Pacific Sardine Harvest Status
The Pacific sardine resource off California,
Oregon, and Washington is managed under the authority of the Coastal
Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) on a January through
December fishing season. The total harvest guideline (HG) for January 1,
2008, through December 31, 2008, is 89, 093 metric tons (mt), separated
into a directed harvest fishery of 80,184 mt and an incidental fishery
of 8,909 mt. The 2008 HG is apportioned the following way: January
1-June 30, 26,550 mt is to be allocated for directed harvest with an
incidental set aside of 4,633 mt; July 1-September 14, 34,568 mt is
allocated for directed harvest with an incidental set aside of 1,069 mt;
September 15-December 31, 19,066 mt is allocated for directed harvest
with an incidental set aside of 3,207 mt.
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2008 Pacific Sardine Harvest in Metric Tons
|
Month |
Estimated
Landings |
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California |
Oregon |
Washington |
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January |
2,322 |
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February |
3,965 |
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March |
8,230 |
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|
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April |
6,943 |
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|
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May |
5,198 |
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|
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June |
16 |
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|
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1st
Period Sub Totals |
26,672 |
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July 1
Reallocation |
Directed Harvest
Allocation
July 1- September
14 = 39,053 |
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|
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July |
14,001 |
9,691 |
2,581 |
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August |
6,405 |
6,474 |
1,613 |
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September |
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|
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2nd
Period Sub Totals |
21,135 |
16,165 |
4,194 |
|
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September 15
Reallocation |
Initial Directed
Harvest Allocation
September 15 –
Dec. 31 = 17,620 |
|
September |
9,484 |
6,774 |
2,106 |
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October |
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November |
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December |
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3rd
Period Sub Totals |
9,484 |
6,774 |
2,106 |
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Year Totals |
57,291 |
22,939 |
6,300 |
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*Preliminary data acquired from CDFG,
ODFW, and WDFW
The
above landings are figures as of September, 2008.
Total
Landings = 86,529 mt
Contact: Josh Lindsay |
