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Pacific Fishery Management Council

Entanglement Gear Guide Portal

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About Gear Guide

About the Entanglement Gear Guide

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires NMFS to monitor marine mammal bycatch in all U.S. commercial fisheries. Under this mandate, NMFS has established the List of Fisheries (LOF) that categorizes the relative level of marine mammal impacts for all U.S. commercial fisheries. A full description of commercial fisheries in AKR and the WCR and their classification on the LOF can be found at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-protection-act-list-fisheries.

The Guide for Identifying Gear from Marine Mammal Entanglements in the U.S. West Coast and Alaska (Entanglement Gear Guide) is an update to the 2010 NMFS West Coast Region-based Fixed Gear Guide and describes characteristics of fishing gear that may be involved in marine mammal entanglements throughout the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. Descriptions of fishing gear and fisheries in the Entanglement Gear Guide have been influenced by the organization and naming conventions of commercial fisheries used in the LOF, but are not necessarily identical.

The Entanglement Gear Guide is designed to help stakeholders and the public improve descriptions of gear with reports of marine mammal entanglements provided to NOAA Fisheries. It also provides transparency about how NOAA Fisheries approaches gear identification along the West Coast and in Alaska.

This Portal is organized in three tabs. In addition to this About landing page, these are the Reference Sheets and Interactive Map tabs.

The Reference Sheets tab provides fishery specific information, including a seasonal diagram, interactive participation count report and a static map of the generalized range of where fishing activity may occur, for each Fishery selected (if available);

The Interactive Map tab provides access to a Map View with the functionality to display the generalized range of where fishing activity may occur based on a Fishery selected (if available).

Contact

Contact

For more information, or to provide comments or feedback, please email bstenberg@psmfc.org (PacFIN staff) or dan.lawson@noaa.gov (NOAA Protected Resource).

Reference Sheets

Fishery Links

Disclaimer

"*" Denotes a Fishery that is not included in the LOF

Regions

Fishery Summary

Fishery:
OR Dungeness crab pot
Fishery Description:
OR Dungeness crab pot - Mainly circular steel frame, wrapped in rubber (some use plastic Fathoms Plus traps) 3' to 3.5' diameter is the most common Stainless steel wire mesh, 2" x 2" Destructive device required by law; common material is untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber (OAR 635-005-0055,) Trap must include a tag that identifies the owner or associated vessel
Gear Guide Reference:
Click here to open Gear Guide
NOAA List of Fisheries Reference:
Click here to open the reference page

Seasonal Diagram

Oregon. OAR 635-005-0045 Is Closed from 20 AUGUST to 01 DECEMBER . Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.JulAug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Oregon(OAR 635-005-0045)

Participant Count

Pacfin YearPRDLOF Fishery CodePRDLOF Fishery NameParticipants
2015POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot289
2016POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot315
2017POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot321
2018POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot318
2019POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot323
2020POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot319
2021POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot352
2022POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot303
2023POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot320
2024POT_OR_DCRBOR Dungeness crab pot320

Fisheries Mapping

Fisheries Mapping No Data

No Fisheries Map Available