2023 Harvest Specifications for Pacific Whiting and 2023 Tribal Allocation
Summary
NOAA Fisheries is announcing a final rule for the 2023 Pacific whiting fishery. This final rule will implement the recommendation of the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty Joint Management Committee (JMC) on a U.S. total allowable catch (TAC) of 461,750 mt. This TAC includes the tribal Pacific whiting allocation; a set-aside for incidental catch and research; allocations for the non-tribal Pacific whiting fishery, and harvest guideline split among the shoreside, catcher-processor, and mothership sectors.
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Tribal Allocation |
80,806 mt |
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Research and Bycatch set-aside |
750 mt |
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Harvest Guideline: |
380,194 mt |
The Makah Tribe is the only tribe that has expressed interest in participating in the 2023 fishery. The Quileute Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, and Hoh Indian Tribe, while reserving the right to fish Pacific whiting, do not have plans to enter into or participate in the 2023 Pacific whiting fishery. The research set-aside is consistent with the Pacific Fishery Management Council recommendations made during their November 2022 meeting.
The Harvest Guideline is allocated among the non-tribal sectors as follows:
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Sector |
2023 Pacific whiting allocation (mt) |
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Catcher/Processor (C/P) Coop Program |
129,266 (34%) |
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Mothership (MS) Coop Program |
91,247 (24%) |
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Shorebased IFQ Program |
159,681 (42%) |
Background information can be found on the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty page.