Inforain: Groundfish Fleet Restructuring Information and Analysis Project

Groundfish Fleet Restructuring Information and Analysis Project

Appendix A - Description of Aggregated Gear Types

Executive Summary

Introduction

1. Project Background

2. Geography and Capacity of Fleet

3. Results of Numerical Scenarios

4. Results of Policy-Oriented Scenarios

5. Conclusion

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

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We stratified the fleet by the gears that vessels use to catch groundfish, whether as bycatch or to target groundfish species. We distinguish between a range of gear types that for most descriptive purposes in this report are aggregated into five major groups:

Trawl
Hook and line
Pot/trap
Longline
Other

where the "other" category includes troll gears, net gears, and a variety of unidentified gear types. The Gear Type Table depicts the exact gear mapping from the gear codes contained in PacFIN to the habitat specific gear assignments we are developing in collaboration with NMFS and the above five aggregated groups.

Gear Name	GRID	GFR Code	Summarized Gear Group
Bottom Trawl
ALL TRAWLS EXCEPT SHRIMP TRAWLS	TWL	VG1	TRAWL
BEAM TRAWL	BMT	VG1	TRAWL
BOTTOM TRAWL	BTT	VG1	TRAWL
FLATFISH TRAWL	FFT	VG1	TRAWL
GROUNDFISH TRAWL (OTTER)	GFT	VG1	TRAWL
GROUNDFISH TRAWL FOOTROPE > 8 in.	GFL	VG1	TRAWL
GROUNDFISH TRAWLFOOTROPE < 8 in.	GFS	VG1	TRAWL
ROLLER TRAWL	RLT	VG1	TRAWL
Midwater Trawl
BOTTOM TRAWL SMALL FREEZER TRAWLER	SFZ	VG2	TRAWL
BOTTOM TRAWL SURIMI TRAWLER	SRM	VG2	TRAWL
MIDWATER TRAWL - CATCHER/PROCESSOR	MDT	VG2	TRAWL
PAIR TRAWL	PRT	VG2	TRAWL
Long Line
LONG LINE OR SETLINE	LGL	VG3	LONG LINE
Hook and Line
ALL HOOK AND LINE GEAR EXCEPT TROLL	HKL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
BOTTOMFISH TROLL	BTR	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
DROP LINE	DRL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
HAND LINE	HDL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
JIG	JIG	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
POLE (COMMERCIAL)	POL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
SETLINE	STL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
VERTICAL HOOK AND LINE GEAR	VHL	VG4	HOOK AND LINE
Pot and Trap
FISH POT	FPT	VG5	POT AND TRAP
Gillnet
DIP NET	DPN	VG6	OTHER
DRIFT GILL NET	DGN	VG6	OTHER
GILL NET	GLN	VG6	OTHER
OTHER NET GEAR	ONT	VG6	OTHER
SET NET	STN	VG6	OTHER
Other
ALL DREDGE GEAR	DRG	VG7	OTHER
ALL GEARS	ALL	VG7	OTHER
ALL NET GEAR EXCEPT TRAWL	NET	VG7	OTHER
ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GEAR	MSC	VG7	OTHER
ALL POT AND TRAP GEAR	POT	VG7	OTHER
BOTTOM TRAWL CATCHER BOAT FOREIGN	CBF	VG7	OTHER
BOTTOM TRAWL CATCHER BOAT JV	CBJ	VG7	OTHER
BOTTOM TRAWL LARGE FREEZER TRAWLER	LFZ	VG7	OTHER
DIVING GEAR	DVG	VG7	OTHER
HOOK AND LINE (RECREATIONAL)	HLR	VG7	OTHER
OTHER DREDGE GEAR	ODG	VG7	OTHER
OTHER KNOWN GEAR	OTH	VG7	OTHER
RIVER TRAWL	RVT	VG7	OTHER
SCALLOP DREDGE	SCD	VG7	OTHER
SEINE	SEN	VG7	OTHER
SUNKEN GILLNET	SGN	VG7	OTHER
TRAMMEL	TML	VG7	OTHER
UNKNOWN GEAR (BDS)	XXX	VG7	OTHER
UNKNOWN OR UNSPECIFIED GEAR	USP	VG7	OTHER
Other Trawl
DANISH/SCOTTISH SEINE (TRAWL)	DNT	VG8	TRAWL
OTHER TRAWL GEAR	OTW	VG8	TRAWL
Shrimp Trawl
ALL SHRIMP TRAWLS	TWS	VG9	TRAWL
PRAWN TRAWL	PWT	VG9	TRAWL
SHRIMP TRAWL DOUBLE RIGGED	DST	VG9	TRAWL
SHRIMP TRAWL SINGLE OR DOUBLE RIG	SHT	VG9	TRAWL
SHRIMP TRAWL-SINGLE RIGGED	SST	VG9	TRAWL
Troll
ALL TROLL GEAR	TLS	VG10	OTHER
HAND TROLL	HTR	VG10	OTHER
POWER GURDY TROLL	PTR	VG10	OTHER
TROLL	TRL	VG10	OTHER
Crab Pot
CRAB AND LOBSTER POT	CLP	VG11	POT AND TRAP
CRAB POT	CPT	VG11	POT AND TRAP
LOBSTER POT	LPT	VG11	POT AND TRAP
Other Pot
OTHER POT GEAR	OPT	VG12	POT AND TRAP
PRAWN TRAP	PRW	VG12	POT AND TRAP
SNAIL TRAP	SPT	VG12	POT AND TRAP
Other Hook and Line
OTHER HOOK AND LINE GEAR	OHL	VG13	HOOK AND LINE