year
year in
in the
the past.
past.
preference
C.
C. Other
Other requirements.
requirements.
of brine
brine shrimp
shrimp will
will be
be allowed
allowed from
from January
January through
through March
March and
and July
July through
through August.
August.
Harvest of
Closed periods will be established to protect nesting and migration seasons for bird populations.
of the lake to reduce disturbances
disturbances to
to bird
bird
Harvest areas
areas will
will be
be restricted
restricted to
to the
the south
south half
half of
Harvest
populations.
Ib annually,
annually, per vessel, until biomass and sustainable yield
yield data
will be
be limited
limited to
to 60,000
60,000 lb
Landings will
can be collected.
As with other developmental fishery permits, if there are more applicants than available permits,
issued through
through aa lottery.
would be issued
permits would
issue 2. Removal of tongilne pot gear for
harvest of
Tannererab;
Option A: (preferred)
of Tanner
Tanner crab
crab.
Option
(preferred) Adopt rules removing longline pot gear for the harvest of
No action.
action.
Option B: No
of 1995,
1995, several
several deep-water trawl skippers expressed concerns about conflicts
In the early summer of
with Tanner crab gear in their harvest
harvest areas.
areas. Their main concerns were of gear
gear loss
loss and
and safety:
safety: aa
the
trawl vessel with its net caught in long-line Tanner gear would be unable to raise its nets to the
surface
Staff worked
worked with the Tanner vessels to make sure gear was properly
surface to untangle the
the gear.
gear. Staff
marked and several Tanner vessels tried to
to notify
notify trawl
trawl vessels
vesselswhere
wheretheir
theirgear
gearwas
waslocated.
located. Staff
had several meetings with trawl and Tanner harvesters to explore ways the two
two fisheries
fisheries could
work together.
Beginning in
in 1996,
1996, the Tanner crab permits
together. Beginning
permits were modified
modified to
to include
include aa formal
formal
procedure to notify the trawl fleet when and where their gear would be located and limits to the
of pots per string.
number of
of the depths involved (300-600 fm),
Because of
fm), most Tanner
Tanner crab
crab gear
gear consists
consists of
of large
large pots
pots on
on aa
long-line system. Individual
Individual pots
pots are
are conical
conical in
in shape,
shape, with the bottom diameter of approximately
X feet and a height of approximately
The longapproximately xx ft.
ft. Each individual pot can
can weigh
weigh up
up to
to 300
300 lb.
lb. The
line can have up to 50 pots and
and be approximately
approximately two miles long.
Limiting the gear to single pots may prove to be too inefficient for a fishery to develop but would
if entanglement occurs.
allow trawl gear to bring the pots to the surface if
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Islue 3; AddItion of razor clams t developmental fishery Ijefln list and
allow ocean hay est of razor and gaper clams,..
A: (preferred)
Option A:
(preferred) No action.
There is not sufficient information to
to meet
meet the
the requirements
requirements of
of statewide
statewide goal
goal 19
19 for razor clams.
Appendix A contains the life history summaries and effects evaluations for each species proposed
proposed
for the developmental fisheries
Basic life
life history information
information for razor and gaper clams is
fisheries list. Basic
fairly well known.
Distribution, abundance, and biomass data for ocean populations of razor or gaper clams are
unknown. The
Thecontribution
contributionof
ofsubtidal
subtidal populations
populations to
to the
the recruitment of local intertidal
populations is unknown and a concern.
There is
is evidence to suggest there no or little dispersal of
concern. There
razor clam eggs and larvae. Local
Local intertidal
intertidal populations
populations could be very dependant on the recruits
from intertidal individuals.
There is a large recreational fishery
fishery on
on razor
razor clams.
clams. There could be a large public concern with a
subtidal commercial fishery.
OptionB:B:Adopt
Adopt
rules
adding
razorclams
clamstotothe
thelist
listofofspecies
speciesconsidered
considered developmental
Option
rules
adding
razor
fisheries with a harvest program and allow the ocean harvest of razor
razor and
and gaper
gaper
clams.
If razor clams are included on the developmental
developmental fisheries, a harvest program will need to be
established outlining the numbers and conditions
conditions of
of use
use of
of permits.
permits. A developmental fisheries
permit is presently available for ocean harvest
harvest of
of cockle
cockle clams.
clams. Razor and gaper clams could be
included on the cockle permit.
Harvest
Harvest Program
A. Numbers
Numbers of
A.
of permits.
The Developmental Fisheries Board recommend including razor and gaper clams
clams on
on the
the five
five
permits for ocean harvest of cockle clams.
B. Renewal
Renewal requirements.
requirements.
B.
The annual renewal requirement for cockle clams
clams of
of five
five landings
landings of
of at
at least
least 100
100pounds
pounds would
would
also apply to razor and gaper clams.
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Developmental Fisheries
Species List
Developmental
Fisheries Species
635-06-850 (1)
(I) The
TheDevelopmental
DevelopmentalFisheries
Fisheries Species
Species List, Category "A," is as follows:
follows:
Common and
and Scientific Name
Common
Fish
Eptatretus stouti
Pacific hagfish
Renewal
Req.
(landingsllb)
(landings/lb)
No. of
No.
Permits
5 landings
25
no trawl
permits
A, B,
A,
B, G,
0, I
Restrictions
blue shark
Prionace glauca
5/500 or 1/5000
115000
10
swordfish
Xiphias
Xiphias gladius
5/500 or 1/5000
115000
H, I, K, L
10 others &
H,
20 floating longline
northern anchovy
Engraulis mordax
5/500 or 1/5000
115000
IS ocean harvest
15
F, G,
F,
0, I
&
&
Pacific herring
Clupea pallasi
Pacific sardine &
Pacific saury
Sardinops sagax
Cololabis
Colokibis saira
saira
5/500 or 1/5000
1/5000
15
IS ocean harvest
F, I
Pacific sandfish
Trichodon trichodon
S
5 landings
10
C,
C, E,
B, I,I, G,
0,
no trawl **
eulachon&
eulachon &
whitebait smelt &
night smelt &
longfin smelt &
surf smelt
Thaleichthys pacificus
pacjficus
Allosmerus
Allosinerus elongatus
5/100
Spirinchus starksi
Spirinchus thaleichthys
Hypomesus pretiosus
20 ocean harvest
F, I,
G,
F,
I, 0,
Pacific pomfret
Bramajaponica
Brama japonica
5/100
10
II
slender sale
sole
Eopsetta exilis
exilis
Eopsetta
5/100
10
II
Lopholithodes
foraminatus
foraniinatus
5/100
25
pots only
5/100
10
single
pots only
5/100
(round weight)
6 trawl &
10 other
other
E
I, J, B
Invertebrates
box crab
grooved tanner
crab &
Oregon hair crab
no trawl
Chionoecetes
Chionoecetes tanneri
Paralomis mulitspina
mulitspina
Paralomis
&
&
scarlet king crab
Lithodes couesi
spot prawn &
coonstripe shrimp
Pandalusplatyceros
Pandalus platyceras
Pandalus
Pandalus danae
&
sidestripe shrimp
**
Pandalopsis dispar
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FISH AND
AND WILDLIFE
,
(Category A
t)
A con
con't)
Common and Scientific Name
Renewal
Req.
(landingsllb)
(landings/ib)
No. of
Pennits
Permits
Restrictions
cockle clams
gaper
clams
gaper clams
razor clams
clams
Clinocardium nuttallii
Tresus
Tresus capas,
capas, nuttallii
Siliqua patula
Si!iqua
5/100
5-ocean only
I,
I, G0
cockle clams
butter clams
gaper clams
native littleneck
clams
softshell clams
Clinocardium
nuttallii
Clinocardiuin nuttalili
Saxidoinus
Saxidomus giganteus
liii
Tresus capas, nutta
nuttallii
stamines
Protothaca stamines
none
unlimited other
M,N
20 dive
0o
Mya arenaria
Mya
qualifying
2500
5/200 or 2500
annual
renewal -5/100
5/1 00 or
or
renewal
2500 annual
giant octopus
Octopus dofleini
51100
5/100
10
octopus
pots only
Market squid &
&
other squid spp.
£Oligo opalescens
Loligo
several spp.
5/500 or 1/5000
30 trawl &
&
30 other
I, J
fragile urchin
Allocentrotusfragilis
5/500
6 trawl &
&
6 other
I, J
sea cucumber
Parastichopus
spp.
Parastichopus spp.
51100
5/100
6 trawl &
&
&
10 diver &
10 other
I,
I, J
marine snails
various spp.
vanous
spp.
5/100
10
subtidal
only
5/1000
6
brine
brine shrimp
'Artemia
spp.
Artemia spp.
Restrictions
A
No high seas drift net
net permits.
permits.
B - No large mesh gill net
net permits.
permits.
B
C
Nodredging
dredgingpermits.
permits.
C -- No
D - May
Mayhave
havetotohave
haveaafederal
federal"A"
"A"permit.
permit.
E
permits.
E - Area specific permits.
F
small mesh
mesh drift/gill
drift/gill net
net may
may be
be permitted.
permitted.
Specially adapted small
hand lines
lines or
or hand
hand harvest.
harvest.
G - No permit needed for hand
o
may be
be permitted.
permitted.
H
Specially adapted drift/gill net may
may be
be required.
required.
I
Experimental gear permits may
50% N/50%
N/50% S.
S.
geographically, split
split at
at Heceta
Heceta Head,
Head, 50%
J
Permits are issued geographically,
K
permits will
will be
be issued
issued to
to those
those who
who applied
applied by
by annual
annual filing
filing date,
date, but
but did
did
K - Five single-delivery permits
not receive aa Developmental
Developmental Fishery
Fishery Permit.
Permit.
L - Gill
Gill net gear must
must conform
conform to
to California
California gear
gear restrictions.
restrictions.
M -- Hand
Hand harvest only
$25
fee
N
$25fee
oO Qualifying
I, 1990
1990 through
through October
October 16,
16, 1995.
1995.
Qualifying period
period of January 1,
•
FOOTNOTE -limited
limitednumbers
numbersofofexperimental
experimental gear
gear permits
permits may be issued
issued for trawl harvest.
FOOTNOTE
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(2)
The Developmental
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Fisheries Species
Species List, Category "B," is as
as follows:
(2) The
Common and Scientific Name
Common and Scientific Name
salmon shark
Lamna ditropis
carp
Cyprinus carpio
black hagfish
Eptatretus deani
yellow perch
Perca flavescens
jlavescens
Perca
Eelpouts
family Zoarcidae
brown bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
skilfish
Erilepis zonifer
zonfer
northern squawfish
Ptychocheilus
Plychocheilus
oregonensis
ore gonensis
Invertebrates
euphausiids
euphausiids (krill)
(bill)
family Euphausidae
Pacific sand crab
Emerita analoga
[brine shrimp
Artemia
Arteinia salina]
sauna]
freshwater mussels
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families Margaritifera,
Anodonta, Gonidea,
and Corbicula
Synopsis of information
information on brine shrimp and
Appendix A. -- Synopsis
and razor clams.
15
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Brine Shrimp
Brine
Shrimp
Food
Brine
are filter-feeders,
filter-feeders, ingesting
Brine shrimp
shrimp are
organic detritus
detritus and
arid microscopic
microscopicalgae
algae and
and bacteria.
bacteria.
Artemia sp.
sp.
Artemia
In
presence of
numbers of
In many
many areas,
areas, the
the presence
of high numbers
shrimp often
often coincides
coincides with blooms
blooms of
of microscopic
microscopic
algae.
Artemiacan
canbe
besubject
subjecttotoserious
seriouspredation
predation in
Artemia
situations
situationswhere
where the
the predator
predator can
can withstand
withstand the
harsh environmental
environmental conditions.
conditions. Numerous fish and
species and
and some
some insects
insectsregularly
regularly prey
prey on
crustacean species
m
One group
group of
not so
so
brine shrimp.
shrimp. One
of animals
animals which isis not
limited
Artemia can
can
limited by
by the
the salinity
salinity barrier
barrier isis birds.
birds. Anemia
be an important part of the diet of
of several species
species of
and flamingos.
flamingos.
waterfowl, gulls, avocets,
avocets, and
The
principal bird species
species to
to be
be the
the major
majorconsumers
consumers of
adult brine shrimp and
and cysts
cysts in Lake Abert, Oregon
Oregon
Northern Shoveler
Shoveler and the
the Eared
Eared Grebe.
Grebe.
are the Northern
are
Brine
Brine shrimp
shrimp comprise
comprise30%
30%and
and17%
17%ofoftheir
their diets,
diets,
respectively.
Ecology
Brine shrimp can be
Brine
be found
foundininsalt
salt lakes
lakes and
brine
brine ponds
pondsthrough
throughout
outthe
theworld.
world.They
They thrive
thrive in
extreme
extreme environmental
environmentalconditions
conditionssuch
suchasas high
salinity
and temperature
temperature where
where predators
predators can
can not
not
salinity and
survive.
Temperature thresholds
thresholds are
different for
Temperature
are different
Artemia. In general,
general, brine
brine
different
strains of
of Artemia.
different strains
shrimp can survive'in
temperatures between
between 6°
6° C and
survivein temperatures
40° C,
in the
the range
rangeofof25°
25°CCto
to30°
30°
400
C,with
with the
the optimum
optimum in
C. The
dehydrated cysts
cysts tolerate
tolerate aa much
much wider
The dehydrated
temperature
temperature range,
range, which never
never occurrs
occurrs in nature:
nature:
absolute zero
zero (-273°
(-273° C) to almost
almost 100°
100° C.
Brine shrimp have
been found in
supersaturated
high as
supersaturated brines
brines at salinities as
as high
0
340
/00. The
340°/oo.
The lower
lowersalinity
salinitylimit
limit in
in which
which Artemia
is
is found
found in
in nature,
nature, is
is in most cases
cases aa function
function of
of the
the
presence of predators.
predators.
Artemia
can survive
survive in
presence
Artemia can
seawater
or brackish
water, but have no
no defenses
defenses
seawater or
brackish water,
general rule,
against
against predation.
predation. As a general
rule, lower
lower salinity
salinity
limits
from place
place depending
depending on
limits vary from
place to place
on the
the
upper
tolerance level
level of
of local
local predators.
predators.
upper salinity
salinity tolerance
Salinities
been recorded
Salinities in
in Lake
Lake Abert,
Abert, Oregon have been
80 0 / 00.
exceeding 80°/oo.
Population
In
1981-82, researchers
In aa study in 1981-82,
researchers estimated
estimated
the total
total abundance
abundance of
of brine
brine shrimp
shrimp in
in Lake
Lake Abert,
Oregon
14.5 million
Oregontotobe
be approximately
approximately 14.5
million lb. Peak
abundance of adult shrimp occurred during
midsummer.
Researchers found no vertical
stratification in the lake
and horizontal
distribution was quite patchy during peak
abundance.
principal method
method of
of dispersion
dispersion of
The
The principal
Artemia
transportation of
of cysts
cysts by
wind and
and
Anemia is transportation
by wind
waterfowl,
well as
as deliberate
deliberate inoculation
inoculation by
waterfowl, as
as well
humans into solar salt
salt works.
Life
Life History
Reproduction and Growth
Brine
ability totoreproduce
reproduce
Brine shrimp
shrimp have
have the ability
in
two
en
different methods depending on
environmental conditions.
Under favorable
conditions, fertilized
eggs can
conditions,
fertilized eggs
can develop
develop directly
directly into
Harvest
Since
1930's, brine
Since the
the late
late 1930's,
brine shrimp
shrimp has been
utilized
as fish
fish food
food and
and has
has been
been considered
considered an
utilized as
excellent source
excellent
sourceofoflive
live food
food for
for cultured species of
larval fish
fish and
and crustacea.
crustacea.
Adult
Artemia are
are
Adult Artemia
mainly
collected by
fine mesh
mainly collected
by scooping
scoopingthem
themwith
with fine
nets.
Cysts are harvested by
by congregating
congregating them
en
nets. Cysts
them on
scooping them
the water surface with booms
booms and scooping
them out
of the water with a felt conveyer belt.
Accumulations of
sometimes located from
from
Accumulations
of cysts
cysts are
are sometimes
with aa spotter
spotter plane.
plane.
the air with
Brine shrimp
Brine
shrimp have been harvested in Oregon
from Lake
Lake Abert
Abert since
since1979.
1979. Annual
Annuallandings
landings in
in the
the
last ten years
years have
have averaged
averagedalmost
almost34,000
34,000 lb
Ib (Table
(Table
1). Researchers
Researchers estimated
estimatedthe
the annual
annual harvest
harvest in
1981
1981 to 1983 (7,500 Ib
lb - 10,800
10,800Ib)
lb)totobe
beapproximately
approximately
0.05
0.05percent
percent of
ofthe
the estimated
estimated shrimp biomass.
extreme
free-swimming
nauplii.
Under
conditions (high
(high salinity,
salinity, low
low oxygen
oxygen
environmental conditions
and
levels), eggs
eggs are
levels),
are surrounded
surroundedbybyaa thick
thick shell
shell and
deposited as
remain inactive
inactive as
deposited
as cysts
cysts which
which will
will remain
long as
they are
are kept
kept dry
dryororunder
underanaerobic
anaerobic
long
as they
to develop
develop when
when the
conditions; they
conditions;
theywill
will start
start to
drops below
below aa certain
threshold.
salinity drops
certain threshold.
At
salinities
salinities above
above this
this threshold,
threshold, cysts
cystswill
willnot
not hatch
hatch
because
becausethey
they cannot
cannothydrate
hydrate enough.
enough.The
The salinity
salinity
threshold at which
which cysts
cysts will
different
threshold
will hydrate
hydrate isis different
Artemia.
When
for different strains of
When the
of Artemia.
conditions
conditions are
are right
right for
for hatching,
hatching, within
within aa matter
matter of
into nauplii
nauplii which
which grow
grow to
to
hours, the
cysts hatch
hours,
the cysts
hatch into
adults in a few weeks.
reach 8-10
8-10 mm
nun long.
Under
Adult animals reach
long. Under
optimal conditions, brine
brine shrimp can live
live for
for several
months and reproduce
reproduce at
at aa rate
rate of
of up to 300
300 nauplii
nauplii or
or
cysts
cysts every 4 days.
16
16
Table
Annual harvest
harvestof
ofbrine
brineshrimp
shrimpininOregon,
Oregon,1986-1995:
1986-1995: landings
landings (ib)
(lb) and
and effort
effort (vessels).
(vessels).
Table 1.
1. Annual
Landings
Effort
1986
22,400
1
1987
23,100
1
1988
26,600
1
1989
29,800
1
1990
39,300
1
Management
1991
28,500
1
1
1992
43,700
1
1
1993
43,200
1
1994
41,000
1
1995
42,250
1
shrimp are found world wide.
However,
Abert contains
contains the
the only
However, Lake
Lake Abert
significant
significant population
population in Oregon.
b. Brine
Brineshrimp
shrimphave
havebeen
beeneasily
easily transplanted
transplanted
a. Brine
Present Regulations
The
ODFW has
has no
no specific
specific regulations
The ODFW
concerning the harvest of brine shrimp.
Most
surrounding Lake
Most of
ofthe
the land
land surrounding
Lake Abert
Abert is
is
owned
of Land Management
Management (BLM)
(BLM) );
ownedby
by the
the Bureau of
they require permits for
for access
access to
to the
the lake. Because
the
lake is a unique
unique ecosystem,
ecosystem, the
BLM has
the lake
the BLM
designated
the area as an
Area of Critical
designated the
an Area
Environmental Concern
An
Envirorunental
Concern (ACEC).
(ACEC).
An ACEC
ACEC is
defined
"an area
area within
within public
public lands
lands where
where
defined as
as "an
special
management attention
special management
attention is
is required
required to
to protect
and prevent
and
prevent irreparable
irreparable damage
damage to
to ... fish and
from one area to another.
Brine
fast growing,
growing,
Brine shrimp
shrimp are
are short-lived,
short-lived, fast
and have relatively
relatively high fecundity.
fecundity.
Dehydratedcysts
cystscan
can survive
survive for
for very
very long
long
d. Dehydrated
periods of lime
time until conditions are
favorable to develop.
favorable
e. There
other species.
species.
There is
is no incidental catch of other
c.
Biological and
and ecological
ecological effects
effects on
oncritical
critical ma(2) Biological
rine habitats,
habitats, other
andother
otherspecies
species supsupother habitats and
ported by those
those habitats;
habitats;
a. Methods
Methods of
of harvest
harvest have little
little impact on
m
habitat.
b. Harvest activity could cause
cause disturbances
disturbances to
bird populations.
c. The
The amount
amountofofbrine
brineshrimp
shrimpharvest
harvest that
that
c.
would
not affect
affect food
supply for bird
would not
food supply
populations is unknown.
...
wildlife resources,
natural systems
systems ...
resources, or
or other
other natural
....
fI •
This
designation "recognized
"recognized the area possesses
possesses
This designation
significant values
special
and establishes
management measures to
to protect
protect those values" (BLM
(BLM
1996)
1996)and
and allows
allows the
the BLM
BLMtoto develop
develop aa management
plan and establish standards,
standards, such
such as
as water
water quality,
quality,
to protect the ecosystem
ecosystem of
of the lake.
lake.
Suggestions for
for Future
Future Management
Lake Abert serves as a staging and feeding
area for large numbers of migratory waterfowl and
shorebirds. Staging
Staging areas
areas provide
provide critical
critical feeding
feeding
shorebirds.
and resting
resting stops
stops between
between long-distance
long-distance flights
flights to
to
wintering areas. The
The total
total amount
amount of
of brine shrimp
that could be harvested and
and not
not affect
affect food supplies
is unknown.
unknown.
for birds is
of boats on
on the
the lake,
lake, vehicle
vehicle traffic
traffic
The use of
on the edge of the lake and spotter planes over the
lake raise concerns for disturbance of bird
populations. Time
Time and
and area
area restrictions
restrictions could
could be
disturbance.
established to reduce disturbance.
(3)
Conformity and compatibility
compatibility with
with existing
existing uses
uses
(3) Conformity
such as
as commercial
commercialand
and recreational fishing,
such
fishing, nonnonconsumptive uses, public access, etc;
a. There
no recreational
recreational harvest of
brine
There no
of brine
shrimp.
b. There
no other
other commercial
commercial or
There isis virtually
virtually no
recreational use of Lake Abert.
(4)
Ability of
agencies to
(4) Ability
of the
the Department
Department and
and other agencies
and compliance
compliance
monitor the fishery
fishery for
for needed
needed data and
regulations;
with rules and regulations;
a. Monitoring
Monitoring of
of effect
effect on
onbirds
birds would
would be
be labor
intensive and
intensive
and would
would require
require additional
additional staff
Effects Evaluation
Information
Information isis not
not sufficient
sufficienttoto meet
meet statestateGoal 19.
19. Additional
Additional information
information is
wide planning Goal
needed to
to determine
determine short-term
short-term and
and long-term
long-term
needed
b.
effects
on brine shrimp resources
resources and
m
effects of
of harvest
harvest on
and on
other resources.
resources. Brine
managed
Brine shrimp
shrimp should
should be managed
under
program with
under the developing fisheries program
resources.
Analysis of existing
existing data,
data, sampling
Analysis
sampling and
monitoring aa new
new fishery
fishery would
would require
require
monitoring
additional staff resources.
(5) Recommendations
Recommendationsfor
forfuture
futurefishery
fishery development including gear types and
and effort
effort levels;
levels;
a. Information not sufficient to determine
optimum effort
effort levels.
levels.
conservative numbers of permits and restrictions.
developmental fisheries
(1) Sustainability
Sustainability of developmental
fisheries resources
sourcesoror incidental
incidental catch
catch under
under proposed
proposed future
future
harvest;
17
Program Objectives
(1)
Develop scientific
scientific infonnation
(1) Develop
information on the
the stocks and
1988. Abundance and
Conte, F.
F. and
and P.
P. Conte.
Conte. 1988.
spatial distribution
distribution of
of Artemia
Ar/emia salina
in Lake
Lake
saUna in
Abert, Oregon. Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia158:167-172.
158:167-172.
life history of brine shrimp.
a. Need
Needopportunities
opportunitiesfor
forresearch
researchsampling.
sampling.
b. Need recording
recording of
of gear,
gear, effort,
effort, location,
location, and
lime on logbooks.
time
Persoone,
Persoone, G.
C. and
and P.
P.Sorgeloos.
Sorgeloos. 1980.
1980. General
aspects
aspects of
ofthe
the ecology
ecologyand
andbigeography
bigeography of
of Ar/emia.
Artemia.
3-24. In
In C.
G. Persoone,
Persoone, P.
Roels, and
pp. 3-24.
P. Sorgeloos,
Sorgeloos, O.
0. Roels,
E. Jaspers
Ar/emia. Vol 3.
E.
Jaspers (eds).
(eds). The brine shrimp Anemia.
Symposium on
Proceedings of
Proceedings
ofthe
the International
International Symposium
on the
the
brine
shrimp Artemia
Ar/emia sauna.
salina. Universa
Press,
brine shrimp
Universa Press,
Wellere,
Wettere, Belgium.
(2)
Develop understanding
understanding of
on
(2) Develop
of effeels
effects of
of harvest
harvest on
local ecosystem.
a. Conduct
analyze food
food
Conductliterature
literature review
review and
and analyze
habitat studies.
studies.
b. Conduel
Conduct food use studies.
b. Need
recording of
of bird
bird disturbances
disturbances on
Need recording
logbook.
(3)
Develop improved
improved fishing
praelices and
and equip- .
(3) Develop
fishing practices
Sorgeloos, P.P. 1980.
Sorgeloos,
1980.Life
Lifehistory
history of
of the
the brine
shrimp
Ar/emia. pp. xix-xxiii.
xix-xxiii. In
G. Persoone,
Persoone, P.
shrimp Artemia.
In C.
Sorgeloos,
Sorgeloos,O.
0. Roels,
Roels,and
and E.E.Jaspers
Jaspers(eds).
(eds). The
The brine
brine
Anemia.
shrimp Artemia.
Proceedings
Vol 3.
Proceedingsofof the
mentto
the local
local resources.
merit
to protect the
a. Review access to lake
Arfemia salina.
Universa Press,
Press, Wettere,
Wettere, Belgium.
Belgium.
Artemia
sauna. Universa
International
Symposium on
International Symposium
on the
harvest
techniques
reduce disturbance
techniques to
to reduce
disturbance to
to aquatic
wildlife
and damage to terrestrial
ecosystem.
and
brine shrimp
shrimp
brine
Leger, W.
W.
Sorgeloos, P., P. Lavens, P. Leger,
Tackaert,
Tackaert, and
and D. Versichele. 1986.
1986. Manual
Manual for
for the
the
and use
culture and
use of
brine shrimp Anemia
Artemia in
of brine
aquaculture. State
State University
University of
of Chent,
Ghent, Belgium.
Belgium.
319pp.
3l9pp.
(4)
Identify and proteel
(4) Identify
protect critical
criticalhabitat
habitat and other
important biological
for brine
brine shrimp
shrimp or
or
important
biological habitats
habitats for
other affected resources.
a . Assess
a.
Assessfrequency
frequencyand
andmethod
method of
ofvehicle
vehicle and
boat access
access to
to the
the lake
lake for
forpotential
potential damage
to soils, vegetation, etc.
etc.
(5)
during annual
(5) Report findings
findings and
and research
research data
data during
review.
Management Options
Staff (and
(andBoard')
Board) Recommendations
Recommendations
a. Permits - 6
b. Renewal requirements 5
- 5landings
landingsofof1000
1000lb.
lb.
Other Options
species remains
remains in Category
Category B
B of
of
a. Status quo
quo -species
developmental fisheries list.
list.
References
Boula,
Boula, K,M.
K,M. 1985. Foraging
Foraging ecology
ecology of
migrant waterbirds,
waterbirds, Lake
Lake Abert,
Abert, Oregon.
Oregon.
migrant
M.S.
thesis,
99 pp.
thesis, Oregon
Oregon State
State University,
University, Corvallis.
Corvallis. 99
Bureau
Management. 1996.
1996. High
Bureau of Land Management.
desert management
framework proposed
proposed plan
management framework
amendment and final environmental impact
statement
Lake Abert
Abert area
area of
of critical
critical
statement for
for the
the Lake
environmental
environmental concern
concern (ACEC)
(ACEC)inin Lake
Lake County,
County,
Oregon.
Office, Lakeview,
Lakeview, OR.
OR.
Oregon. Lakeview
Lakeview District Office,
42pp.
'l2pp.
18
'El
crows,
on
crows, ducks,
ducks,shorebirds,
shorebirds,and
andscoters)
scoters)will
will feed
feed on
Razor clam
Siliqua
Siliqua patula.
patula.
newly settled
clams, aa time
time when
when they
they are
are most
most
newly
sealed clams,
vunerable. Small
Small Dungeness
Dungeness crab,
sturgeon, starry
crab, sturgeon,
starry
flounder
been found
found to
flounder and
and English
English sole
sole have
have also been
eaten
clams. There
on
eaten small clams.
There is
is little infonnation
information on
predation on
on adult
adult clams.
clams.
predation
In general,
general, growth
growth rates
rates are
higher in
are higher
southern
southern populations
populationsthan
than in
in northern populations.
Location
intertidal zone
zone also
also affects
affects
Locationwithin
within the
the intertidal
growth rates.
rates. Presumably, a longer time under water
means increased feeding time and therefore
increased
increasedgrowth
growthfor
forclams
clamsininthe
thelower
lowerintertidal
intertidal
Ecology
Razor clams
clams are
are found
found on
onsandy,
sandy, sea-swepth
sea-swepth
beaches from
Alaska to
to
beaches
fromthe
the Aleutian
Aleutian Islands
Islands in
in Alaska
southern California
from the
zone to
southern
California from
the low intertidal zone
The
most highly
highly
shallow subtidal depths.
The most
productive areas
areas are
are open
open ocean
oceanbeaches
beacheswith
with a low
The fine grain sand and
slope and fine
fine grained sand.
sand. The
sand between
between
low slopes
slopes aid
aid in holding
holding water
water in the sand
areas.
There is
of clams
clams in
areas. There
is no
no data
data for growth rates of
tides and the
the pounding
pounding surf
tides
surf isis important
important for
for the
subtidal
areas. A
very dense
dense set
stunt the
subtidal areas.
A very
set may
may stunt
growth of
of some
some year-classes. At
At the
the end
end of
of their
first year,
year, clams
clams may reach aa length
length of
of3.5
3.5 inches
inches
first
and
and approximately
approximately4.5
4.5inches
inchesbybythe
the end
end of
of the
second
second year.
year. Growth
Growththen
thenslows
slowstotowhere
whereatat the
the end
of
of five
five years,
years, Oregon
Oregon razores
razores average
average 5.5
5.5 inches
inches in
length.
Age is determined by counting winter growth
length. Age
checks
checks on the shell.
of water over the beds.
quick and continual change of
about one
one foot
foot
Adult razor clams are usally about
beneath
beneath the
the surface
surface of
of the
the sand.
sand. They
show no
They show
lateral movenent, but vertical movement is
characteristic of
characteristic
of the razor.
it
Life History
Reproduction
Razor
Razor clams
clams generally
generally spawn
spawn in
in late
late spring
spring
or
summer; seasons
or early
early sununer;
seasonsare
areprogressively
progressivelylater
later at
at
more northern
northern locations.
locations.
Variations in local
more
spawning times
times may
may depend
spawning
depend on
on density,
density, food
availability, ororother
otherenvironmental
environmental conditions.
conditions. In
In
some populations,
some
populations, aa second,
second,smaller
smaller spawning
spawning peak
peak
may
in late summer
may occur
occur in
summer or early
early fall.
Some
spawning may
may tak
tak ee place
place throughout the year.
year.
Individual clams
or female,
clams are
are either male or
with the sex
ratio of
of adults
adultsbeing
being1ito
sex ratio
to 1. Estimates
Estimates of
6-10 million eggs.
eggs. Eggs
Eggs and sperm
spenn
fecunity are
are up
up to 6-10
Population
Oregon, the largest intertidal populations
In Oregon,
are
are found
found on
on beaches
beaches of
of Clatsop
Clatsop County,
County, north
north of
of
Tillamook
Tillamook Head.
Densitiesof
of razor
razor clams 11 to
Densitis
to 33 monthes
monthes after
after
setting
setting can
can be
be very
very high;
high; up
up to
to 3600/fE
3600/ft' found
found in
Washington,
100/ft' more
more
Washington,with
with densities
densities ofof 00 to 100/fe
comnnon.
comrinon.The
Thehighest
highestdensities
densities are
are found
found in
in the
the
lower
zone in fine,
fine, firm
lower one-third
one-third of
ofthe
the intertidal
intertidal zone
damp
Densities of
damp sand.
sand. Densities
of adults
adults are
are also
also highest
highest in
lower intertidal
intertidal areas.
lower
areas. Subtidal
Subtidal populations may
also
also be
be substantial,
substantial, but
but status is not well known.
Researchers
Researchersestimated
estimatedaa99%
99%mortality
mortality rate
rate
for
9%
for razor
razor clams
clamsover
overther
therfirst
first 88 months
months of
of life,
life, 9%
from
30% from
years, and
and 40%
40%
from 1-2
1-2 years,
years, 30%
from 2-3
2-3 years,
thereafter.
major source
source of
thereafter. AAmajor
ofmortality,
mortality, especially
for
for young
young razor
razor clams,
clams,isisthe
thescouring
scouringeffect
effect of
of winter
winter
stonns.
storms.
are broadcast into the water column
column where
where
occurs. There
There isis some
some disagreement
disagreement as
as
fertilization occurs.
eggs and
and larvae.
larvae.
Some
to the dispersal of
of eggs
researchers
because
researchers suggest
suggestthere
thereisislittle
little dispersal because
the
the eggs
eggs sink
sinkrapidly
rapidly and
and larvae
larvae tend
tend to
to remain
remain in
the
moved a
at
the sand;
sand; others
others suggest
suggestlarvae
larvae are
are easily moved
least
period of
of 5S to
to 16
least several
several miles.
miles. After
After a larval period
weeks,
weeks, juvenile
juvenileclams
clamsbegin
begintotoset
setand
anddig
dig inin the
the
sand.
Harvest
Maturation
clams is
is more
more closely
closely
Maturation in
in razor clams
Razor clams have been commercially
harvested
from Oregon
Oregon beaches
many years.
years.
harvested from
beaches for
for many
Annual
Annual landings
landings have
have ranged
ranged from
from 0 to 58,000
58,000 lb
lb in
the last
last ten
ten years.
years. All
All of the harvest
harvest is
is done
done by
by
the
hand.
Some
interest has been
been expressed
expressed for
Some interest
mechanical
ocean but
mechanical harvest
harvest of razors in the
the ocean
but there
there
has been no harvest.
Razor clams
Razor
clamsare
arealso
alsoaa very
very popular
popular target
related to size than with age. Maturity
Maturity isis commonly
commonly
reached at aa size
size of
ofabout
about 10
10em,
cm,whereas
whereasthe
the age
age at
at
maturity varies with
with geographic
geographic location.
location. Age
Age at
at
maturity is generally 22 years
years in the Pacific
Northwest asn 3-4 years in Alaska.
Maximum age in
Alaska. Maximum
is 55 years,
years, 9-11
9-11 years
years in
in Oregon
Oregon and
and
California is
Washington, and
and 18-19
18-19 years on Alaska.
Alaska.
Food and
and Growth
Growth
Razor
Razor clams
clamsare
arefilter
filter feeders,
feeders, filtering
filtering its
food of
diatoms and
other plankton
plankton from
from the
food
of diatoms
and other
surrounding waters. Numerous
Numerousspecies
speciesof
of birds
birds (gulls,
(gulls,
for recreational
recreationalclam
clamdiggers.
diggers. Recreational
Recreational harvest
harvest
has made up
up 85
85%%ofofthe
thetotal
total razor
razorharvest
harvest in
in the
the
The total
totalecomonic
ecomonic value
value of
ofOregon's
Oregon's
past 15 years.
years. The
19
sport
sport razor
razor clam fishery is estimated to be
presently ununa. Ocean
Ocean harvest
harvest methods
methods are
are presently
known-effect
species is
known-effecton
onhabitat
habitat and
and other
other species
annually.
approximately 1.6 million dollares annually.
unknown.
unlcnown.
Management
Present Regulations
In
to aa commercial
commercial fishing
license,
In addition to
fishing license,
(3) Conformity
Conformity and
and compatibility
compatibility with
with existing
existing uses
uses
(3)
such as
recreational fishing,
fishing, nonnonsuch
as commercial
commercialand
and recreational
a commercial
commercialharvester
harvestermust
musthave
haveaashellfish
shellfish harharharvest razor
razor clams.
clams. Recreational
vest permit to harvest
license. The
The minimum
minimum size
size
harvesters do not need a license.
limit for commercial harvest is 3.75
inches. There is
3.75 inches.
no size
no
size limit
limit for
for sport
sportharvest;
harvest; there
there isis aa daily
daily bag
Presently, razor
limit. Presently,
razor clams
clams may
may be
be taken
taken yearround except
round
except from
fromJuly
July15
15through
through August
August 31
31inin the
the
area north of
of Tillamook
Tillamook Head.
consumptive uses,
uses, public
public access,
access, etc;
consumptive
a. Access
Accesstotothe
the ocean
ocean resource
resourceby
bythe
the general
public is limited.
b. There
heavy recreational
recreational harvest
harvest of
There isis heavy
razors from some intertidal beach areas.
c. There
are possible
possible conflicts
conflicts with other
There are
Suggestions For Future Management
Management
Mechanical
razor clams
clams in not
not
Mechanical harvest
harvest of razor
recommended atatthis
Mechanical gear
gear would
would
recommended
this time.
time. Mechanical
need to be developed for economical harvest
harvest of razor
clams in
Effects of
and
clams
in the
the ocean.
ocean. Effects
of gear
gear m
onhabitat
habitat and
other species would need to be determined.
The
The effect
effect of silt-generating
silt-generating activities (e.g.
dredging) could
could have
have impacts to
to razor
razor clams,
clams,
dredging)
after the
the time
time of
of setting.
setting.
especially duing and after
The
extent and
and importance
importance of subtidal
The extent
populations is
is not well
well understood.
understood. The
The concept
concept of
subtidal
populations acting as
as brood
brood stock
stock for
for
subtidal populations
intertidal populations should
should be
be verified.
verified. Is there a
large pool of far-ranging
far-ranging larvae
larvae or are
are local
local stocks
stocks
dependant
on their
their own
own recruits?
dependant on
(4) Ability
Ability of the
agencies to
(4)
the Department
Department and other agencies
monitor the fishery
and compliance
compliance
fishery for
for needed
needed data and
with rules and regulations;
regulations;
sampling, and
and
a. Analysis
Analysis of
of existing
existing data,
data, sampling,
monitoring
fishery would
would require
require
monitoringaa new
new fishery
additional staff resources.
fisheries.
fisheries,
(5) Recommendations
(3)
Recommendationsfor
forfuture
futurefishery
fishery development including gear types and
and effort
effort levels;
levels;
a. Information not sufficient to determine
optimum effort
effort levels.
levels.
Program Objectives
(1)
(1) Develop scientific
scientific information
information m
on the
the stocks
stocks and
and
life
clams.
life history of razor clams.
Needgeographic
geographicdistribution
distributionof
of effort.
effort.
a. Need
b. Need opportunities for on-board,
on-board, dockside,
dockside,
and/or
research sampling.
sampling.
and/or research
recording of
gear, effort, location,
c. Need
Need recording
of gear,
depth, and time on logbooks.
Needanalysis
analysis of
ofexisting
existing trawl survey
survey and
and
d. Need
commercial
commercial fishery
fishery incidental
incidental catch
catch data.
Effects Evaluation
Information is
Information
is not
not sufficient
sufficient toto meet
meet state-
wide plain-iing
planning Goal 19.
19. Additional information
information is
is
wide
needed to determine
determine short-term
short-term and
and long-term
long-term
needed
effects
razor clams
clams on
on resources
resources and
effects of
of harvesting
harvesting razor
uses of
of other
othermarine
marineresources,
resources,the
the continental
continental ,shelf,
shelf,
the
the Oregon
Oregon nearshore
nearshore ocean,
ocean, and
and onshore
onshore~reas.
areas.
Ocean
razor clams
clams should
should be
be managed
managed
Ocean harvest
harvest of razor
under
developing fisheries
program with
conunder the
the developing
fisheries program
with con-
(2)
Develop understanding
understanding of
m
(2) Develop
of effects
effects of
ofharvest
harvest on
marine ecosystem.
a. Need information
information on
on contribution
contribution of
of subtidal
subtidal
stocks to local intertidal
areas.
stocks
intertidal areas.
b. Conduct
Conduct literature
food
literature review
review and analyze food
habitat studies.
studies.
c. Analyze
Analyze logbook
logbookdata
datafrom
fromall
all fisheries
fisheries to
determine
types associated
associated with
determine habitat types
directed
fisheries.
directed and incidental fisheries.
servative numbers of
of permits and
and restrictions.
restrictions.
(1) Sustainability
Sustainability of
of developmental
developmental fisheries
fisheries resources
sources or
or incidental
incidental catch
catch under
under proposed
proposed future
future
harvest;
a. Life
clams in
general is
Life history
history of
of razor
razor clams
in general
fairly
fairly well known.
and abundance
abundance data in
in the
the
b. Distribution
Distribution and
c.
limited.
ocean are limited.
(3)
Develop improved
improved fishing
equip(3) Develop
fishing practices and equip-
Contribution
ocean clams
Contribution of
of subtidal
subtidal ocean
clams to
to intertidal populations is unknown.
ment to protect the ocean resources.
a.
Need research
research cruises
cruises with
a. Need
underwater
video gear and/or ride-along
ride-along trips en
on
vessels.
harvest vessels.
(2) Biological
Biological and ecological
ecological effects
effects on
m critical
(2)
critical marine
habitats, other
and other
other species
species supsuprine habitats,
other habitats and
ported by those
those habitats;
habitats;
20
b. Analyze
Analyze logbook
logbookdata
datafrom
fromall
all fisheries
fisheries to
determine
determine habitat types
associated with
types associated
incidental fisheries.
fisheries.
directed and incidental
(4) Identify
Identify and protect
(4)
protect critical
critical marine
marinehabitat
habitat and
other important
important biological
biological habitats for
for razor
razor clams.
clams.
Needresearch
research sampling
sampling to
to identify
identify ocean
ocean
a. Need
and rearing
rearing areas.
areas.
juvenile, spawning, and
(5) Report findings
during annual
(5)
findings and
and research
research data during
review.
Management Options
Staff recommendation
quo - species
species not on
on developmental
developmental
a. Status quo
fisheries list
fisheries
Board recommendations
a. Permits
5, ocean
ocean only
only (include
(include on
on cockle
cockle
Permits - 5,
permit)
b. Gear restrictions - experimental gear
permits may be
be required
required
no permit for
for hand harvest
c.
requirement--55 landings
landingsofof100
100 lb
lb
Renewal requirement
References
D.R. 1989. Species
Lassuy, D.R.
Species profiles: Life
and environmental
environmental requirements
requirements of
of coastal
coastal
histories and
fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest).
Pacific razor
razor clam.
clam. US
Fish and
and Wildlife
Pacific
US Fish
Wildlife Service.
Service.
Biological Report
Report 82(11.89).
82(11.89).
D.P. Abbot, and E.C.
Morris, R.H.,
R.H., D.P.
E.C. Haderlie.
1980.
Intertidal invertebrates of California.
CA. 690
690 pp.
pp.
Stanford University
University Press.
Press. Stanford CA.
Oregon Fish Commission.
Commission. 1963. Razor
Oregon
clams. Educational
Educational Bulletin
Bulletin No.4.
13
clams.
No. 4. Portland,
Portland, OR
OR 13
pp.
pp.
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Outline ofofAddendum
Outline
Addendum
I.
L
Introduction
Introduction
II.
Staff Analysis
Analysis of Issues
Issues and
and Options
Options - -Recommendations
Recommendations
• Issue
Issue 4.
4. Review
Review deadline
new applications
applications ................... Page
Page 22
deadline for new
(preferred) Adopt
Adopt rules
rules changing
changing the
the deadline for new applications from
Option A:
1.
February 1.
March 1itotoFebruary
OptionB:
Option
B:
•
Issue
5.
Issue 5.
.
Page 22
No action.
Issue
bay clam
clam dive
dive permits
permits to
to vessels
vessels .................. Page
Page 3
Issue bay
Option A:
(Board recommended)
recommended) Adopt
Adopt rules reducing the number of
of permits
pennits for bay
clam harvest and allowing a permit to be issued to vessel.
OptionB:
Option
B:
No action.
Oregon
Administrative
Rules
Page 4
................................................ Page
11
I.
Introduction
The Developmental Fisheries Board held its
its last
last meeting
meeting on
on October
October 28,
28, 1996.
1996. Two issues were
in our
our staff report.
report. This addendum
discussed at the meeting which are not outlined in
addendum summarizes
summarizes
issues.
those issues.
Analysis of Issues
Issues and
and Options
Options --Recommendations
Recommendations
II. Staff Analysis
The full text of proposed rule changes
The following discusses staff and Board recommendations.
recommendations. The
is attached beginning on Page 4.
4. Review deadlines for new applications
Background: Presently,
Presently,the
thedeadline
deadlineto
toapply
apply to
to renew
renew aa permit is January
I,
Background:
January 1.
1. After January 1,
some time is needed by staff to ensure all fish tickets through December 31
31 have been received, to
review the landings to see who has met the renewal requirements and to determine how many
many
permits are available to new applicants. The deadline of March 1I for
for new
new applicants is
is to
to determine
if a lottery is needed if more applicants
applicants apply
apply than available
available permits.
permits.
of two
two months
months of
of fishing
fishing time.
time.
The result for new applicants
applicants is,
is, aa loss
loss of
this two month delay
delay was
was needed
needed with
with the
the volume
volume of
of permits
permits and
At the beginning of the program, this
past landings
From aa staff
staff standpoint, two months isn't now needed to review a
landings to
to review.
review. From
reduced volume of applications and landings.
landings.
On the positive side, two months does allow
allow time to notify people what permits are
are available.
available.
Option
A: (Preferred)
(Preferred)Adopt
Adoptrules
ruleschanging
changingthe
thedeadline
deadlinefor
fornew
newapplications
applications from
from March 1I to
Option A:
February 1.
1.
The suggested alternative is to change the deadline for new applications from March 1I to February
I.
One month
month is
is enough
enough time
time for
for staff
staff to review landings and renewal applications.
Also, there
there
1. One
applications. Also,
of lost fishing time for new applicants.
would be only one month of
The downside is there would
would be
be less time
time to
to notify people
people about
about available
available permits.
Noaction.
action.
Option B: No
Leaving the deadline as is would allow more time to notify people as to what permits are available.
2
ftIssueS. Issue bay clam dive permits to vessels.
Background:
Bayclams
clamswere
wereadded
addedto
tothe
the developmental
developmental fisheries
fisheries list
Background: Bay
list in
in 1996.
1996. The harvest
program presently allows for a maximum of 20 permits issued to individual divers.
At the October 28th meeting, several commercial clam diver presented a petition to the
Development Fishery Board requesting a change in the structure in the bay clam dive permits.
They would like the permits to be issued to vessels allowing them to
to hire
hire another
another diver to
to work off
their vessel if they are unable to
They also
also requested
requested to allow up to two divers to work off
to dive.
dive. They
one vessel permit.
Issuing permits to vessels would
would result in the vessel
vessel rather than the individual diver getting
getting credit
credit
for the harvest. Without
Withoutowning
owning aa vessel,
vessel, an
an individual
individual diver
diver would have no security from one
year to the next whether they would find a vessel to dive off of.
Without a reduction in the maximum number of permits, allowing
allowing two
two divers
divers per
per vessel
vessel could
could
effectively double the number of
of allowable harvesters; i.e. if there were 20 vessels, each with two
40 harvesters.
harvesters.
divers there would be 40
Option A
A (Board
(Boardrecommended):
recommended):Adopt
Adoptrules
rulesreducing
reducingthe
thenumber
number of
of permits
permits for
for bay clam
Option
harvest and allowing aa permit
permit to
to be
be issued
issued to
to aa vessel
vessel as
as well as
as an
an individual.
individual.
recommended reducing
reducing the
the maximum number
number of
of permits to 10 and allow a permit be
The Board recommended
They also
also recommended
recommended to include a permit stipulation of
issued to either a vessel or an individual.
individual. They
anyone
no more than two divers working under aa vessel permit at any
one time.
system with both vessel
vessel permits
permits and
and individual
individual permits,
permits, divers working under
under aa vessel
vessel
Under a system
permit need to be made aware their landings would not qualify them for an individual permit for the
next year because the landings are credited to the vessel permit.
Option B: No
No action
action
Taking no action, would leave the maximum number of permits at 20
20 and
and permits
permits would be issued
to individuals.
An additional concem
concern is the timing of this
this issue.
issue. Since
Since the
the issue was brought before the Board at
other
the meeting on October 28, it was not on the agenda that was mailed to all permit holders and other
interested parties. Staff
Staffhas
has not
not had
had the
the opportunity
opportunity to
to discuss
discuss the alternatives with other bay clam
harvesters. Delaying
Delayingaction
action on
on this
this issue
issue until
until the
the December
December meeting
meeting would
would allow
allow time
time to
to receive
receive
input from others.
3
OREGON
I~~
OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
OREGON
Fish
Wildlife
Fish &
&Wi!dlife
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE
Procedures for Issuance,
Issuance, Transfer
Transfer and
andRenewal
RenewalofofDevelopmental
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries
Procedures
Species
Species Permits
635-006-0910
(I) Applications:
Applications:
635-006-0910 (1)
(b) Complete
Complete applications
applications must
must be
be received postmarked or
or date-stamped
date-stamped by
by January
January 11 of
of
the year of
of issue
issue for
for new
new species
species added
addedto
to the
the developmental
developmentalfishery
fishery list
listin
in OAR
OAR635-006-08
635-006-0850,
50,
and thereafter by the
of the year of issue;
the annual
annual filing
filing date
date of
of [March
[March 1]
1]February
February 11 of
Developmental
Species List
Developmental Fisheries
Fisheries Species
(1) The
TheDevelopmental
DevelopmentalFisheries
Fisheries Species
Species List,
List, Category "A," is as follows:
635-06-850 (1)
(Category A con't)
Common and Scientific Name
cockle clams
clams
butter clams
gaper clams
native littleneck
clams
softshell clams
Clinocardium
Clinocardium nuttallii
Saxidomus
Saxidoinus giganteus
Tresus
Tresus capas,
capas, nuttallii
stamines
Protothaca stamines
Mya arenaria
Mya
Renewal
Req.
(landings/lb)
No. of
No.
Permits
Restrictions
none
unlimited other
M,N
qualifying
5/200 or 2500
annual
renewal-5/100
51100 or
or
renewal
2500 annual
10
dive
lOdive
(individual
or vessel
vessel
permits)
o0
4
fl