00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.957997 CaOODSP 20251205093907 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 251205e199306##bccb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-bc pn----- x7x9 Fs97-4/2179E-PDF Fs97-4/2179E Harbo, Rick M., 1949- author. Quotas for the 1992-1993 geoduck clam fisheries / by R. Harbo, G. Thomas and K. Hobbs. Nanaimo, B.C. : Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Branch, South Coast Division, June 1993. ©1992 1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages) : maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 0706-6473 ; 2179 Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-19). "The geoduck clam fishery is managed by setting area quotas which are then equally divided for 55 Individual Vessel Quotas. The coast is divided into three licence areas: north coast, southern inside waters and the west coast of Vancouver Island. A three year rotation of fishing areas was also implemented in 1989, with the I.Q. program to reduce the annual number of landing ports. It appears that the total harvest to date exceeds the current estimates of stock and production. This has been compensated in 1992 and 1993 by closures and quota reductions. Due to stock uncertainties, industry agreed to reduce the quotas but on the basis of a two year plan being set so that the industry could plan their fishery and market the product. Reductions of annual quotas by 15% each season for 1992 and 1993 were accepted by industry in 1991. A licence will be moved each year from the west coast of Vancouver Island to the north coast. Over the period, 1992-1993 a scientific review of quota options is recommended prior to determining the 1994 quota. To determine the 1992-1993 quota options, the hectares of known commercial fishing areas were calculated (1-631 ha) and original densities were estimated as 1 geoduck/m² for southern inside waters, 2 geoducks/m² for the west coast of Vancouver Island and higher densities of 3.5 geoducks/m² for beds in the north coast. Yield options of 1% were recommended for all areas in 1992 and 1993. There is a great uncertainty as to the stock size of subtidal geoduck clams"--Abstract, page viii. Includes abstracts in English and French. Pacific geoduck fisheries British Columbia Pacific Coast Management. Individual fishing quotas British Columbia Pacific Coast. Panope du Pacifique Pêche commerciale Colombie-Britannique Pacifique, Côte du Gestion. Quotas de pêche individuels Colombie-Britannique Pacifique, Côte du. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. South Coast Division, issuing body. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 2179. (CaOODSP)9.505211 PDF 5.01 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mpo-dfo/fs97-4/Fs97-4-2179-eng.pdf