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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2018 2:02:23 GMT
Public meetings on 2019 bottomfish and halibut recreational seasons
Week of Aug. 6 in Salem, Newport, Brookings and North Bend
Thursday, July 26, 2018
NEWPORT, Ore.—ODFW will host a series of public meetings the week of Aug. 6 to gather input on the 2019 recreational bottomfish and halibut seasons. People who can’t attend meetings can also listen in via Webcast (details below).
One key change for next year is that beginning in 2019, the amount of yelloweye rockfish that all fisheries, including recreational fisheries, are allowed to impact will be going up. This increase in yelloweye rockfish should allow for some additional opportunities. However the quotas for many other bottomfish species will remain at current levels or decrease a bit. ODFW will be seeking input on how to balance the season structure and regulations to stay within these allocations.
“It’s important that we hear from a wide range of anglers before making decisions on the 2019 seasons,” said ODFW Recreational Halibut and Bottomfish Project Leader Lynn Mattes.
The meetings will be held:
Monday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. in Salem at ODFW Headquarters (4034 Industrial Drive SE) in the Commission Room.
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 6-8 p.m. in Newport at the Marine Resources Program office, 2040 SE Marine Science Drive. This meeting will also be webcast, details below.
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6-8 p.m. in Brookings at the Southwestern Oregon Community College, Curry Campus, 96082 Lone Ranch Parkway.
Thursday, Aug.9, 6-8 p.m. in North Bend at the Public Library, 1800 Sherman Street.
Anglers who wish to provide input but cannot attend a meeting in person or via the webcast can contact Lynn Mattes at 541-867-4741 ext. 237 or lynn.mattes@state.or.us or Christian Heath at 541-867-4741 ext. 266 or Christian.t.heath@state.or.us. Background information will be posted on the ODFW sport bottomfish and sport halibut webpages by Aug. 3.
Webcast details:
Join from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
global.gotomeeting.com/join/173547725
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 173-547-725
First GoToMeeting? Do a quick system check: link.gotomeeting.com/system-check
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Contact:
Lynn Mattes, 541-867-0300 x237, Lynn.Mattes@state.or.us
Christian Heath, 541-867-4741 ext. 266, Christian.t.heath@state.or.us
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Post by Admin on Jul 31, 2018 17:20:11 GMT
Fw: Should Fishing For Pregnant Bottom Fish Be Allowed?
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WILLIAM LACKNER <WILLIAMLACKNER001@msn.com>
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Fri 7/27, 11:30 AM
Lynn.Mattes@state.or.us;
Christian.t.heath@state.or.us;
Curt Melcher (curt.melcher@state.or.us);
Good day Lyn and Christian, the purpose of our email is to achieve awareness of our effort to use selective harvest of rockfish to enhance the recruitment of pregnant rockfish into the population base of the Nearshore and deep-water complex of the various rockfish species.
We recommend eliminating the by-catch retention of Pacific Halibut while commercial fishing for salmon or other species.
I am unable to attend the series of public meetings on 2019 bottomfish and halibut recreational seasons during the week of Aug. 6 in Salem, Newport, Brookings and North Bend. It is my belief that the 10 day or so notice of impending public meetings is inadequate and designed to limit public participation. Limiting public participation amounts to censorship. In addition ODFW should make the information pertaining to the issues available to the public.
Thank you for your consideration William Lackner
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Post by Admin on Jul 31, 2018 17:36:45 GMT
From: WILLIAM LACKNER <williamlackner001@msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 9:10 AM
To: Rep Gomberg
Subject: Re: Should Fishing For Pregnant Bottom Fish Be Allowed?
Good day Tyler, the Discussions on pages 10 and 11 from Information Report 2011-01 (click on the red colored link to view the entire Informational Report 2011--1). The Discussions offers insight into the selective harvest of the deep water complex of rockfish.
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The relative inaccuracy of macroscopic staging for female quillback and china rockfish in stages 1-3 and 7 reported here is consistent with results for yelloweye rockfish, another species with weakly synchronized ovarian development (Hannah et al. 2009). This contrasts with the greater accuracy of macroscopic staging reported for Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus, Hannah and Parker 2007) and aurora rockfish (Sebastes aurora, Thompson and Hannah 2010), species with more synchronous development. The difference in accuracy most likely results from greater variability in the size and color of both resting and developing ovaries at any single sampling time in species with asynchronous development. For rockfish with synchronous development that are sampled near the time of parturition, most females are in an unambiguous maturity state, either with large, well-developed ovaries or with fertilized eggs, visible larvae or an obviously spent ovary. Fish outside of these categories will then generally have a broad or possibly bimodal size distribution, some large fish in stage 7 and some smaller fish in stages 1 and 2. Under these circumstances, differences between resting and immature ovaries, in terms of size and color will be more obvious. One other factor that may have contributed to the low accuracy of macroscopic staging for china rockfish in our study was our choice of seasonal “window” for evaluating maturity. By including July samples
in our analysis despite a high proportion of stage 7 (resting) ovaries, we may have reduced the apparent accuracy of macroscopic staging.
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The length at 50% maturity determined for quillback rockfish in this study, 29.2 cm, is larger than reported for central California waters (26 cm, Wyllie Echeverria 1987). The age at 50% maturity however, 5.3 y, is younger than reported for central California waters (6 y, Wyllie Echeverria 1987). Haldorson and Love (1991) report a value from Rosenthal et al. (1982) of 36 cm for length at 50% maturity for quillback rockfish from southeastern Alaska waters. Love et al. 2002 report a length and age at 50% maturity from British Columbia waters of 29 cm and 11 y of age, about the same size, but much older than values determined for Oregon waters in our study. The length at 50% maturity of 28.5 cm determined here for china rockfish is slightly larger than the estimate for northern and central California of 27 cm from Wyllie Echeverria (1987).
The data presented here on the seasonal timing of ovarian development show that older or larger female quillback rockfish develop and release larvae earlier in the season than younger or smaller females (Figure 3). This is consistent with the findings of Sogard et al. (2008) that parturition date in black rockfish (Sebastes melanops, Bobko and Berkeley 2004), blue rockfish (S. mystinus), kelp rockfish (S. atrovirens) and yellowtail rockfish (S. flavidus) is earlier in larger females. It is also consistent with the findings of Nichol and Pikitch (1994) that larger darkblotched rockfish (S. crameri) females spawn earlier in the season than smaller fish. Conversely, a maternal size effect on the seasonal timing of parturition was not demonstrated for china rockfish in this study, consistent with findings for Pacific ocean perch (Hannah and Parker 2007), and gopher rockfish and olive rockfish (Sogard et al. 2008).
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The newly published NOAA paper offers additional encouragement into developing a harvest strategy to minimize the impact on pregnant rockfish. Click on the following link.
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Post by Admin on Jul 31, 2018 17:46:18 GMT
 Click on the image of the Shortraker rockfish to enlarge it.
New information on how long some rockfish live and how ...
AFSC News May 22, 2017 New information on how long some rockfish live and how often they spawn will help ensure healthy populations. By: Christine Baier
The answer to your first question is found the Discussions of Informational Report 2011-01. The gestation period if I remember correctly is species specific and lengthy. Commercial fishermen can tell if rockfish are pregnant during the last stages of their pregnancy.
Fecundity is an important aspect of pregnant rockfish. Older mature rockfish are larger than younger mature rockfish. Generally larger mature rockfish give birth to a higher number of baby rockfish than the younger mature rockfish. The increase in the number of baby rockfish makes it easier for Commercial fishermen to actually see that the rockfish is pregnant.
The ODFW Mission Statement states: "Provide proactive and solution-based fish and wildlife management based on sound science." Managing the harvest of rockfish to minimize the catch of pregnant rockfish to the benefit of rockfish species offers ODFW the opportunity to fulfill their commitment to the tenements of their mission Statement.
The cost of the feasibility study could be funded through increased landing fees.
In recent seasons ODFW has closed retention of specific rockfish species and limited take on others. Anglers would have to rely on ODFW rockfish retention guidelines to comply with harvest guidelines.
I hope you find this information useful. Bill
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Post by south on Aug 3, 2018 16:06:49 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2018 4:17:35 GMT
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