This report was prepared by the Salmon Technical Team (STT) of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to document and help guide ocean fishery salmon management off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California
Annual and updated reports on salmon incidental catch in the Alaska groundfish fisheries. Includes information on salmon bycatch reduction measures and sources for the genetic composition of salmon caught in these fisheries.
The Snake River is a tributary to the Columbia River. The proposed management plans include fall Chinook salmon fisheries, coho salmon fisheries, and Oregon’s resident trout fishery in the Snake River Basin.
This analysis addresses the groundfish trawl and non-trawl sectors and their impacts on salmon bycatch in support of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) salmon consultation for the groundfish fishery.
The 2013 Salmon forecast - model selection included a review of Alaska ecosystem indicator variables and considered additional biophysical parameters to improve the simple single-parameter juvenile CPUE forecast model.