West Coast Whiting Trawl Seabird Cable Strike Meeting

Research projects observing seabird cable strikes and other interactions, as well as testing of mitigation measures, have been conducted in the West Coast at-sea whiting fishery. NMFS will present results from these studies to inform a discussion of their application to management.

The virtual meeting was held on December 10, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (or until business is concluded).

Agenda topics

• At-Sea Hake Observer Program cable strike research presentation
• Oregon Sea Grant/Northwest Fisheries Science Center cable strike research presentation
• Discussion of seabird cable strike mitigation measure testing and best practices
• Public comment

For more information, contact Keeley Kent, Groundfish Branch Chief, at (206) 247-8252 or keeley.kent@noaa.gov.

Additional Resources

• Presentation: Cryptic Seabird Mortality on US West Coast Pacific Hake Fishing Vessels (pdf), Jannot, J., T. Good, and V. Tuttle
• Presentation: Understanding and preventing seabird interactions with the catcher-processor trawl fleet targeting Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) off the U.S. West Coast (pdf), Gladics, A.J., V. Tuttle, T. Good, and J.Jannot.

Jannot, J. E., T. Good, V. Tuttle, A. M. Eich, and S. Fitzgerald, editors. 2018. U.S. West Coast and Alaska Trawl Fisheries Seabird Cable Strike Mitigation Workshop, November 2017: Summary Report. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-142. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NWFSC-142

Jannot, J. E., A. Wuest, T. P. Good, K. A. Somers, V. J. Tuttle, K. E. Richerson, R. S. Shama, and J. T. McVeigh. 2021. Seabird Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Fisheries, 2002–18. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-165. https://doi.org/10.25923/78vk-v149

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