Toward Resilience and Sustainable Seafood Supply: Assessing Direct Marketing

Approaches for the West Coast Fishing Communities

PI: Barbara Walker, UCSB

Co-PIs: Carolynn Culver, UCSB; Kimberly Selkoe, UCSB; Caroline Pomeroy, UCSC

Associate PIs: Stephanie Mutz, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara;Pete Granger, Washington Sea Grant; Jamie Doyle, Oregon Sea Grant;Jeff Feldner, Oregon Sea Grant; Amber Von Harten, South Carolina Sea

Grant Consortium; Heather Lahr, Santa Barbara Sustainable Seafood Program

West Coast DMA ProjectWest Coast Sea Grant Regional Social Science Research

Objectives:• Evaluate the patterns, processes, and impacts

associated with seafood DMAs• Integrate this knowledge into practical tools for use by

west coast communities and others in DMAs decision making

• Pilot communities - Santa Barbara, CA & Coos Bay, OR

Taking Stock of Oregon’s Nearshore Fisheries: Development of Simple Assessment Tools for

Better Management

PI: Selina HeppellOregon State University

Fisheries and Wildlife

Stock assessment for data-poor species

Relevance:• OR nearshore fisheries not represented by federal catch limits• ODFW tracks species through fish catch – fish tickets, logbooks, and landings

Big Idea: • Enhance management and conservation of nearshore fish• Reduce the risk of overfishing or local depletion

Research Objectives:• Establish methods most appropriate for local stock

assessment• Determine whether changes to local monitoring are

needed

Outreach: • “Stock Assessment 101” workshops • Partners: ODFW, POORT & PFMC

Stock assessment for data-poor species