MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE
2007 COD FISHERIES
March 26, 2008
Conservation & Protection Division
C&P DIVISION
The Conservation & Protection (C&P) Division carries out
fisheries monitoring and compliance-related work for DFO
This presentation is about monitoring and compliance in
2007 cod fisheries.
How did we monitor cod fisheries?
Commercial/Stewardship fishery:
1.
2.
3.
At-Sea Observers
Dockside Monitoring
Program
Fishery Officers
(land, sea and air)
Recreational fishery:
1. Fishery Officers
(land, sea and air)
MONITORING – AT SEA OBSERVERS
• Commercial / Stewardship fishery
• 570 “sea days” by At-Sea Observers
• 380 cod fishery deployments
DOCKSIDE MONITORING
All stewardship cod fishery landings were subject to the Dockside
Monitoring Program
• Total of 100 ports in 2J3KL:
• 36 with 100% dockside monitoring
• 64 with random dockside monitoring
•Monitoring performed by Fish Harvesters’ Resource Centre
• ~ 90% of landings (by weight) were to be physically monitored
DOCKSIDE MONITORING
Commercial cod fishery landings were also subject to the Dockside
Monitoring Program
• Total of 100 ports in 4R 3Pn:
• 36 with 100% dockside monitoring
• 64 with random dockside monitoring
• in 3Ps:
• 37 ports with random dockside monitoring
• The remaining have with 100% dockside monitoring
• ~ 90% of landings (by weight) were to be physically monitored
MONITORING - FISHERY OFFICER PATROLS
There are ~ 100 Fishery Officers stationed in NL Region.
In 2007:
Officers spent 6,452 hours on the recreational groundfish fishery:
4,460 patrol hours and 1,992 hrs on other activities
2,051 vessel checks and 4,599 persons checked
Officers spent 16,266 hours on the commercial / stewardship cod fishery:
5,984 patrol hours and 10,274 on other activities (mostly investigations)
949 vessel checks and 1185 persons checked
RECREATIONAL FISHERY MONITORING
Fishery Officers recorded daily estimates, for their areas of responsibility,
of:
– average weight of cod caught,
– average number of cod per person,
– average number of persons per boat, and
– number of boat trips made.
Estimates based on observations during patrols, knowledge of local area,
and on other available information.
Information on weather conditions, patrols and inspections also recorded.
RECREATIONAL FISHERY MONITORING
Fishery Officer information was rolled up by
Detachments on a weekly basis, and sent to RHQ
for roll-up.
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - WEATHER
Weather Conditions in the 2007 NL recreational groundfish fishery
5.00
(5 = ideal 0 = impossible)
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
Week 1
2J
Week 2
3K
3L
Week 3
3PN
3PS
Week 4
4R
Week 5
ALL
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY – PARTICIPATION 2007
Estimated number of participants by NAFO Division and week
NAFO Div
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Total
2J
190
129
148
282
168
917
3K
4,461
3,566
2,856
2,923
3,561
17,366
3L
3,190
3,962
4,806
3,846
12,402
28,206
3PN
820
564
626
336
824
3,170
3PS
1,486
1,765
1,806
912
1,201
7,170
4R
2,635
3,422
2,844
2,151
1,289
12,341
ALL
12,782
13,408
13,086
10,450
19,445
69,170
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - LANDINGS 2007
Estimated total weight of cod landed (kg) by NAFO Division and week
NAFO Div
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Total
2J
581
363
729
1,706
1,706
5,085
3K
28,003
23,597
20,037
26,289
42,257
140,182
3L
28,141
25,669
37,375
24,462
110,085
225,733
3PN
4,616
2,820
3,326
2,442
5,364
18,567
3PS
12,816
15,455
14,948
7,448
11,578
62,244
4R
15,154
24,827
19,186
12,628
6,069
77,865
ALL
89,311
92,730
95,600
74,974
177,059
529,675
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - LANDINGS 2007
Estimated cumulative weekly catches by NAFO Division
600,000
Estimated Catch (Kgs)
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
START
Week 1
Week 2
2J
3K
Week 3
3L
3Ps
3Pn
Week 4
4R
Week 5
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - SUMMARY
Summary of weather conditions, number of participants, and catches – All NL
200,000
5
160,000
4
120,000
3
80,000
2
40,000
1
0
0
Week 1
Week 2
Est # of person trips
Week 3
Weekly Catch (kg)
Week 4
Avg weather rating (0=impossible, 5=ideal)
Week 5
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - FISH SIZE
Observed fish size (kg) by week and NAFO Division
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
Week 1
Week 2
2J
3K
Week 3
3L
3PN
Week 4
3PS
4R
Week 5
ALL
MONITORING OF REC. FISHERY - INSPECTION RATES
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Totals
Est. # persons participating
12,782
13,408
13,086
10,450
19,445
69,170
Est. # of boat trips
4,743
5,105
4,885
3,944
7,823
26,500
# of persons checked
930
519
756
540
1854
4,599
# of boats checked
362
237
323
227
902
2,051
Fisher inspection rate
7.3%
3.9%
5.8%
5.2%
9.5%
6.6%
Boat inspection rate
7.6%
4.6%
6.6%
5.8%
11.5%
7.7%
COMPLIANCE - “OCCURRENCES”
•
Fishery Officers recorded a total of 648 “Occurrences” (including complaints, etc)
COD OCCURRENCES
DIVISION
Commercial /Stewardship
Fishery
Recreational
Fishery
Total
2J
7
2
9
3K
60
7
67
3L
54
65
119
3Ps
121
18
139
3Pn
0
1
1
4R
298
15
313
Total
540
108
648
COMPLIANCE - VIOLATIONS
There were a significant number of violations detected in both
the commercial / stewardship fishery and the recreational cod
fishery.
COMPLIANCE - VIOLATIONS
Division
COMMERCIAL &
STEWARDSHIP
RECREATIONAL COD
Charges
Laid or
Pending
2J
3K
3L
3PS
4R
SubTotal
6
3
32
44
85
3K
3L
3PN
3PS
4R
SubTotal
6
41
2
9
9
67
Grand Total
152
Seizures Persons
Unknown
9
1
1
11
11
Written
Warnings
7
34
10
25
223
299
Total
2
14
7
7
30
8
55
2
16
16
97
329
492
7
49
14
57
268
395
COMPLIANCE - VIOLATIONS
The 64 charges laid in the commercial / stewardship fishery arising
from only 25 separate incidents, and were for:
–
–
–
–
fishing during close time
failing to tend gear, or leaving gear out after season,
landing fish without having it monitored, and
registration / licence.
The 56 charges in the recreational fishery arose from 28 separate
incidents, and were for:
– fishing during close time and
– exceeding daily bag limits
– Illegal buy / sell.
COMPLIANCE – RECREATIONAL VIOLATIONS
Violations in recent NL recreational groundfish fisheries by year (all NL)
500
400
300
200
100
0
2001
2002
2003
CHARGES LAID
2004
SEIZURE - PERS UNKN
2005
2006
WARNING ISSUED
2007
SUMMARY – RECREATIONAL FISHERY
• Well monitored with high compliance
• Relatively short time-frame manageable
• Positive response from public and enforcement
personnel
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