Public Meetings on Pacific Herring: Science-based Review of Herring Management

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) hosted workshops with interested parties throughout British Columbia to discuss the status of Pacific herring stocks, how herring stocks and fisheries are managed today, and possible new approaches incorporating risk management.

This review happened in 2003 for several reasons. Some herring stocks were not as abundant as expected under the existing management strategy. Perhaps the criteria used to determine allowable harvest was no longer adequate to ensure that conservation and production goals were achieved. In addition, concerns were expressed that the existing approach limited fishing opportunities. Finally, a pilot Objectives Based Fisheries Management (OBFM) planning process, an extension of Integrated Fisheries Management Plans, was in progress for herring. Conservation and fisheries management objectives were integrated into these plans, in a risk management framework. The science-based review is an essential component of the OBFM. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

For more information, contact:

Jake Schweigert
Head, Herring Dynamics Program
Nanaimo
(250) 756-7203

Timetable: 

Workshops were held early in 2003. Below is a summary of the workshops.

Schedule:

Background report:  

• Objectives Based Fisheries Management and the Science Based Review of Pacific Herring Management
• An Overview to Objectives Based Fisheries Management and the Science Based Review of Pacific Herring Management
• Herring Science Review and Objectives Based Fisheries Management (PowerPoint Presentation)
• Pacific Herring Science Review (PowerPoint Presentation)

To have a copy of the above report mailed to you, please contact Jake Schweigert.

For additional information, please visit the Herring homepage at: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/Herring/index.htm