Alaska Fisheries Science Center 2021 Preview of Ecological and Economic Conditions (PEEC) Meeting

Goal: Exchange information on early physical, biological, and economic conditions to inform the fall assessment cycle.

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Important Note: Data/Information presented at this workshop are preliminary/raw data, and we emphasize that there should be no use or reproduction of data shared during this meeting without explicit permission of the contributor. Interpretation of this information may also change as more information is gained over the year.

How to Join the Meeting via Google Meets

(same link/phone for all days):

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/dah-rwbn-fpx

Phone Numbers: (‪US‬)‪ +1 406-530-8013‬; PIN: ‪368 449 578#

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

8:30AM-11:30AM AKDT / 9:30AM - 12:30PM PDT

Introduction, Oceanographic Conditions, & Lower Trophic

—AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Welcome and Introductions [PEEC steering committee]

Spring PEEC Workshop Overview [PEEC steering committee]

Ecosystem Status Report (ESR) / Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profiles (ESP) / Stock Assessment Risk Tables [PEEC steering committee & K. Shotwell]

2020 Hot Topics Review [E. Siddon, B. Ferriss, I. Ortiz]

EBS Sea ice [R. Thoman]

North Pacific climate overview [N. Bond]

Climate - EBS [J. Overland]

Satellite-derived SST [J. Watson]

Heatwave update [J. Watson]

Gulf Watch/Seward Line Oceanography [R. Suryan/ Seth Danielson (UAF)]

—Break

Papa Trajectory Index [B. Stockhausen]

Oceanographic surveys and mooring information [P. Stabeno]

St. Paul oceanography information [L. Divine/S. Danielson (UAF)]

ROMSNPZ hindcast/forecast update [K. Kearney/A. Hermann/W. Cheng]

OSCURS [D. Cooper]

Ocean Acidification [D. Pilcher/J. Cross]

Chlorophyll a [J. Nielsen,J. Watson, Lisa Eisner]

Zooplankton onboard sampling EBS [D. Kimmel]

Harmful algal blooms [T. Farrugia, AOOS/Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network]

—Summary One-Liners (Early Warnings, Hot Topics)

—Discussion

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

8:30AM-11:30AM AKDT / 9:30AM - 12:30PM PDT

Upper Trophic conditions, Seabirds, & Marine Mammals

—AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Welcome and Introductions [PEEC steering committee]

Snow crab near EBS ice edge [E. Fedewa]

Acoustics (winter pollock spawning survey) [Taina Honkalehto]

GOA Pcod spawning index with winter 2021 temperature [B. Laurel, L. Rogers]

GOA Larval fish abundance (Spring Larval Survey Update) [A. Deary, L. Rogers]

GOA pollock 2018 year class (late-summer age 1), and April-May wind at E Amatuli Island [M. Wilson]

GOA Herring forecasts [Kyle Hebert, Sherri Dressel (ADFG)]

Bristol Bay salmon forecast [Curry Cunningham (UAF)]

New salmon forecasts for 2021 [Rich Brenner (ADFG)]

What contributed to the salmon decline in 2020 [Greg Ruggerone (Natural Resource Consultants)]

—Summary One-Liners (Early Warnings, Hot Topics)

—Discussion

Seabird die-offs [COASST/H. Burgess, T. Jones]

Seabirds Middleton Island [S. Hatch]

Humpback winter/spring 2020 survey [J. Moran]

Fin Whale 2020 survey updates [C. Berchok]

Gray whale UME update [Mandy Keogh, Kate Savage, Sue Ellen Moore]

Marine mammal strandings update [Mandy Keogh]

Bowhead survey near Utqiagvik [M. Fergusson]

—Summary One-Liners (Early Warnings, Hot Topics)

—Discussion

Thursday, May 20, 2021

8:30AM-11:30AM AKDT / 9:30AM - 12:30PM PDT

Social-Economic Conditions & Observations from Communities and Fishing Industries

—AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Welcome and Introductions [PEEC steering committee]

2020/21 Prices and product trends [B. Fissel]

2021 Commercial fishing rates [M. Dorn]

2021 Commercial fishing rates [J. Ianelli]

Flatfish, temperature, and bycatch [John Gauvin, Alaska Seafood Cooperative]

—Break

Observations from the Communities

Bering Sea [G. Sheffield, G. Dunham, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Agents]

Gulf of Alaska [J. Matweyou, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Agents]

Observations from the Federal Fishing Grounds Industry

Chad See (Freezer Longline Coalition)
Chris Barrows (Pacific Seafood Processors Association)
Jim Johnson (Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union)

Fisheries observers observations

—Summary One-Liners (Early Warnings, Hot Topics)

—Discussion

Last updated by Alaska Fisheries Science Center on 05/11/2021