1	Pacific Halibut
2	Changes in Pacific Halibut Stock Assessment and Allocation Prepared by Don Bodenmiller Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Program Seaside, Oregon February 16, 2008
3	PACIFIC HALIBUT PRESENTATION (Hippoglossus stenolepis) PURPOSE: Review IPHC January 2008 meeting Stock assessment Allocation of catch Area 2A catch limit Overview of the 2008 Oregon Sport Halibut Fishery
4	2008 IPHC Annual Meeting Area 2A (Oregon, Washington and California) 2008 catch limit = 1,220,000 pounds (2007 = 1,340,000 pounds) The IPHC adopted a new stock assessment methodology and reduced the coastwide catch by 7 percent from the 2007 total. Staff of the IPHC recommended a new approach to allocate catch between management areas which would have shifted catch from the eastern to the western part of the range (not adopted but under review). The IPHC adopted a 9 percent decrease in 2A catch limit for 2008.
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8	Survey Based Catch Allocation Total biomass = density × bottom area Biomass index = survey CPUE × bottom area Area allocation = area index / sum of indices Survey CPUE: 3-year running average. Bottom area: 0-300 fm.
9	Catch Limits (millions of pounds) Area 2007 2008 2008 Stock Staff Adopted Model 2A 1.34 1.00 1.22 0.65 2B 11.47 8.06 9.00 4.65 2C 8.51 6.21 6.21 3.92 3A 26.20 24.22 24.22 22.25 3B 9.22 10.90 10.90 14.27 4A 2.89 3.10 3.10 3.51 4B 1.44 1.86 1.86 2.71 4CDE 4.10 3.89 3.89 3.68 Total 65.17 59.24 60.40 55.62
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15	Stonewall Bank YRCA Closed to fishing for groundfish and halibut It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at the time (i.e., transiting Stonewall Bank YRCA with halibut on vessel is legal as long as no lines are in the water)
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17	ODFW SPORT FISHERY WEBSITES Several sites can be accessed at: www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP Click on Sport Halibut picture for information on Halibut fishery Click on Ocean Salmon picture for information on Sport Salmon fishery Click on Sport Groundfish picture for information on Groundfish fishery * Inseason halibut catch estimates usually updated on Thursdays
18	IPHC Conference Board Members Oregon Sport Fishing Representatives Lou Leberti Bay Area Sportsmen Association Mark Lottis Curry Sportfishing Association Linda Buell Fisherman’s Advisory Com. of Tillamook Liz Hamilton Northwest Sportfishing Industry Assoc. Mark Searle Northwest Sportfishing Industry Assoc. Dennis Richey Oregon Anglers Chris Olson Oregon Coast Sportfishing Association John Holloway Recreational Fishing Alliance-OR chapter Wayne Butler Southern Oregon Halibut Fishermen
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