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Age nda Ite m E .3.b Supple me ntal Public Pr e se ntation 2 (Ple sc hne r - Ste e le ) Apr il 2019 SARDI NE S I N CAL I F ORNI A NOT SOUT HE RN ST OCK ! 6,000 to ns pure sa rdine ~ 4/ 1/ 19 Ob se rve d in 60 ft. wa
NOT ‘ SOUT HE RN’ ST OCK !
Age nda Ite m E .3.b Supple me ntal Public Pr e se ntation 2 (Ple sc hne r
Apr il 2019
Ob se rve d in 60 ft. wa te r ne a r Se a l Be a c h – 61 de g re e wa te r
“T re me ndo us a mo unt o f fish – to o ma ny sc ho o ls to c o unt” ~ Co rb in Ha nso n
° Ca pture d 3/ 26/ 19 a s
pa rt o f 30-to n po int se t ne a r Ga vio ta , a b o ve Sa nta Ba rb a ra ~ Ma ny la rg e sa rdine sc ho o ls ° E vide nc e o f re c ruitme nt
Outside Ma rina De l Re y Ha rb o r ~ ple ntiful 5-inc h sa rdine s in 40 ft. wa te r
c o a st-wide b io ma ss
ho usa nds o f to ns o b se rve d o n b a c kside o f Ca ta lina
F e rmin, o utside Sa n Pe dro Ha rb o r ~ F e b . 13 2019
ishe rme n ha ve re po rte d re c ruitme nt a nd ple ntiful sa rdine s in CA sinc e 2015 (e vide nc e in live b a it ta nks)
do c ume nte d in 20218 Juve nile Ro c kfish Surve y
CRUIT ME NT HAS HAPPE NE D, SARDINE S ARE HE RE !
Ag e nda I te m G.1.c , Supple me nta l CDF G Re po rt, No ve mb e r 2007 ~ Sa rdine la nding s in o the r CPS fishe rie s (2001-2006)
I f sa rdine s a re de c la re d o ve rfishe d (misna me d!), CPS F MP re q uire s re duc tio n o f inc ide nta l c a tc h ra te to 20% a s pa rt o f re b uilding pla n
Ag e nda I te m G.1.b Supp. CPSMT Re po rt ~ April 2015
nc ide nta l sa rdine mo st pre va le nt in a nc ho vy (49%),Pa c ific ma c ke re l (32%) a nd sq uid (13%) fishe rie s
48% Pa c ific ma c ke re l la nding s 40-45% Anc ho vy la nding s, a c c o rding to fishe rme n >20% o f Sq uid la nding s
ate , F ISHE RME N WIL L BE F ORCE D T O F ORE GO F ISHING ON MIXE D F ISH SCHOOL S T O AVOID SARDINE
Pro c e sso rs (a s we ll a s fishe rme n) a re a lre a dy hurting :
@ 50% re duc tio n in pro c e ssing c re ws sinc e sa rdine fishe ry
c lo sure in 2015
Be fo re 2015, CA’ s sa rdine fishe ry pro duc e d ave r
age a nnua l
sa le s impa c t > $16 million
T
ha t va lue plumme te d to $61,453 (1% ) in 2017
S.CA. CPS pro c e sso rs re ly o n ma c ke re l a nd sq uid to ke e p the fle e t fishing a nd do o rs o pe n
Mo nte re y pro c e sso rs re ly o n a nc ho vy @ 6 mo nths a ye a r to fill in a fte r sq uid se a so n
E NSO outlook r e mains at AL E RT – 70% c hanc e of de ve loping
CA’S WE T F ISH INDUST R Y CANNOT AF F ORD MORE CUT S
pro duc e d 80+% of volume , 37% doc kside value o f to ta l sta te wide c o mme rc ia l fishe ry ha rve st
mpo rta nt to ma ny ha rb o r c o mmunitie s
Vo lume is e sse ntia l to ma inta in infra struc ture , jo b s
Port We tfish % of T
Port L a nding s We tfish % of T
Port XV Va lue Monte re y Ha rbor
97.5% 76.3%
Moss L a nding
96.2% 66.3%
Ve ntura
98.7% 82% (sq uid)
Port Hue ne me
99.9% 99.9%
Sa n Pe dro
99.6% 93.4%
T e rmina l Isla nd
97.7% 81.4%
Contribution to Sta te wide L a nding s
82% 37%
F
e de ra l CPS L imite d E ntry F le e t = 55 ve sse ls
Appro x. 300 fishe rme n (5-6 c re w pe r ve sse l)
Ca te g o ry 4 pro c e sso rs in S.CA. = 7 to 9 ma jo r (in 2004)
In 2004 : 1,400 - 1,500 wo rke rs, inc lud ing se a so na l e mplo ye e s, a nd the ma ximum pa c king c a pa c ity wa s e stima te d b e twe e n 1,900 a nd 2,000 to ns pe r 24 ho ur d a y.
2017-18 CPS Ha rve st, a ll spe c ie s = 61,086 mt *
Ca te g o ry 4 pro c e sso rs in Mo nte re y = 3 ma jo r
In 2011: 764 wo rke rs, ma x. pa c king c a pa c ity in 24 hr d a y e st. 1,400 to ns
2017-18 CPS Ha rve st – a ll spe c ie s = 31,617 mt *
No w : e mplo yme nt re duc e d up to 50% due to lo ss o f
fishing o ppo rtunity * So urc e : 2018 CAL
I F ORNI A COAST AL PE L AGI C SPE CI E S F I SHE RY, CDF W
Ma jo r issue s ide ntifie d in 2017 sa rdine ST
AR pa ne l re vie w a nd 2018 AT M me tho ds re vie w ~ no t c o nside re d he re
SSC CPS Sub c o mmitte e did a c kno wle dg e
Ve ry hig h CV (73%) ~ fa r hig he r tha n de fa ult le ve l Mo de l AL
T ~ Q is inc re a sing e ve ry ye a r ~ 1.1, 1.15, 1.17
(b ut CI E sc ie ntists c a lle d Q=1 “unre a listic ”)
Upda te c o ntinue d a ssumptio n tha t se le c tivity is unifo rm, b ut
assuming logistic se le c tion r aise d biomass signific antly!
L
a re n’ t a va ila b le to AT surve y
But all sardine s are NOT
surve ye d, inc luding uppe r wa te r
c o lumn a nd ne a rsho re
Q is not 1!
Curre nt a ssumptio n ~ no CPS b e lo w 70 me te rs de pth
Bo th sa rdine a nd a nc ho vy g o de e p! BUT
2018 re do sc rub b e d de e p b a c ksc a tte r a nd re duc e d 2017 b io ma ss b e lo w MSST
Upda te a lso misse d @13,000 mt NORT
HE RN stoc k in Ce n. CA
As we ll a s tho usa nds o f to ns o f sa rdine in ne a rsho re S.CA
do c ume nte d in a e ria l surve ys a nd po int se ts this spring
Upda te a ssume d 35,000 mt sa rdine o b se rve d o ffsho re in
S.CA. b y AT surve y wa s ‘ so uthe rn’ sto c k a nd o mitte d it fro m a sse ssme nt
Upda te a lso inc lude d a b no rma lly hig h c a tc h fro m
E nse na da ~ b ut sig nific a nt c a tc h c a ug ht so uth o f E nse na da
Se nsitivity r un to se t E nse nada c atc h to nor mal e xploitation RAISE D the asse ssme nt ABOVE 50,000 mt
f CA’ s we tfish industry is de c ima te d b e c a use o f furthe r se ve re (a nd unwa rra nte d) c uts in a n a lre a dy pre c a utio na ry ha rve st po lic y …
he n the Counc il has not take n into ac c ount the soc io- e c onomic ne e ds of fishing c ommunitie s…
Ba la nc e is a ke y te ne t o f the Ma g nuso n Ac t
ra ise d a nd “c ombine sc ie ntific unde r
pinning with pr ac tic ality and c ommon se nse .”
(Chris Olive r, Assista nt Ad ministra to r fo r F ishe rie s)
In re a lity, sa rdine s a re NOT
OVE RF ISHE D a nd ove rfishing is NOT
Ple a se c onduc t a ne w ST
AR pa ne l re vie w ASAP
Use a ll a va ila b le a g e -le ng th c o mp. da ta inc luding live
b a it fishe ry a nd inc ide nta l ta ke fro m CPS fishe rie s
Re vie w b a sis fo r ha b ita t mo de l a nd “so uthe rn” sto c k
a ssumptio ns
Ac c ount for ne ar shor e biomass
Inc lude CDF
W ae rial surve y data
I
nc lude Juve nile Ro c kfish Surve y a nd e vide nc e o f sa rdine inc ide nta l to o the r no n CPS fishe rie s (i.e . whiting )
Co rre c t pro b le ms ide ntifie d with AT
surve ys
Assumptio ns a b o ut Q a nd 70-me te r de pth limit T
a rg e t stre ng th
Co mmo n se nse wo uld sug g e st suspe nding this fla we d a sse ssme nt until ST AR pa ne l re vie w
Ple ase allow fishe r ie s to c ontinue with c ur r e nt har ve st spe c ific ations in the inte r im
”Ove rfishe d” re q uire me nt dro pping inc ide nta l ra te to 20% wo uld se rio usly limit fishing fo r o the r CPS
Also wo uld punish live b a it sa rdine fishe ry (if it wa s c urta ile d)
Diffe r e nc e be twe e n status quo 7,000 mt all use s and P* 0.4 T ie r 2 ABC of 4,514 mt = only 2,486 mt
T he diffe re nc e is no t g o ing to ha rm e c o syste m func tio n
Re building plan pr
e not r e quir e d in 2019- 20 ~
Ple ase c orre c t asse ssme nt flaws in ST AR pane l be fore de c laring stoc k ‘ove rfishe d’.
Ple ase do no fur the r har m to all our CPS fishe r ie s.