1. Market Squid Fishery 2012 CA Department of Fish and Game December 12, 2012 Fish and Game Commission

2. Catch Limit - Implications Per the State’s Squid FMP and regulations, the Dept is required to close the fishery when catch reaches or is projected to reach the 118,000 st seasonal limit. There is also a federal Optimum Yield (OY) for market squid at 118,000 st, although the species is only monitored under the CPS- FMP. Exceeding this limit could trigger the elevation of the species to the actively managed category for federal management. Photo: Roger Bly

3. Catch History Data Source: Commercial Fishery Information System Database Catch limit established 2005-06

4. Monitoring Landings Dept staff go to buyers and collect catch data regularly (sometimes daily). Staff collect real-time information on catch success, effort, weather, and market conditions Where staff cannot collect receipts, processors are asked to fax receipts to Dept. Tallying accurate totals is difficult due to the sheer volume of catch records, multiple and changing fishing locations, and in some cases, late or incomplete reports. Half Moon Bay Moss Landing Monterey Ventura Port Hueneme San Pedro Terminal Island Data Source: Market Squid Logbooks

5. Pump Locations Half Moon Bay 3 pumps Moss Landing 3 pumps Monterey 3 pumps Morro Bay 2 pumps Ventura 3 pumps Port Hueneme 3 pumps San Pedro 5 pumps Terminal Island 4 pumps

6. Maximum Landings Peak Week (Short Tons) by Season 2009-102010-112011-12 9,43713,82419,360

7. Closure Procedures The Dept must project the date when the quota will be attained based on dockside tallies, weather conditions, market limits, and previous experience Courtesy closure notices: mail and fax Press release: e-mail and web Channel 16 Radio announcement: USCG (Title 14, 149(e)(1)) Photo: Chelsea Protasio

8. Closure 2012 – Critical Factors Availability of Temporary/Seasonal Staff: -Statewide distribution in key ports - Able to collect receipts on daily basis as limit was approached Cooperation from Processors: - Catch tracking – routine submission of catch data via fax or on request - Coordination by industry representatives to ensure all catches are tallied daily Assistance from Enforcement: - Respond to specific questions on authorized activities both at the time of closure and after the fishery is closed - Need for heightened monitoring after the closure to ensure compliance

9. Finalizing Official Catch Estimates Landing Receipts serve as the official records of catch Landing Receipts must be “delivered to the department on or before the 16th or last day of the month in which the fish were landed, whichever date occurs first after the landing.” (FGC Sec 8046 (a)) Once received and sorted, receipts are edited, cross- checked against dockside reports, and entered into Dept Databases Dept Statistics Unit publishes final catch estimates in June of each year Photo: Chelsea Protasio

10. Season Comparison SeasonClosure decided Dockside Tally Actual Landings Remaining fishing days Fishery closed Actual landings at Closure Season Total by March 31 2009-10No closure -- 2010-11Dec 10108,709118,8325Dec. 17132,756133,642 2011-12Nov 978,93693,5767Nov. 18131,827134,910 2012-13Nov 1696,638unknown4Nov. 21unknown

12. Proposed Changes to Market Squid Fishery Regulations (§149) Clarify what ‘fishery closure’ means: - Prohibit take/possession of squid unless it is incidental to other fisheries and the volume of squid is two tons or less - Industry is generally supportive of this clarification

13. 2012 Fleet Permit Type Number of Permits (Vessels that made landings) MARKET SQUID VESSEL(NT)8 (4) MARKET SQUID VESSEL(T)71 (66) SQUID LIGHT BOAT (NT)3 SQUID LIGHT BOAT (T)34 MARKET SQUID BRAIL PERMIT(T)41 (26) Data Source: ALDS Restricted Access Fishery

14. Brail Permits Capacity goal was set at 18 brail permits Brail permit numbers have almost tripled since the FMP was implemented and most dramatically over the past two years

15. Market Squid Value Data Source: Commercial Fishery Information System Database

16. Cumulative Catch Data Source: CFIS and Docks Fri, Nov 16, 2012