morro bay - The Morro Bay Commercial fishermen`s Organization

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morro bay - The Morro Bay Commercial fishermen`s Organization
MORRO BAY
2013 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Economic Impact Report
August 2013
MORRO BAY
2013 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
Economic Impact Report
COntEntS
1. Introduction
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2. Key Findings
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3. Economic Opportunities
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4. Landings, Earnings, and Price Per Pound
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5. Important Species and Fisheries
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6. Social Implications
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7. Environmental Stewardship
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8. Conclusion
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The 2013 Morro Bay Commercial Fisheries Economic Impact Report was conceived
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1. IntROduCtIOn
The 2013 M o r r o B a y
Commerc i a l F i s h i n g
Industry E c o n o m i c
Impact R e p o r t
addresse s e c o n o m i c
performa n c e d u r i n g
calendar y e a r 2 0 1 2 .
Key com m e r c i a l
fishing in d u s t r y d a t a i s
typically m a d e p u b l i c
by the De p a r t m e n t o f
Fish and W i l d l i f e i n t h e
late summ e r o f t h e
f ollowing y ea r .
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T h e p r i c e , q u a l i t y a nd
c o n v e n i e n c e o f f l a k ed
i c e i n M o r r o B a y i s on
p a r w i t h w o r l d - c l ass
facilities like Sitka –
c o m m e r c i a l f i s h e r m an
of 3 0 y ears.
E c o n o m i c , s o c ial
a n d e n v i r o n m e n t al
p e r f o r m a n c e a re
c o m p l e m e n t a r y a nd
related components of a
s u s t a i n a b l e c o m m e r c ial
f is h in g in du s t r y.
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2. KEy FIndIngS
FIFTEEN-YEAR HIGH LANDINGS BY WEIGHT
Figure 2.1.Morro Bay, All Species, Landings by Weight, 2007-2012, Source: CDFW
6,000,000
Landings (lbs)
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
EARNINGS AT THE DOCK
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Due to shifts in the
market, Sablefish
earnings dropped
from over $4 million
in 2011 to $1.86
million in 2012.
In 2011 Sablefish
represented half of
a l l l a n di n g s i n M o r r o
Ba y a n d 6 0 % o f e x v es s e l v alu e .
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
NEW AND RETuRNING PARTICIPANTS
RETuRNING AND RE-EMERGING FISHERIES
Figure 2.2. Morro Bay Market Squid EVV, 2007 - 2012, Source: CDFW
MARKET SquID
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
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Figure 2.3. Morro Bay Salmon EVV, 2007 - 2012, Source: CDFW
SALMON (KING OR
CHINOOK)
Salmon
RES IL I E NC E O F T HE
FLEET
While landings of
S a b le f i s h d r o p p e d
by over $2.25 million
between 2011 and
2012, or 56%, the
fleet was able to
respond with a
diversity of activity
including powerful
salmon, Dungeness
crab and market
squid seasons. As a
result total earnings
only dipped by 11%
in 2 0 1 2 .
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Figure 2.4. Morro Bay Dungeness Crab EVV, 2007 - 2012, Source: CDFW
DuNGENESS CRAB
the 23 year period at over
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Groundfish a r e a s u i t e
of over 80 s p e c i e s ,
approxima t e l y 1 2 o f
which are p u r s u e d
commerci a l l y .
Groundfish , t r a d i t i o n a l l y
targeted b y t r a w l , h a v e
brought in t e n s o f m i l l i o n s
of dollars a n d s u p p o r t e d
hundreds o f j o b s i n
Morro Bay . T h i s f i s h e r y i s
managed b y t h e f e d e r a l
governme n t a n d s h i f t e d
to a quota s t r u c t u r e i n
2011. The M B C qF w a s
formed to a c q u i r e a n d
hold quota i n M o r r o B a y ,
assuring th e c o m m u n i t y ’ s
on-going a n d f u t u r e
access to t h i s v a l u a b l e
resource.
Since 2007 t h e t o p
three grou n d f i s h
species, s a b l e f i s h ,
blackgill r o c k f i s h , a n d
thornyhea d s , h a v e
generated $ 1 4 . 7 m i l l i o n
in earning s a t t h e d o c k
for fisherm e n i n M o r r o
Bay.
HEAVILY MANAGED INDuSTRY
IMPORTANT FISHERIES, 2012
Data on Sp o t p r a w n
landings a n d e a r n i n g a r e
not includ e d i n t h i s r e p o r t
due to con fi d enti a l i ty .
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COMMuNITY SuSTAINABILITY PLAN
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3. ECOnOMIC OppORtunItIES
VALuABLE INDuSTRY
JOBS
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T he r e l a t i v e n u m b er
o f f u l l v e r s u s p art
t i m e p a r t i c i p a nts
i s f l u i d , s h i f t i n g in
r e s p o n s e t o m a r k et
c o n d i t i o n s , p r e s e n ce
a n d p r o x i m i t y o f f i sh
s t o c k s , s e a s o n , a nd
r e g u l a t o r y c h a n g es
( e . g . o p e n a c c e ss
l i m i t s a n d s a l m on
s e as o n s) .
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I n s p e a k i n g w ith
f i s h e r m e n , s e v e r al
e s ti m a t e d h i g h e r f ull
t i m e p a r t i c i p a t i o n in
2 0 1 2 d u e t o t h e h i g h er
t h a n a v e r a g e p r i c e of
s a l m o n ( $ 8 . 7 5 / l b . ) a nd
t h e s t r o n g D u n g e n ess
c r a b s e a s o n . F u l l t i me
p a r t i c i p a t i o n m a y h a ve
b e e n as h igh as 5 0 .
switch back and forth from working as deckhand or operating
their own boats as skippers.
T h e r e a r e a h a n d f u l of
e m p l o y e e s c u r r e n tly
a t t h e t w o o y s t e r f a r ms
i n M o r r o B a y . T h at
n u m b e r i s e x p e c t e d to
g r o w t o g r o w o v e r 15
t h i s y e a r a n d t o o v er
4 0 i n t h e n e x t 5 y e a rs.
E m p l o y m e n t n u m b ers
f o r o y s t e r a q u a c u l t u re
a r e n o t i n c l u d e d in
t h e c a l c u l a t i o n s i n t his
s e c t i on .
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Safety grants to assure they are in compliance with uSCg requirements.
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Table 3.1 Morro Bay Commercial Fishing Related Employment
Employment Type
Estimated Employment
Low
High
On the Vessel, Skipper, or
Deckand
130
150
On the Dock and Baiting
26
26
Processing Plant
14
18
TOTAL
170
194
and Harbor Management staff, (Morro Bay, 2013)
Some of t h e n e w a n d
returning v e s s e l s i n t h e
commerc i a l f i s h e r y i n
Morro Ba y o v e r t h e l a s t
4-5 year s:
Brita M i chel l e
Prime Ti me
Mister T
NEW PARTICIPANTS
D ottie K
Provi si on
Ruth A nne II
C ase y
D orad o II
Boom er a ng
Overti me
Lost W a g es
K alle n A
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M u l t i g e n e r a t i o n a l t i es
t o t h e i n d u s t r y m ay
r e d u c e s o m e o f t he
b ar r ie r s t o e n t r y.
momentum to make it happen.
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Synergy with Tourism
A 2007 opinion poll of over 800 California residents found that, 71%
“seek out and enjoy going to working waterfronts.”2 Furthermore, in a
2008 survey of over 140 tourism professionals in Morro Bay, Monterey,
and Crescent City, respondents gave “tourism from having an active
waterfront” a mean rating of 8.82 out of 10 in importance.3 The 2008
survey report goes on to state that 74% of tourism professionals also
indicated that “having local, fresh seafood available was of great
importance in attracting business to their community.”
CA Resident’s Opinion and Attitudes toward Coastal Fisheries and their Management, Responsive
Management, 2007
CA tourism and tourism professionals, Responsive Management, 2008
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Economic Shocks and Regional Economic Resilience, prepared for Brookings, george Washington,
urban Institute, Building Resilient Region project conference on urban and Regional policy and Its Effects:
Building Resilient Regions, Washington, dC, May 20-21, 2010, Edward Hill, travis St. Clair, Howard Wial, Hal
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4. LAndIngS, EARnIngS, And
pRICE pER pOund
OVERALL LANDINGS
The Port o f S e a t t l e
produced a s t u d y
in 2007 th a t f o u n d
commerc i a l f i s h i n g
vessels sp e n d u p t o 3 3
times mor e m o n e y i n
port than r e c r e a t i o n a l
boats of s i mi l a r si ze.
Figure 4.1.Morro Bay Overall Landings, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
12,000,000
Landings (lbs)
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
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Figure 4.2. Morro Bay Overall EVV, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
E V V f o r m a r k e t s q uid
i s $ 0 .3 0 p e r p o u n d a nd
o v e r 2 m i l l i o n p o u n ds
w a s l a n d e d i n 2 0 12.
$12,000,000
EVV (dollars)
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
L a ndin gs
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OVERALL PRICE PER POuND
High: 10,518,895
(1993)
Low: 668,866
(2007)
2012: $5,100,000
Average: 4,095,359
(1990-2012)
Ex - Ve s s e l Valu e
( EVV)
Figure 4.3. Morro Bay Overall Price Per Pound, 1990 – 2012, Source; CDFW
High: $8,490,443
$3.00
(1990)
$2.50
Low: $0.67
(1993)
2012: $1.24
Average: $1.28
(1990-2012)
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High: $2.84
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P r i ce Pe r Po u n d
$1.00
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(1990-2012)
$1.50
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Average: $5,235,610
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2012: $6,300,000
$2.00
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(2007)
PP/LB (dollars)
Low: $1,899,443
5. IMpORtAnt SpECIES And FISHERIES
In Morro B a y ,
practically a l l o f t h e
salmon lan d e d i n t h e
last 20 yea r s i s K i n g
salmon or C h i n o o k
salmon.
Figure 5.1. All Species as Share of Total, EVV, Morro Bay, 2012
Total EVV i n
2012 was $ 6 . 3
million.
All Other Species
32%
Sablefish
30%
Squid, market
10%
Thornyhead,
shortspine
8%
Crab, Dungeness
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“I c a n ’ t r e m e m b e r a n y t h i ng
b u t K i n g s a l m o n l a n d e d in
this p o r t i n t h e l a s t 2 0 y e a rs”
( p e r s o n a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n,
c o m m e r c i a l s a l m on
fis h e rm a n, M o r r o B ay , 2 0 1 3 ) .
SALMON
Figure 5.2 Morro Bay Salmon Landings, 1990 - 2012, Source: CDFW
400,000
Landings (lbs)
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
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Figure 5.3. Morro Bay Salmon EVV, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
$1,200,000
EVV (dollars)
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
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MARKET SquID
The Co a s t a l P e l a g i c
Specie s ( C P S )
comple x i n c l u d e s :
market s q u i d , P a c i f i c
sardine s , n o r t h e r n
anchov y , m a c k e r e l ,
and chub .
Figure 5.4. Morro Bay Market Squid Landings, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
4500000
4000000
3500000
3000000
2500000
2000000
1500000
1000000
500000
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Figure 5.5. Morro Bay Market Squid EVV, 1990 - 2012, Source: CDFW
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D u n g e n e s s c r a b is
c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y s t r o ng
p o p u l a t i o n c y c l es,
a l t e r n a t i n g b e t w e en
p e r i o d s o f p l e n t y a nd
p e r i o d s o f l i t t l e o r no
l a n d i n g s . T h e e x act
m e c h a n i s m i s u n c e r t a in,
l i k e l y a n i n t e r p l ay
o f w e a t h e r , o c e an
c o n d i t i o n s , a v a i l a b i l ity
o f f o o d a n d p r e d a t i on
p r e s s u r e , b u t t h e W est
C o a s t D u n g e n e s s s t o ck
g e n e r a l l y e x p e r i e n c es
a n e x p l o s i o n e v e ry
1 0 - 1 5 y e ars.
DuNGENESS CRAB
Figure 5.6. Morro Bay D. Crab Landings, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
200,000
180,000
160,000
Landings (lbs)
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
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Figure 5.7. Morro Bay D. Crab EVV, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
$700,000
$600,000
EVV (dollars)
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
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HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (HMS)
Figure 2.5. Individual species as Component
of HMS Complex, EVV, Morro Bay, 2012
Figure 5.8. Morro Bay HMS (all species) Landings, 1990-2012, Source: CDFW
2,000,000
Drift gill n e t f i s h e r m e n i n
Californ i a a r e t h e m o s t
heavily r e g u l a t e d o n
the Coa s t w i t h l i m i t s o n
season, f i s h i n g g r o u n d s ,
and gea r .
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
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In Morro B a y , a l b a c o r e
and blu e f i n a r e a l s o
targete d b y s m a l l t r o l l
operatio n s i n y e a r s
when th e f i s h c o m e
close e n o u g h i n s h o r e .
Major la n d i n g s o f
albacor e c u r r e n t l y
occur in W a s h i n g t o n
and Ore g on.
Swordfi s h a t t r a c t e d $ 4 . 3 3
per pou n d i n 2 0 1 2 , o n e
of the to p v a l u e s p e c i e s
in Morro B a y .
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Figure 5.9. Morro Bay HMS (all species) EVV, 1990-2012, Source: CDFW
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
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T h e n e a r s h o r e f i s hery
ha s b e e n h i t h a r d by
th e e s t a b l i s h m e nt of
M P A s . I t i s e s t i m ated
t h a t o v e r a d o z e n M orro
B a y f i s h e r m e n s o l d t heir
n e a r s h o r e p e r m i t s as a
r e s u l t . T h e n e a r s hore
f i s h e r y h a s g e n e r ated
e a r n i n g a n d e m p l o y ment
o p p o r t u n i t i e s as is
e v i d e n c e d b y o v e r $ 14.5
m i l l i o n in E VV s in c e 1 9 9 0 .
T h e N e a r s h o r e f i s hery
g e n e r a t e d $ 3 0 1 , 0 0 0 in
e ar n in gs in 2 0 1 2 .
NEARSHORE
Figure 5.10. Morro Bay Nearshore (all species) Landings, 1990-2012, Source: CDFW
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
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Figure 5.11. Morro Bay Nearshore (all species) EVV 1990-2012, Source: CDFW
$1,800,000
$1,600,000
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
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Figure 5.12. Individual Species as Component of Nearshore Complex, EVV, Morro Bay, 2012
Brown
13%
Black and Yellow
16%
Grass
16%
Kelp Greenling
4%
Other
3%
Cabezon
22%
Gopher
26%
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SOLE
Figure 5.13. Morro Bay Sole (all species) Landings, 1990 - 2012, Source: CDFW
3,000,000
Landings (lbs)
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
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Figure 5.14. Morro Bay Sole (all species) EVV, 1990 – 2012, Source: CDFW
$1,200,000
EVV (dollars)
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
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SABLEFISH
Sablefish a r e c a u g h t b y
hook and l i n e , t r a p a n d
trawl.
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
Landings (lbs)
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
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EVV for S a b l e f i s h i n
2012 reac h e d n e a r l y
$1. 9 milli on.
$4,500,000
$4,000,000
$3,500,000
EVV (dollars)
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
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H a g f i s h a r e e x p o r t e d live
t o K o r e a w h e r e t h e y are
p r o c e s s e d f o r t h e i r s kins
a n d m eat.
PACIFIC HAGFISH
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
P a c i f i c h a g f i s h have
g e n e ra t e d a p p r o x i m ately
$ 1 . 6 m i l l i o n i n e a r n i n gs in
M o r r o B a y b e t w e e n 2006
and 2012.
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$2006
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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The Califo r n i a s h e l l f i s h
industry is v a l u e d a t
approxim a t e l y $ 2 5
million an d 9 1 % o f
productio n i s o y s t e r s .
Source: (N o r t h e r n
Economic s , I n c . T h e
Economic I m p a c t o f
Shellfish A q u a c u l t u r e i n
Washingto n , O r e g o n a n d
California . P r e p a r e d f o r
Pacific Sh e l l f i s h I n s t i t u t e .
April 2013.)
Morro Bay i s r a n k e d
third in Ca l i f o r n i a o y s t e r
productio n b e h i n d
Humboldt B a y a n d
Tomales B a y .
History
1850s
1869
Experimentation into providing a larger half-shell product begins with transporting
Eastern oyster by rail to San Francisco Bay. Raising of juvenlies in the Bay proves
successful, though cool summer waters prevent natural reproduction, neccessitating
a consistent supply from the East Coast. Before long, the growing population of San
Francisco has polluted the Bay to the point that importing and raising eastern oysters is
no longer commercially viable.
1930s
Crassostreagigas, in Tomales Bay, Elkhorn Slough, Drakes Estero, Bodega Lagoon,
growth in the California oyster industry.
1940s
Oyster farming begun in the Morro Estuary, hundreds of acres employed.
1980s
ability to ship oyster larvae marked the beginning of the modern California oyster
aquaculture system. Currently, California oysters are grown from seed obtained from
hatcheries located in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii.
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6. SOCIAL IMpLICAtIOnS
COMMuNITY quOTA FuND
MORRO BAY COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN’S
ORGANIzATION
While the M B C F O w a s
incorporat e d i n 1 9 7 2 ,
there has b e e n a n
informal c o m m e r c i a l
fisherman' s o r g a n i z a t i o n
in the com m u n i t y f o r l o n g
before tha t ( p e r s o n a l
communic a t i o n , M o r r o
Bay, 2013) .
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7. EnvIROnMEntAL StEWARdSHIp
Table 7.1 Top Species Management Measures
CPS
Management
Oversight
State/
Fed
Crab
Nearshore
State
State/Fed
Salmon
State/
Fed
State/Fed
California
Spot
Halibut
Prawn
State
State
State
Stock Assessment
Reporting
Requirements
Spatial Closures
Catch Limits
Seasonal Closures
Gear Restrictions
Sex/Size
Number of Vessels
Trap Limits
quota-Based
Management
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T h e D u n g e n e s s C r ab
T a s k F o r c e , m a d e u p of
D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h a nd
W i l d l i f e s c i e n t i s t s a nd
c o m m e r c i a l f i s h e r m e n,
p r o c e s s o r s a n d h a r b or
o f f i c i a l s , h a s e n a c t ed
a t r a p l i m i t p r o g r am
t o t a k e e f f e c t i n 2 0 13
( N o ve m b e r ) . un d e r t he
n e w p r o g r a m , t r a p l i m its
are set according to a
s y s t e m o f 7 t i e r s b a s ed
o n a v e s s e l ’ s h i s t o ric
l a n d i n g s in t h e f is h e r y.
T h e C a l i f o r n i a F i s h a nd
G a m e C o m m i s s i o n h as
b e e n i n v o l v e d i n t he
m a n a g e m e n t a n d u se
o f C a l i f o r n i a ’ s f i s h a nd
w i l d l i f e r e s o u r c e s s i n ce
1 8 70 .
Salmon
T h e C o m m i s s i o n is
c o m p o s e d o f u p t o f i ve
m e m b e r s , a p p o i n t ed
b y t h e G o v e r n o r a nd
c o n f i r m e d b y t he
S en at e .
A c o m p r e h e n s i v e l ist
o f s p a t i a l , g e a r , a nd
t e m p o r a l , r e s t r i c t i o ns
a s w e l l a s l i m i t e d e n t ry
p r o g r a m s i s m u c h m o re
e x t e n s i v e t h a n d e p i c t ed
i n t h i s r e p o r t . H i g h l i g hts
a r e i n c l u d e d h e r e as
ex am ple s.
T h e R C A , e s t a b l i s h ed
i n 2 0 0 3 , s t r e t c h e s t he
e n t i r e W e s t C o a s t of
th e u. S . f r o m 3 0 t o 1 00
f at h om s o f w a t er.
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Hillborn, Worm and 19 other scientists went on to state that, if managed properly, a commercial
5
Information in this section adapted from “the Master plan: A guide for the development of Fishery
Management plans” 2001. State of California, department of Fish and game, Marine Region. Accessed
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(http://www.opc.ca.gov/2009/04/dungeness-crab-task-force/)
Worm, Boris; Hilborn, Ray; et al. “Rebuilding global Fisheries.” Science 325.578 (2009): 578-585. Online.
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8. COnCLuSIOn
Landings toppe d 5
million pounds, t h e
highest since 19 9 8 .
Earnings at
the dock for
commercial
fisherman have
risen from a 20
year low of $1. 7 M
in 2007 to over
$6. 3M in 2011.
Grounfish and H M S
earnings toppe d
$716,000 in 201 2 ,
over 10% of the
total.
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