Quota options and recommendations for the 1995 geoduck clam fishery / by R. Harbo, G. Thomas, and K. Hobbs.: Fs97-4/2302E-PDF

"The geoduck fishery began in British Columbia in 1976, and has grown to be the major invertebrate fishery in value and only recently (since 1991) second to red sea urchins in landings. The commercial geoduck divers have landed approximately 123 million lb. (> 55,780 t) to 1994. A range of biomass estimates, harvest rates to date and reduced quotas set for the 1995 fishery are provided in this document. A coast wide quota of 4, 621, 650 lb. (2096 t) is recommended for 1995, an I.V.Q. of 84,030 lb. (38.1 t) for 55 licences. This is a 6.9 % reduction from the 1994 I.V.Q. of 90,000 lb. It is proposed to fish 30 quotas in the north (2,520,900 lb.), 14 on the W.C.V.I. (1,176,420 lb.) and 11 in Inside waters (924,330 lb.). The reduction in 1995 resulted from a continued critical review and adjustment of landings, geoduck densities and estimates of fishing areas or geoduck "beds". Closures of some beds are recommended for 1995 and reduction in quotas for some beds based on a 50 year fishing cycle. The recommended quota options may be six to nine times greater than the lowest risk option or a third or a half of the high risk options"--Abstract, page vii

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