AFA Pollock
Chinook and Chum salmon rolling hotspot closures
- Real-time data include VMS, observer sampling (100% observer coverage), fish ticket data (shoreside sector), and electronic monitoring data to identify salmon bycatch hotspots in the AFA pollock fleets.
- Rolling hotspot closures are identified based on salmon bycatch rates related to baseline averages and in-season patterns.
- Without in-season genetics for chum salmon bycatch, patterns in proportions of Western Alaskan chum by time and area are taken into account when setting closures.
- Generate weekly bycatch avoidance area notices
- Fleet communication via Google groups
- Bycatch competition: annual awards for vessels with the lowest bycatch rates
Amendment 80
Bycatch Performance Reports
- Daily monitoring vessel bycatch rates
- Vessel rates monitored using traffic lights
- Incentive is to avoid being an outlier
- Fines for exceeding the vessel outlier provision.
Freezer Longline Coalition
Weekly reporting of halibut and seabird bycatch hotspots.