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The WOC(Washington, Oregon, California)
Pink Shrimp Fishery
International Coldwater Shrimp Harvesters MeetingNovember 2012
Charles KirschbaumPacific Seafood Group
Thanks to Brad PettingerOregon Trawl Commission
Pandulus jordani
Season from April 1 to October 31
Conducted in 50 -120 fathoms
Soft mud and sand bottom
The WOC Shrimp Fishery(Washington, Oregon, California)
5 Major PortsWestport, Wa
Warrenton/Astoria, OR
Newport, Oregon
Bandon, Oregon
Eureka, California
2 Minor portsGaribaldi, Oregon
Crescent City , Oregon
Major port
Minor port
WOC Landings by Month & Area
Annual WOC Landings Combined Million LBS
Annual WOC Landings by StateMillion LBS
Boat Price History
April May June July August September October
2007 0.45$ 0.46$ 0.45$ 0.47$ 0.48$ 0.48$ 0.49$
2008 0.51$ 0.52$ 0.53$ 0.55$ 0.57$ 0.59$ 0.60$
2009 0.37$ 0.31$ 0.31$ 0.30$ 0.32$ 0.31$ 0.31$
2010 0.36$ 0.35$ 0.35$ 0.34$ 0.34$ 0.35$ 0.36$
2011 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.51$ 0.50$ 0.51$ 0.52$
2012 0.51$ 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.51$ 0.49$ 0.49$ 0.49$
Management
No quota (recruitment-stock)Part of MSC recertification process is establishing a thresh hold
catch
Season is conducted around the spawning season
Management
Minimum count per poundAverage 160 count or better
Enforcement(Oregon State Police)
Limited entry - 140 shrimp permits(40 permits were retired as of a Federal Groundfish Buyback program that retired all the bought-back
vessels permits in late 2003)
Management
VMS in 2007
NMFS observer coverage
Dockside monitoring
Management
Oregon Grate2.2% Discard Rate in 2010
Management
Management
Management Concern
Listing of Eulachon Smelt as Threatened Species
Three Companies in 20121 operates 5 facilities (3 in OR)
2 others operate single facility in OR
36 machines (28 in OR)Facility in Newport is now BRC qualified
Processing and Production
Certification
Currently in the middle of Re-assessment
Completion scheduled for December 2012
Certification