Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Borough Conference Room

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1 Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Borough Conference Room BOROUGH CHAIRING Page The Fisheries Work Group is an informal meeting of representatives of the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough to discuss issues with its Fisheries Analyst. Although additional items not listed on the agenda are sometimes discussed, no formal action is taken. Items that require formal action are placed on a regular City Council and/or Borough Assembly meeting agenda. Public comments at committee meetings are NOT considered part of the official record. Public comments intended for the official record should be made at a regular City Council or Borough Assembly meeting. A quorum of the Assembly and/or the City Council may be present at this meeting. 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker) 2. AGENDA ITEMS a. Representative Louise Stutes Report 3-6 b. GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum Update Date, Facilitator, Panel Members, and Topics KFWG Roundtable forum volunteers Revised.pdf KFWG Roundtable forum issues final.pdf KFWG Community Roundtable Forum agenda May 12.pdf 7-8 c. Economic Analysis Update KFWG Economic Analysis RFP April 2015.pdf d. Supporting Kodiak Marine Research Community and Facilities 9 e. Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization and Other Federal Actions Update - Heather McCarty markupnotice4_29.pdf 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS 4. WORK GROUP CLOSING COMMENTS 5. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME 6. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 13

2 7. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS a. Administrative Notes for March 18 and April 8, March 18, 2015 Administrative Notes.pdf April 8, 2015 Administrative Notes.pdf Page 2 of 13

3 AGENDA ITEM #2.b. Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Community Roundtable Discussion Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management May 12, 2015 Participation volunteers Name Representation 1. Julie Bonney Alaska Groundfish Data Bank 2. Jason Chandler Self, and Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association 3. Darren Platt Self (fisherman) 4. James Turner Ocean Beauty Seafoods 5. Natasha Hayden Native Village of Afognak 6. Nancy Nelson Native Village of Port Lions 7. Alexus Kwatchka Self (fisherman) 8. Dave Kubiak Self (fisherman) 9. Joe Macinko Self 10. Mike Okoniewski Pacific Seafood 11. Theresa Peterson Alaska Marine Conservation Council 12. Jeff Stephan United Fishermen s Marketing Association Note: Nicole Kimball from ADF&G and Sam Cunningham from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council have both committed to attending the roundtable discussion. The KFWG will need to decide whether these two experts will be at the table, in addition to the volunteers selected and the members of the KFWG. GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum Update Date, Faci... Page 3 of 13

4 AGENDA ITEM #2.b. Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Community Roundtable Forum Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management May 12, 2015 Key Issues The following are key issues identified by the public, grouped into three broad categories (with some overlap), and adopted for discussion at this forum. Each issue is stated as the opinion of the original proposer/s, but various points of view on each issue will be brought out in roundtable discussion. A. Reduction of bycatch, and accountability End the race for fish, and use the tool of cooperative management to reduce bycatch Halibut, salmon and crab bycatch reduction; pollock, cod, sole and flatfish bycatch reduction; separate salmon PSC allocations for the Western Gulf and the Central Gulf Require 100% observer coverage Require cooperative contracts that include individual accountability Protect habitats, reduce trawling footprint B. Additional program design elements Allocate both target and PSC species to historic harvesters/co-ops Recognize the global nature of the seafood industry Maintain the control date of 12/31/12 Include processors in the management program Learn lessons from the results of the Pacific Council trawl management program C. Community impacts and community protection Provide entry-level opportunities and access to the fisheries for this and future generations Keep the benefits of the program in Kodiak GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum Update Date, Faci... Page 4 of 13

5 AGENDA ITEM #2.b. Determine economic effects of a catch share program on the community, the trawl fleet, other gear types, and employment in the harvesting, processing and support sectors Provide for long-term health of coastal communities, including new processing opportunities Maintain traditional crew shares and crew opportunities Do not privatize the public resource Recognize that community health and processors are linked GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum Update Date, Faci... Page 5 of 13

6 AGENDA ITEM #2.b. Community Roundtable Forum Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management Kodiak Fishery Work Group May 12, :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kodiak, Alaska Draft Agenda 8:30 am Welcome; participant introductions; agenda review Facilitator Dennis McMillian 8:45 am Overview of Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management (GTBM) action Sam Cunningham, Economist, North Pacific Fishery Management Council 9:00 am Overview of State of Alaska participation in GTBM action Nicole Kimball, Federal Fisheries Coordinator, Alaska Department of Fish and Game 9:15 am Overview of Kodiak community participation in GTBM action John Whiddon and Chris Lynch, Co-Chairs, KFWG 9:30 am Roundtable discussion of key issues, attached, led by McMillian Categories: 1. Reduction of bycatch, and accountability 2. Additional program design elements 3. Community impacts and community protection Mid-morning break time at the discretion of the facilitator 12:00 Public comment Three minutes each commenter 12:30 pm Conclusion (Note: discussion could continue at the facilitator s discretion GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum Update Date, Faci... Page 6 of 13

7 AGENDA ITEM #2.c. Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Draft outline for RFP for economic analysis April 8, 2015 The City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough are seeking proposals to provide an analysis that meets the two goals listed below, using information provided by the community as well as information from other sources, including NPFMC documents and data from State and Federal agencies. The results of the analysis will be in a format usable for presentation. The contractor may be asked to provide presentations to the community and to the NPFMC. Goals of the proposed analysis 1) Provide an overview of how the Gulf of Alaska fisheries, particularly the groundfish fisheries that are the subject of North Pacific Council action, contribute to the Kodiak community economy. 2) Provide an overview of what the community contributes to the operation of the GOA fisheries and associated industries. A) The information to be provided by the community will include: 1) Contribution by fishery to community tax revenues, for the last five years 2) Community infrastructure capital investments and operational costs, and use of community infrastructure, including boatlift, harbor, electricity, water and sewer, and roads. B) The information to be collected by the contractor will include: 1) Fisheries harvest information for the most recent five years, in state and federal waters, by fishery, gear type, volume, value, landings by month; NOTE: Much of this information is in analysis produced by the NPFMC. Landings by month may need to be determined by the contractor. 2) Information regarding trawl vessel owner residency, crew and skipper residency and payment, use and costs of leasing in current management programs, number of active vessels, number of active LLP s; NOTE: The number of active trawl groundfish vessels and LLP s is available from the NPFMC. Some information about crew is available from the State of Alaska Dept. of Labor. Economic Analysis Update Page 7 of 13

8 AGENDA ITEM #2.c. 3) By fishery, use of and impacts on support businesses, including gear and equipment suppliers, food providers, repair and machinery shops, fuel suppliers, freight and shipping companies; NOTE: Some of this information is available in a general way in the economic study presented at the October Council meeting by Alaska Fisheries Science Center economists. The contractor may be able to work with AFSC economists to break out the pertinent information from that study. 4) Processing sector information, aggregated by a third party as needed, including employment numbers by month, residency of processing employees, operational timing and interaction of various fisheries; NOTE: Some of this information is available from Chamber of Commerce studies, and from State of Alaska employment records. Other information, such as operational timing and interaction of fisheries, and use of overtime, may be obtained through interviews with key processing representatives. Using the data collected, the contractor will be able to illustrate the economic effect of fishing industry activity in the community. The contractor will also be able to show the potential effects of proposed changes in fishery management, either State or Federal. In particular, the information could be used to determine the potential effects of options and alternatives in the pending Council action on GOA Trawl Bycatch Management. For example, one could potentially determine the distributive impacts of different levels of consolidation of the harvesting sector or the processing sector. Economic Analysis Update Page 8 of 13

9 AGENDA ITEM #2.e. April 23, 2015 Notice MEMORANDUM To: From: Subject: Members, Committee on Natural Resources The Honorable Rob Bishop, Chairman Full Committee Markup On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the Committee on Natural Resources will convene at 5:00 p.m. for opening statements only, for a Full Committee markup in 1324 Longworth House Office Building. The Committee will reconvene the markup on Thursday, April 30, at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the 1324 Longworth House Office Building. Further details, including a list of legislation and amendment deadline details, will be forthcoming. For further information regarding the markup, please contact Sophia Varnasidis, Deputy Director of Operations, Committee on Natural Resources, at x The use of cellular telephones is prohibited on the Committee dais or in the Committee hearing rooms during the meeting of the Committee pursuant to Rule 3(m) of the Committee Rules. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities, including assistive listening systems, interpreters, and materials in alternate formats, may be arranged by contacting the Committee in advance of the scheduled event (4 business days notice is requested) at voice (202) ; fax (202) ; online at or at 1324 Longworth House Office Building (HOB), Washington, D.C Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization and Other Federal Actio... Page 9 of 13

10 AGENDA ITEM #7.a. Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8:30 a.m., Borough Conference Room CITY CHAIRING PUBLIC COMMENTS The following spoke under public comments. Stephen Taufen AGENDA ITEMS a) Representative Louise Stutes Unable to attend. b) Fisheries Analyst Report Please see Heather McCarty s Report BOF Pollock Work Group Meeting Legislative Meeting with Fish and Game Commissioner SWAMC c) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action: Forum status i. Facilitator- Whiddon, Lynch, and Cassidy will discuss; The Foraker Group was suggested and will be jointly procured by the Borough and City. Funding to be discussed at Assembly and Council meetings. ii. Content McCarty to work on. iii. Participants McCarty to make contact with staff at ADF&G and NPFMC. McCarty will come up with solicitation verbiage for clerks to: 1. Send out to List, Newspaper ad, PSA, Borough/City websites (news and announcements) Facebook Feedback by April 3 for an April 8 meeting. a. Borough Clerks and McCarty to Create a form on the website to solicit for 3-5 issues as possible part of discussion (content). iv. When and Where 1. Target date for forum is week of May 11 contingent on facilitator and staff schedules. d) Economic Analysis Update Fisheries Tax Revenue Data was added to the packet. e) Supporting Kodiak Marine Research Community and Facilities None. f) Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization and Facilities Was discussed. PUBLIC COMMENTS The following spoke under public comments: Jeff Stephan Stephen Taufen Alexus Kwachka Page 1 of 2 Administrative Notes for March 18 and April 8, Page 10 of 13

11 AGENDA ITEM #7.a. WORK GROUP CLOSING COMMENTS Lynch and Whiddon agreed to work together on the tasks relating to the discussion during the meeting. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME a) Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., Borough Conference Room ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m. Page 2 of 2 Administrative Notes for March 18 and April 8, Page 11 of 13

12 AGENDA ITEM #7.a. Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak Fisheries Work Group Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:30 a.m., Borough Conference Room CITY CHAIRING PUBLIC COMMENTS The following spoke under public comments. None. AGENDA ITEMS a) Representative Louise Stutes Unable to attend. Whiddon relayed that in the future there may be written reports supplied by Representative Stutes s Office in the event she is unable to attend in person or telephonically. b) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management action Forum Update i. Date (May 12, 2015) Time (8:30-12:30 p.m.) Facilitator (Dennis McMillian from The Foraker Group) ii. Venue: TBD 1. Suggested Venues: Harbor Room, Convention Center, Drama Pod, or Auditorium Cassidy and Facilitator to determine. iii. Structure: 1. Suggested to have Public Comments at the end with a determined amount of time. 2. Suggested that a 15 minute overview be provide and include an overview of what is happening at the State level. iv. Panel Members (all submitted applications were acceptable and select one from Native Village of Afognak), KFWG members, and Representatives from ADF&G and NPFMC (all at the table) Clerk s office to contact all participants to inform them of their participation, date and time, with topics, and venue. v. Topics McCarty, Whiddon, and Lynch to narrow down the list and then the Clerk s office will send the list out to ALL participants (board members, solicited participants including Nicole Kimball from ADF&G and Sam Cunningham from the NPFMC. vi. Agenda Facilitator, Cassidy, and McCarty to work on. c) Economic Analysis RFP Update McCarty and Cassidy to work on. d) Supporting Kodiak Marine Research Community and Facilities None. e) Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization and Facilities On Hold. PUBLIC COMMENTS The following spoke under public comments: Page 1 of 2 Administrative Notes for March 18 and April 8, Page 12 of 13

13 AGENDA ITEM #7.a. James Turner WORK GROUP CLOSING COMMENTS Larry LeDoux expressed he has learned a lot. Terry Haines mentioned how productive the KFWG has been. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME a) Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., Borough Conference Room ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m. Page 2 of 2 Administrative Notes for March 18 and April 8, Page 13 of 13