WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:04.640 Hello. Welcome to the National Marine Sanctuary 00:00:04.640 --> 00:00:09.679 Webinar Series. I'm Chris Butler-Minor. I'm the Community Engagement Specialist 00:00:09.679 --> 00:00:12.240 with the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.160 And joining me today are Nicole Harris and Jacqueline Laverdure 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:20.000 who are with the Education team for the sanctuary. 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:25.439 They'll be helping me with polls and question and answer sessions, and so 00:00:25.439 --> 00:00:29.279 forth. And not to spoil the surprise, but we 00:00:29.279 --> 00:00:33.520 also have Daniel Studt with us today, with 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.160 fisheries, but we'll learn a little bit more about him in a couple of minutes. 00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:41.280 So, we're pleased to have you join us today for 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:45.120 “Gone Fishing in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.” 00:00:45.120 --> 00:00:50.160 It's one of the several events that will take place to celebrate 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:55.760 getting into your sanctuary. And this event is hosted by NOAA's 00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:00.480 Office of National Sanctuaries. And it's a way to help you learn about 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:04.320 recreational fishing in the sanctuary, here off the Olympic 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:08.240 coast. So, during the presentation you're all 00:01:08.240 --> 00:01:10.640 going to be, as attendees, you'll all be in listen 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:14.960 only mode, but you are welcome to type questions for 00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:18.880 the speakers in the question box. It's on the lower 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:23.840 right-hand side of your control panel. You can also use that to get technical 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:27.840 assistance during the presentation and we will get 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:32.640 back to you with help as quickly as we can. 00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:38.960 So, we're recording this session and we will share the recording with 00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:44.399 registered participants via email and on the sanctuary's 00:01:44.399 --> 00:01:48.240 facebook page as a "Get Into Your Sanctuary" event - a 00:01:48.240 --> 00:01:55.520 watch party on August 2nd at 2 p.m Pacific Daylight time. Our "Get Into Your 00:01:55.520 --> 00:01:59.840 Sanctuary" celebration is an annual August event 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:03.759 that's celebrated across the national marine sanctuary system. 00:02:03.759 --> 00:02:08.879 And we greatly appreciate any feedback that you have for us 00:02:08.879 --> 00:02:15.440 with this, this webinar so that we can improve where we need to and continue 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:20.720 doing good work where we're doing it. So, if you would be so kind as to take a 00:02:20.720 --> 00:02:24.879 few minutes and complete the survey at the end of the webinar that 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:28.000 would be much appreciated. 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:35.519 So, this is the fifth annual "Get Into Your Sanctuary" 00:02:35.519 --> 00:02:41.120 days that we're celebrating - held every year in August. And I'd like 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:45.120 to start this broadcast with telling you a 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:49.920 little bit about the sanctuary system as a whole. NOAA's National Marine 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:54.720 Sanctuary System consists of 15 00:02:54.720 --> 00:02:58.159 marine and coastal protected areas that encompass 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:03.840 over 600 000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters from 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:08.800 Washington state to Florida Keys, from Lake Huron all the 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:12.640 way out to American Samoa. What we're going to 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:17.760 talk to you today about is the Olympic Coast 00:03:17.760 --> 00:03:22.319 National Marine Sanctuary in Washington, which is where the red star 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:27.519 is located on the map that you see. Just a little bit of trivia or food 00:03:27.519 --> 00:03:32.159 for thought: did you know that the majority of water 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:34.720 within NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, 00:03:34.720 --> 00:03:39.120 including the Olympic Coast, are open to compatible and responsible 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:43.440 recreational activities like surfing, kayaking, 00:03:43.440 --> 00:03:48.080 wildlife viewing, scuba diving, and what we're talking about today 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:52.720 recreational fishing? It's also open for sustainable 00:03:52.720 --> 00:03:57.280 tourism and stewardship opportune opportunities. 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:00.319 Not only these activities great fun, but 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:06.000 they provide benefits to the local economy. 00:04:10.959 --> 00:04:15.040 So, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary protects the area 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:18.160 off Washington’s Pacific coast and that's outlined 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:22.240 in red in the map - in the center of the slide that you're looking at. 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:28.080 This large area covers up to nearly 3,200 square miles. 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:32.160 It extends up to 40 miles offshore in the northern section, 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:35.520 kind of where you see the little dog nose, and 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:39.520 and then follows the continental shelf southward. 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:43.360 And at the base of the sanctuary, it's about 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:49.120 25 miles offshore. So this sanctuary has one of the longest 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:54.160 stretches of wilderness coastline in the continuous, 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:58.080 contiguous United States and it borders protected areas 00:04:58.080 --> 00:05:04.320 well, like the Olympic National Park and the wilderness 00:05:04.320 --> 00:05:08.240 areas, like the National Wildlife Refuge 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:13.680 Complexes, and also Washington State Parks. It also 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:20.639 follows or adjoins some of the traditional lands, past and present, of 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:24.240 the Makah, Quileute, and Hoh Tribes 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:28.720 and the quill not, excuse me, the Quinault Indian Nation. 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:33.120 The sanctuary itself lies within the Usual and Accustomed 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:36.720 fishing and hunting areas of these Coastal Treaty Tribes and has supported 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:42.800 humans for thousands of years. Olympic Coast also has many different 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:47.120 habitats, from sandy beaches to rocky intertidal 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:51.440 zones, kelp forests, and deep-sea canyons. 00:05:51.440 --> 00:05:56.880 And this makes it the perfect place for a wide variety of marine life to coexist. 00:05:56.880 --> 00:06:00.479 It actually happens to be one of the most diverse and productive 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:03.840 marine ecosystems in the entire world, with 00:06:03.840 --> 00:06:12.160 29 species of marine mammals, 128 species of seabirds, and it teems with numerous 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:15.759 fish and invertebrate species. 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:21.120 The Olympic Coast is really well known for its recreational 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:25.199 and commercial fishing opportunities, including smelt 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:34.479 and salmon, and black cod or sablefish, halibut, Dungeness crab, razor clams 00:06:34.479 --> 00:06:39.840 and more! So, who's ready to hear some fishing stories 00:06:39.840 --> 00:06:42.160 today? - Yay! 00:06:55.199 --> 00:07:00.880 So, without further ado, I'm going to turn our 00:07:00.880 --> 00:07:04.800 presentation over to Daniel Studt and he'll tell you a little bit more about 00:07:04.800 --> 00:07:07.440 himself. And I'm sure you'll enjoy what he has to 00:07:07.440 --> 00:07:11.680 say. - Awesome, thank you so much Chris and 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:15.199 thank you, everyone, for joining our "Gone Fishing in the Olympic Coast National 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:18.479 Marine Sanctuary presentation. So my name is Daniel Studt 00:07:18.479 --> 00:07:22.240 and I am the Recreational Fisheries Coordinator for NOAA Fisheries West 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:25.199 Coast region. I'll be covering quite a bit in a short 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:27.919 amount of time, so I apologize if I'm going fast. 00:07:27.919 --> 00:07:31.840 The presentation will be available online and I'll provide my contact 00:07:31.840 --> 00:07:35.919 information as well. Again, there's so much to share in 00:07:35.919 --> 00:07:39.840 this presentation. I'll be covering, you know, NOAA fisheries, who we are and the 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:42.800 importance of recreational fishing to Washington 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:46.720 as well as fish identification and some release tips. After that, we'll chat, 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:51.680 chat with Ben Maxson from Windsong Charters. 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:56.960 next slide, please. So, recreational fishing is a favorite American pastime, 00:07:56.960 --> 00:08:00.400 you know, provides opportunities for people to experience the marine and 00:08:00.400 --> 00:08:03.680 freshwater environments, spending time with friends and family on 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:06.800 the water, and of course bringing home some food. 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:10.319 While national marine sanctuaries protect underwater ecosystems, they also 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:13.520 provide for a variety of recreational uses, like Chris mentioned, 00:08:13.520 --> 00:08:17.440 and that includes recreational fishing. 00:08:19.039 --> 00:08:22.000 next slide, please. 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:26.000 So, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the national marine sanctuaries 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.560 are part of the NOAA umbrella. As you can see on the screen, the 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:32.880 missions of both of our agencies focus on the understanding, protection, and 00:08:32.880 --> 00:08:37.039 management of our ocean resources. Sanctuaries focus more broadly on 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:41.440 natural and cultural resources while our fisheries namesake focuses on fisheries 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:44.399 and their habitats. 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:48.480 next slide, please. 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:53.040 So there are three main management bodies for recreational fisheries on 00:08:53.040 --> 00:08:56.399 on the West Coast. You have your state fish and wildlife agencies, so that's 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.560 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 00:08:58.560 --> 00:09:01.920 up in Washington. They typically manage fisheries that 00:09:01.920 --> 00:09:05.440 occur between zero and three nautical miles. 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:09.360 There's NOAA Fisheries on the other hand that manages those further offshore, from 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:12.959 three to two hundred, as well as the high seas, and then 00:09:12.959 --> 00:09:15.680 there's also the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. 00:09:15.680 --> 00:09:20.720 So, the Pacific Council is one of eight councils established across the nation 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:25.760 by congress in 1976. The council consists of federal and state 00:09:25.760 --> 00:09:28.800 agency representatives, there's a tribal representative, 00:09:28.800 --> 00:09:32.160 there's members of industry, and there's the public, and 00:09:32.160 --> 00:09:35.920 the council provides recommendations to NOAA Fisheries on management measures 00:09:35.920 --> 00:09:39.600 such as catch limits, depth limits, and seasons. Fish can be 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:42.800 found in state, federal, and even international waters, so there's close 00:09:42.800 --> 00:09:46.480 coordination among all of those three management bodies and I 00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:50.240 also want to quickly note that, you know, it's a very public and transparent process. 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:53.360 And public input is, as you know, always welcome during these 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:57.320 meetings. So check out online, Pacific Council 00:09:57.320 --> 00:10:00.320 "pcouncil.org." 00:10:00.800 --> 00:10:04.480 next slide, please. So, so these are just some of the fisheries that we manage 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:07.200 on the west coast: you have your Pacific halibut, your 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:12.320 ground fish, otherwise known as rockfish, your tunas, your salmon, and your coastal 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:16.720 pelagic species like sardine, anchovy, and mackerel. 00:10:16.839 --> 00:10:22.320 next slide, please. 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:29.120 So, NOAA Fisheries doesn't just focus on commercial fisheries. We want to ensure 00:10:29.120 --> 00:10:32.240 sustainable fishing opportunities for all and that includes 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:36.160 recreational fisheries. So, so we have a national saltwater recreational 00:10:36.160 --> 00:10:39.680 fisheries policies with three main goals. And the first is 00:10:39.680 --> 00:10:44.000 to support and maintain sustainable recreational fisheries resources, 00:10:44.000 --> 00:10:48.320 including healthy marine and estuarine habitats. Second, we want to promote 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.399 sustainable recreational fishing for the social, cultural, and economic benefit of 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:56.240 the nation. And third, enable enduring participation 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:59.600 and enjoyment of saltwater recreational fisheries through 00:10:59.600 --> 00:11:04.160 science-based conservation and management. 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:11.920 next slide, please. To accomplish part of those guiding principles, NOAA 00:11:11.920 --> 00:11:14.959 fisheries has worked to improve our communication 00:11:14.959 --> 00:11:17.519 with recreational fishermen across the west coast. 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:20.720 And in the last couple of years, we have hosted 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:26.320 four round tables throughout each, you know each state, trying to identify 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:29.839 you know, what what concerns recreational fishermen are 00:11:29.839 --> 00:11:32.560 you know, involved in and you know, 00:11:32.560 --> 00:11:36.560 discuss how we can better support and learn from them. Some other 00:11:36.560 --> 00:11:41.279 primarily primary concerns relate to access. 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:45.760 There's discussions around hatchery fish, marine mammal, and bird depredation, 00:11:45.760 --> 00:11:49.200 improving our communications from NOAA, also data - 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:52.800 both economic and stock assessment and other long-term 00:11:52.800 --> 00:11:58.800 concerns for the future of fisheries management or recreational fisheries. 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:05.279 And one of our primary goals also is increasing sustainable 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:10.800 fishing opportunities. One program that we like to highlight is our rockfish 00:12:10.800 --> 00:12:13.760 recompression program. We work with our state partners like 00:12:13.760 --> 00:12:15.760 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 00:12:15.760 --> 00:12:20.560 to distribute descending devices, also educate anglers on the use of 00:12:20.560 --> 00:12:25.120 descending devices, and proper fish identification. 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:28.959 We partner with, with organizations on habitat restoration and provide some 00:12:28.959 --> 00:12:32.720 grant funding for for those. We also support fishing clubs 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:36.480 and organizations both through grant funding and volunteer 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.600 time, to host veteran and youth fishing trips. 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:42.959 I've been fortunate enough to get out on a handful of these and it's always a 00:12:42.959 --> 00:12:46.079 rewarding experience to you know, see these people who might not 00:12:46.079 --> 00:12:50.880 be able to get out to the ocean or you know, just get out onto the water and 00:12:50.880 --> 00:12:53.120 you know, see them smile and have a good time, 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:57.440 and you know, experience all that the ocean has to offer. 00:12:59.920 --> 00:13:02.800 next slide, please. 00:13:03.760 --> 00:13:07.760 So, in addition to our conversations with anglers, we also conduct surveys 00:13:07.760 --> 00:13:12.639 to let, learn better about you know, anglers' opinions and attitudes. 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:16.399 The results from these surveys provide insight into you know what motivates 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:20.000 anglers, what characterizes a successful trip, and 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:23.760 some preferred management objectives. 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.959 next slide, please. 00:13:30.639 --> 00:13:34.160 and as Chris mentioned, you know recreational fishing and other 00:13:34.160 --> 00:13:37.120 opportunities are really important to the economy. So, 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:39.760 just some highlights for the latest stats 00:13:39.760 --> 00:13:44.480 from 2017 shows that anglers in Washington took approximately 1.6 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:47.839 million saltwater fishing trips - so a really 00:13:47.839 --> 00:13:51.360 large number. And anglers spent over a billion dollars 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:55.120 on fishing-related trips and goods. And it just shows you, you know, how 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:58.240 valuable healthy recreational fishing opportunities are 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:03.839 to the local economies. 00:14:05.920 --> 00:14:09.760 This is a figure also from our latest west coast snapshot that highlights 00:14:09.760 --> 00:14:13.519 catch of important species that are also important to 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:17.680 Washington anglers. As you can see here, you know, black rockfish, you have your 00:14:17.680 --> 00:14:20.480 salmon, your albacore tuna, as well as Pacific 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:25.160 halibut. And in total anglers caught almost 00:14:25.160 --> 00:14:31.839 376,000 of all those, just those five species. 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:37.279 next slide, please. 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:41.760 So we'll touch on a few of the major species that you're likely to encounter 00:14:41.760 --> 00:14:46.399 fishing offshore on the sanctuary today, both salmon and rockfish. 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:49.920 First up is salmon. There are seven different species of 00:14:49.920 --> 00:14:53.680 Pacific salmonids that occur along the outer coast of Washington: 00:14:53.680 --> 00:14:58.800 Chinook, coho, pink, sockeye, chum, and there's also sea-run, coastal 00:14:58.800 --> 00:15:03.360 cutthroat trout and steelhead. You know salmon lived for a number of 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:05.839 years in the ocean and returned to rivers to spawn. 00:15:05.839 --> 00:15:08.880 Given their life cycle and challenges they've encountered over the years 00:15:08.880 --> 00:15:12.480 some of their populations remain low and that's why it's important to be able to 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:14.720 identify the species that you're fishing for, 00:15:14.720 --> 00:15:18.720 to know, you know, what species it is, whether it's a wild or hatchery fish, 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:26.079 and we'll go over some of those identification tips next. 00:15:26.079 --> 00:15:29.120 next slide, please. 00:15:33.040 --> 00:15:36.399 So up first are our chinook and coho and, and again 00:15:36.399 --> 00:15:39.600 you know, it's an important part of angler education 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:44.160 to be able to ID the species that you're fishing for. 00:15:44.160 --> 00:15:48.079 It's really essential, whether you're a veteran or a novice you know, it's always 00:15:48.079 --> 00:15:51.440 good to touch up on your identification as well. 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:54.880 These two here are typically your main salmon target species: 00:15:54.880 --> 00:15:59.360 chinook/king salmon and coho/silver salmon. 00:15:59.360 --> 00:16:02.560 And just to touch on some defining features here for when you're out 00:16:02.560 --> 00:16:04.720 fishing and again, these are in their marine 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:09.839 phases so their marine coloration. 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:14.720 King salmon: primarily you're going to be looking at 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:18.000 that that dark black gum line. So their mouths are really 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:22.480 really dark and that's the primary feature. 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:26.959 Also their tails- they have spots on both the upper and lower lobes. 00:16:26.959 --> 00:16:30.720 You know its a really big fish that you're targeting, but primarily you're 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:34.079 looking at the gum line - really black dark, also 00:16:34.079 --> 00:16:37.680 dark mouth, with dark tongues and then some of the spotting on both the upper 00:16:37.680 --> 00:16:41.839 and lower lobes. With coho/silver salmon they've got a 00:16:41.839 --> 00:16:44.959 little bit of a dark gum line on the outside, but when 00:16:44.959 --> 00:16:48.560 you actually look on the gums you know, where the teeth are, from the 00:16:48.560 --> 00:16:51.920 inside it's really white and they've got sort of medium-sized 00:16:51.920 --> 00:16:56.800 sharp teeth as well, like, like chinook you know, really 00:16:56.800 --> 00:17:00.079 sharp teeth, but they only have spots on the upper 00:17:00.079 --> 00:17:04.319 lobe of their tail. So you know, not a lot. There's some spotting 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:08.959 on the back, some striations in the tail, 00:17:08.959 --> 00:17:12.720 tail fin there, and they also have a wide caudal peduncle. 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:16.720 So that's that area, flush,right, right before you get to the tail. 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:22.400 But again, a white gum line and not as much spotting on the tail. 00:17:25.679 --> 00:17:29.520 You're also likely to encounter pinks, more so in odd 00:17:29.520 --> 00:17:34.000 number years because they return typically every every two years. 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:37.840 The mouth is white. but it it does have a black gum line. 00:17:37.840 --> 00:17:41.600 And in marine areas where you're fishing, they almost have no teeth. So that's 00:17:41.600 --> 00:17:44.880 one of the defining features to you know. distinguish between 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:49.280 pink and coho. And they also have really large oval spots 00:17:49.280 --> 00:17:54.559 on their tail and in both the upper and lower lobe. 00:17:54.799 --> 00:17:58.640 With chum salmon, their mouth is white with a white gum line, 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:03.679 but they have really well-developed teeth. There's no markings on the tail. 00:18:03.679 --> 00:18:08.080 So like, you know pink, they have those markings. Chum do not have the markings, 00:18:08.080 --> 00:18:12.080 they have a really narrow caudal peduncle, and sometimes they can have 00:18:12.080 --> 00:18:15.200 what's called calico markings or vertical bars 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:18.240 along their back. 00:18:25.520 --> 00:18:28.960 And again, just to touch on you know, the primary features - you're looking at the 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:32.960 jawlines whether it's a dark black gum or a white 00:18:32.960 --> 00:18:36.080 gum. And then for the tails, whether it's 00:18:36.080 --> 00:18:43.840 spotted or not. 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:52.400 And it's also important to know whether the fish you're catching is 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:57.039 either a hatchery or a wild fish. There's often different regulations 00:18:57.039 --> 00:19:02.320 for both. Typically most hatchery fish are marked by the clipping of their 00:19:02.320 --> 00:19:05.280 adipose fin. They're clipped right before they're 00:19:05.280 --> 00:19:07.440 released, when they're you know really small 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:13.120 juveniles. That way anglers and fisheries managers can identify 00:19:13.120 --> 00:19:16.720 you know, where that whether that fish was a hatchery. 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:21.039 They're also implemented with some coated wire tags so you can 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:24.720 know, you know which hatchery the fish came from and whatnot. 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:27.919 But again, it's really important to know whether it's a hatchery fish or not 00:19:27.919 --> 00:19:33.039 with that adipose fin clipped because there's different regulations. 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:37.760 Oftentimes you have to release wild fish and so you want to make sure you know 00:19:37.760 --> 00:19:41.360 the fish is not marked when you're keeping it. 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:50.240 So this map highlights, so now we'll get into some rockfish in the sanctuary. 00:19:50.240 --> 00:19:55.039 Rockfish are a primary target in both the sanctuary and all along the west 00:19:55.039 --> 00:19:58.880 coast. This map highlights some areas of 00:19:58.880 --> 00:20:02.400 their habitat, areas of particular concern, but like their namesake 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:06.159 you know you'll find them on the rocky reefs. There you've got that portion 00:20:06.159 --> 00:20:10.320 in the north there, of really good fishing for rockfish off those 00:20:10.320 --> 00:20:12.799 reefs. Rockfish can also be found in 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:17.360 seagrass, kelp canopies, and estuaries typically more so in the juvenile stage. 00:20:17.360 --> 00:20:21.840 But you can see those areas linked there. 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:27.280 But again, yeah, but primarily you'll be fishing them over rocky reefs 00:20:27.280 --> 00:20:32.840 and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary has some fantastic reefs for 00:20:32.840 --> 00:20:35.840 fishing. 00:20:37.280 --> 00:20:40.159 next slide, please. 00:20:43.280 --> 00:20:47.039 So again touching on identification, there are a lot of different rockfish. 00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:51.120 Over I want to say, over 60 species of rockfish 00:20:51.120 --> 00:20:54.720 And so it's always important to touch up both on your identification, you know 00:20:54.720 --> 00:20:59.520 whether you're a novice or a veteran. So we'll highlight some that are you 00:20:59.520 --> 00:21:02.320 know you're going to commonly encounter in the Olympic Coast National Marine 00:21:02.320 --> 00:21:05.520 Sanctuary. Black rockfish, those are probably the 00:21:05.520 --> 00:21:09.280 number one that you'll encounter. You'll target them near the 00:21:09.280 --> 00:21:13.840 bottom. They have that sort of gray-black 00:21:13.840 --> 00:21:16.559 body. Oftentimes they'll have dark stripes 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:19.840 from the eye to the end of the gill plate. 00:21:19.840 --> 00:21:23.200 Yellowtail on the other hand, they're more of a midwater rockfish so found 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:25.317 slightly up off the bottom. They have those sort of 00:21:27.120 --> 00:21:29.520 yellow fins and it's kind of hard to tell in this 00:21:29.520 --> 00:21:33.520 photo, but they'll have pale patches or spots near the top, 00:21:33.520 --> 00:21:37.039 sort of near their dorsal fin there. 00:21:41.919 --> 00:21:45.520 Widow rockfish is also another midwater rockfish species. So you'll encounter 00:21:45.520 --> 00:21:50.000 those while you're fishing for yellowtail and again they're also common 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:53.280 on the north north coast - targeting them out of Neah Bay 00:21:53.280 --> 00:21:57.440 and La Push. They can be identified by their dusty 00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:01.360 brown color. They've got a pretty small mouth as well. 00:22:01.360 --> 00:22:05.840 Bocaccio, on the other hand, they have a really large mouth and 00:22:05.840 --> 00:22:09.520 that maxillary, the sort of jawline, that typically extends 00:22:09.520 --> 00:22:13.440 past well past the eye. They also sort of have an 00:22:13.440 --> 00:22:18.720 olive-brown, sort of orange-red body color. 00:22:25.760 --> 00:22:31.600 And Lingcod and Cabezon, those are also really important fish species that 00:22:31.600 --> 00:22:35.280 anglers primarily target and are highly sought after. Cabezon has 00:22:35.280 --> 00:22:39.200 that sort of marbled body coloration - a lot of those different colors mixed in. 00:22:39.200 --> 00:22:42.720 One of the primary identifying characteristics would be those little 00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:45.200 flaps of skin that are found above the eye. 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:50.480 and like their nose, their snout area. Lingcod, they kind of also have that 00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:54.159 sort of marbled coloration. They're pretty easily 00:22:54.159 --> 00:22:58.240 recognizable. They're a little lengthier, longer body, and they have really large 00:22:58.240 --> 00:23:00.799 mouths and their teeth are also really sharp. 00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:04.159 so you know, don't grip them like you do with other rockfish. 00:23:04.159 --> 00:23:07.280 While you're grabbing them on the lip, gotta be pretty careful. 00:23:07.280 --> 00:23:10.799 And fun fact about Lingcod, they can actually have a blue flesh 00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:14.960 so when you, you know you're filleting it out open it'll be bright, bright blue 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:17.919 and kind of green but when you cook it 00:23:17.919 --> 00:23:20.400 the color actually goes away and the meat turns white like 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:23.919 typical rockfish fillets. 00:23:29.360 --> 00:23:33.360 Canary rockfish are also highly sought after. You'll notice a couple of 00:23:33.360 --> 00:23:37.440 different color variations here, but they are actually genetically 00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:41.840 similar. Some rockfish show similar colorations, but are actually 00:23:41.840 --> 00:23:46.559 genetically distinct. One example of that are vermilion and 00:23:46.559 --> 00:23:49.840 sunset rockfish. Kind of look the same, but are are 00:23:49.840 --> 00:23:53.360 completely different species. And another example would kind of be 00:23:53.360 --> 00:23:58.720 like the blue and deacon rockfish. 00:23:59.600 --> 00:24:04.320 now that you know, you can easily identify 00:24:04.320 --> 00:24:07.360 blue and deacon from you know, other species, but 00:24:07.360 --> 00:24:12.000 the distinguishing characteristics between those two are often pretty hard. 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:16.159 And so you'll see fisheries management often just links 00:24:16.159 --> 00:24:21.039 those two species together. One thing to know for canary, they've got 00:24:21.039 --> 00:24:25.919 that light red-orange coloration and that really white-gray lateral line 00:24:25.919 --> 00:24:30.720 that goes along the whole entire body. Canary was overfished at one point, but 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:35.360 it was rebuilt in 2015 and thanks to conservation efforts by 00:24:35.360 --> 00:24:39.679 anglers like those that are listening, to using descending devices, and avoiding some of 00:24:39.679 --> 00:24:45.120 the areas that they're found in. You know, since 2015 WDFD has 00:24:45.120 --> 00:24:50.640 been slowly allowing increased retention. In 2019, that three fish sub-limit was 00:24:50.640 --> 00:24:54.080 completely eliminated and now only the general rockfish bag 00:24:54.080 --> 00:25:01.840 limit applies. 00:25:01.919 --> 00:25:07.760 Here's the vermilion rockfish. They've got a really full body red color. 00:25:07.760 --> 00:25:10.640 Pretty neat. They can be pretty bright 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:13.440 and then some, some mottled black coloration there. 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:16.559 On the top, they can also be lighter red as well, 00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:21.279 but those are really highly sought after, especially down here in California 00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:24.880 where I'm from. There's also copper rockfish that 00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:28.080 are pretty commonly encountered. They've got that sort of brown-orange 00:25:28.080 --> 00:25:30.960 -yellow coloration, but you'll notice that sort of light 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:33.840 coloration on the last two-thirds of the lateral line. 00:25:33.840 --> 00:25:37.360 That is one of the distinguishing characteristics. They are really tough 00:25:37.360 --> 00:25:39.760 rockfish that can stay alive on the deck for 00:25:39.760 --> 00:25:42.880 quite some time or if you have them in the gummy sack. So just be careful 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:46.240 because their spines can hurt and they're really lively fish. So just be 00:25:46.240 --> 00:25:49.440 careful when you're handling them. 00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:57.440 And then last we'll cover here is yelloweye rockfish. So, 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:01.520 yelloweye rockfish are among the longest-lived species of rockfish - living 00:26:01.520 --> 00:26:05.120 up to 150 years. And the Puget Sound population of yellow 00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:08.799 eye is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. and 00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:12.480 In marine waters, yelloweye rockfish is under an MSA rebuilding plan 00:26:12.480 --> 00:26:15.600 and so you're not allowed to retain yelloweye rockfish in all of 00:26:15.600 --> 00:26:20.000 Washington waters. It's prohibited. So, these fish have to be released but 00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:23.440 you know, thanks to again to all your conservation efforts, using descending 00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:25.919 devices, avoiding areas where they're typically 00:26:25.919 --> 00:26:30.240 found, their population is rebuilding. 00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:34.400 Some of the identifying features for these is 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:37.600 you know, like their namesake that the yelloweye. So you'll find a bright 00:26:37.600 --> 00:26:40.720 yellow eye. Their fins are, are sometimes lined with 00:26:40.720 --> 00:26:44.720 black edges. For juveniles they're a little redder in 00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:50.159 color and they also have one to two white stripes 00:26:50.159 --> 00:26:53.840 down their body. 00:27:00.320 --> 00:27:05.200 So here's just some other rockfish id links and resources... 00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:10.640 There's also an id quiz by ODF&W. So, if you want to test your id 00:27:10.640 --> 00:27:14.240 skills you can check out that website. 00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:21.840 next slide, please. 00:27:22.080 --> 00:27:25.120 And so you know why do we need to know these species types well. It's important 00:27:25.120 --> 00:27:26.880 to know the species you're catching are from 00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:30.240 you know, healthy stocks and whether they're legal to keep, and if they're not 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:32.159 you have to release them back into the ocean. 00:27:32.159 --> 00:27:37.200 But for rockfish, they have swim bladders and when you bring up to the surface 00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:41.039 they can suffer from what's called barotrauma or pressure shock. 00:27:41.039 --> 00:27:44.080 Their swim bladder expands like, like a balloon. 00:27:44.080 --> 00:27:47.200 And you know when you try to release them, you can't send them back down. And 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:50.159 so, you know, if you can't keep the fish - 00:27:50.159 --> 00:27:53.679 if it's you know, yelloweye or you've reached your limit and you want to throw it 00:27:53.679 --> 00:27:56.720 back, those fish would just end up floating 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:59.440 on the surface and succumbing to the effects of baro- 00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:03.039 trauma. Often times you know you have seagulls hanging around the boat or 00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:06.159 or sea lions even and so then they'll just get eaten. 00:28:06.159 --> 00:28:09.840 Instead, you can safely release them back out in the ocean. 00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:15.200 And to do this, to do that, you use what's called descending devices. 00:28:15.200 --> 00:28:18.080 next slide, please, 00:28:20.799 --> 00:28:23.440 So again you can't just toss them back because of the large amount of air in 00:28:23.440 --> 00:28:27.200 their swim bladder. And so, the best way is to use these 00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:30.799 descending devices. They're non-invasive. You hook them onto their lip 00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:34.960 and you get them back down to depth. So, so we want you to release them back down 00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:37.919 to where you're fishing. So if you're fishing out 200 feet try and get them 00:28:37.919 --> 00:28:40.799 down, back down to 200 feet. In some instances 00:28:40.799 --> 00:28:44.000 you can't get them all the way back down, 00:28:44.000 --> 00:28:48.000 but just try and release them as far and deep as possible. 00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:50.559 You know, if they shoot back up to the surface, then you're obviously not 00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:55.360 releasing them deep enough. You get them back down far enough, 00:28:55.360 --> 00:28:58.640 oftentimes they can swim back down on their own. 00:28:58.640 --> 00:29:02.720 One thing is, is to not vent the fish by puncturing the swim bladder. 00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:06.240 That can lead to infection and mortality. ,So your best bet is using these 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:11.039 these devices. Everyone fishing for rockfish and halibut in Washington 00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:15.440 are required to have a descending device on their onboard their vessel. 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:18.880 These right here are commercially available. You know you can purchase 00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:22.320 them online. From left to right that's the Shelton, 00:29:22.320 --> 00:29:26.880 SeaQuilizer, and RokLees. I'm not showing it, is also the Black 00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:33.120 Tip. You can also make your own. So, 00:29:33.600 --> 00:29:36.880 you can use an inverted hook you know, with the leadhead 00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:41.840 filed down/ the barbed hook so the fish can slide off easily. 00:29:43.360 --> 00:29:46.399 oh, next slide, please. 00:29:49.039 --> 00:29:53.919 So these are showing some examples of ways that you can make one. 00:29:53.919 --> 00:29:57.200 Also, there's the milk crate method. So you get a milk crate you know, turn it 00:29:57.200 --> 00:30:00.480 upside down. Attach some dive weights to it and zip 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:03.840 tie them, and that way you can just throw the crate over the top of the fish. You 00:30:03.840 --> 00:30:06.159 get quite a few underneath and then you know, 00:30:06.159 --> 00:30:08.000 again dropping them back down to the appropriate 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:11.520 depth and just pulling the crate or the hook back 00:30:11.520 --> 00:30:13.679 up. 00:30:15.679 --> 00:30:18.640 next slide, please. 00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:23.440 So, in addition to the descending devices you know there's other 00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:26.480 methods that have been employed for recovering overfished rockfish 00:30:26.480 --> 00:30:29.919 and that is closed areas. So on the Washington coast 00:30:29.919 --> 00:30:34.480 there's a few yellow-eyed rockfish conservation areas. 00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:37.679 You know they're created to prohibit retention of rockfish and 00:30:37.679 --> 00:30:40.960 you know, really minimize interactions with,with yelloweye that are found 00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:45.600 commonly in these areas. There's also depth restrictions. You know you can't 00:30:45.600 --> 00:30:50.559 fish past, I believe 20 fathoms at certain times of the year. 00:30:50.559 --> 00:30:54.640 But the efforts to avoid these areas, to use descending devices, 00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:58.960 is paying off for anglers. So, now that the rockfish populations are recovering 00:30:58.960 --> 00:31:02.640 because of these efforts, these restrictions are being relaxed and 00:31:02.640 --> 00:31:05.919 so while not yet finalized, we're likely to see some 00:31:05.919 --> 00:31:10.480 relaxations in the 2021 and 2022 season regulations. 00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:14.080 That might include opening of the Washington south coast and Westport 00:31:14.080 --> 00:31:18.080 yellow-eyed rockfish conservation areas as well as a shortening of the timing of 00:31:18.080 --> 00:31:20.159 the, the twenty-fathom depth restriction 00:31:20.159 --> 00:31:26.720 in marine area four where the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is found. 00:31:31.679 --> 00:31:35.760 Pacific halibut is also a highly sought after species. 00:31:35.760 --> 00:31:40.799 In the sanctuary, it's managed in both an international and domestic forum. 00:31:40.799 --> 00:31:44.080 There's a large number of anglers that target halibut and 00:31:44.080 --> 00:31:47.919 a relatively smaller size allowable catch means that the seasons can be 00:31:47.919 --> 00:31:52.000 pretty short. So here, here's the proposed season 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:58.080 for the upcoming north coast area. And you also see there Jeremy Jording. He's 00:31:58.080 --> 00:32:01.200 our NOAA Fisheries Washington RecFish 00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:05.919 rep there with a nice Pacific halibut. So you can find 00:32:05.919 --> 00:32:12.840 the finalized seasons on Pacific halibut on the WDFW website when that becomes available. 00:32:20.320 --> 00:32:23.760 And while not federally managed, I also want to highlight the Pacific razor 00:32:23.760 --> 00:32:27.600 clam, because that's really sought after. You know it's not unusual to have a 00:32:27.600 --> 00:32:31.600 thousand people come out on a nice spring weekend day, you know, all you 00:32:31.600 --> 00:32:35.360 need is a clam shovel, a bucket to put your clams in, and you 00:32:35.360 --> 00:32:38.000 know, most importantly also your clam license. 00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:41.679 Just be sure to check the regulations before heading out. 00:32:41.679 --> 00:32:45.200 During certain times of the year toxins can be found in the clams, 00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:49.039 but WDFW does work with the Washington Department of Fish 00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:52.559 or of Health to sample clams, and you know make sure they're 00:32:52.559 --> 00:32:57.840 they're healthy to take during the season. 00:33:02.080 --> 00:33:04.880 next side, please. 00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:10.559 So, just some other additional fishing information. Charter vessels, they run 00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:13.919 out of four main ports in the Olympic Coast. 00:33:13.919 --> 00:33:16.960 Neah Bay, Seiku, La Push, and Westport targeting all 00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:20.480 the species we, we just talked about. I believe Neah Bay 00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:23.200 and La Push are currently closed. So just be sure 00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:27.120 to look online before you head out. The Olympic Coast National Marine 00:33:27.120 --> 00:33:31.600 Sanctuary encompasses WDFW’s Marine areas four, three, and 00:33:31.600 --> 00:33:35.760 parts of two. So, you can find regulations on there and we also have it 00:33:35.760 --> 00:33:39.840 linked in, as a pdf, into the 00:33:39.840 --> 00:33:43.519 the presentation here, so you can access that there if you're you're online right 00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:48.799 now. And also for, for charter fishing 00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:52.640 you know that's something that everyone can go on and jump on. 00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:55.840 The captains are knowledgeable and they'll take you directly to fishing 00:33:55.840 --> 00:33:58.640 spots and you know you have crew that can be there 00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:02.080 to help you bait your hook or tell you how to catch certain fish. 00:34:02.080 --> 00:34:07.840 And so it's really ideal for the new angler. 00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:12.079 This just gives you a general idea of the typical fishing speed, 00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:15.200 uh seasons for the species we talked about today. 00:34:15.200 --> 00:34:19.679 Those larger x's denote the sort of time when you're more likely 00:34:19.679 --> 00:34:23.280 to encounter this species. Bottom fish you can fish them year-round 00:34:23.280 --> 00:34:28.879 but primarily you're targeting them March to October. Pacific halibut, that 00:34:28.879 --> 00:34:31.919 season typically starts in May, but as we've seen this year you know, 00:34:31.919 --> 00:34:35.359 it's starting in August. and then chinook, you're typically 00:34:35.359 --> 00:34:40.159 fishing for those late spring through summer. 00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:49.040 And again here's some link to some other resources. 00:34:49.040 --> 00:34:52.720 These sites contain instructional videos, regulations, 00:34:52.720 --> 00:34:57.280 places to fish and you know how we manage fish populations. 00:34:57.280 --> 00:35:00.480 So, some other some resources there for salmon, 00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:04.800 groundfish/ rockfish, and also crab as well. 00:35:09.520 --> 00:35:14.720 next slide, please and so there's our contact information. That 00:35:14.720 --> 00:35:20.480 has our NOAA Fisheries website and then also 00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:25.200 contact for myself as well as the RecFish Washington rep for NOAA Fisheries, 00:35:25.200 --> 00:35:28.960 Jeremy Jording, and also our contact information is also 00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:34.240 online as well. So, feel free to contact me with any questions. 00:35:38.320 --> 00:35:42.560 Okay, great! Well, thank you so much Daniel. And I think we're going to have a moment 00:35:42.560 --> 00:35:44.960 to be able to talk to Ben Maxson who's 00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:48.000 here. Before we do though, we want to point out 00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:51.119 a video, that we're going to put a link into the chat box, 00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:54.480 and we're also/I'm going to try to show it here right now, 00:35:54.480 --> 00:35:57.760 but thanks, Daniel. If everyone just want to hold on a minute when we get 00:35:57.760 --> 00:36:02.960 over to Ben. - Awesome, thank you so much 00:36:03.680 --> 00:36:07.839 Pull hard, reel, reel, reel, reel. 00:36:09.680 --> 00:36:13.280 So, we've been out seeing and doing a little rockfish with Windsong Charters. 00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:15.920 We're just excited to be out here. We have a great group. 00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:19.280 We've been to the Cape Flattery Trail, We've done a circle around Tatoosh 00:36:19.280 --> 00:36:21.280 Island. We've been able to put a couple rock 00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:27.839 fish in the boat as well and have a beautiful sunrise. 00:36:28.480 --> 00:36:32.160 My name is Ben Maxson and I'm the Manager and skipper of Windsong Charters. 00:36:32.160 --> 00:36:36.480 I get the opportunity to work on a great vessel. We have two different boats that 00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:39.599 we run on the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 00:36:39.599 --> 00:36:42.800 we do everything from sightseeing, to halibut, salmon 00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:46.480 bottomfish, and just getting people out and enjoying the ocean and the great 00:36:46.480 --> 00:36:49.440 outdoors. This is a special place! This is the 00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:53.200 continental northwest tip. So, many people come to the Cape 00:36:53.200 --> 00:36:57.520 Flattery Trail, the rain forests, the mountains, the greenery, the ocean. 00:36:57.520 --> 00:37:01.599 The orcas come through three or four times a year. We do get to see humpback 00:37:01.599 --> 00:37:05.599 whales as well as your sea lions, your sea otters, your harbor seals, 00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:10.079 on top of all your fish species. So it's just great to see the marine life. 00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:14.880 It's just beautiful. I don't think you could ask for a prettier place. 00:37:15.200 --> 00:37:18.880 Okay, give me the cameras, I'll snap and click. 00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:20.400 Say happy happy happy! -Happy happy happy! [Music] 00:37:46.079 --> 00:37:51.839 Just a great day on Windsong Charters. 00:37:52.640 --> 00:37:56.480 Well yeah, looking forward to talking with Ben here. So Ben is the Owner-Operator 00:37:56.480 --> 00:38:01.040 of Windsong Charters. Looking to hear from him on some of his 00:38:01.040 --> 00:38:04.160 favorite fishing experiences, his favorite fish, 00:38:04.160 --> 00:38:07.680 maybe some additional, safe handling and release techniques, 00:38:07.680 --> 00:38:11.680 and why sanctuaries are important to recreational fishing. 00:38:11.680 --> 00:38:17.119 Daniel, are you able to hear me? This is Ben. - Hey Ben. Yeah, I can hear you. 00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:20.640 Wonderful. That's, that's quite a picture. We should have probably got one of me on 00:38:20.640 --> 00:38:24.320 a boat, I guess. Oh, I know, right. We got the video 00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:29.280 up and, and linked to the video, so there you go. Hi Nicole, great to see you 00:38:29.280 --> 00:38:35.119 again as well. - Hi Ben. - So, Daniel, I don't know if you 00:38:35.119 --> 00:38:38.320 have a couple questions that you want to ask or if you want me just to tell you 00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:40.720 about what I love getting out into the ocean 00:38:40.720 --> 00:38:45.839 and into the sanctuary. - That sounds perfect, yeah. 00:38:45.839 --> 00:38:49.520 Yeah I have the privilege to own and operate 00:38:49.520 --> 00:38:56.160 well, work with Windsong Charters and I absolutely love to be on the water. 00:38:56.160 --> 00:39:00.960 You know, I tell everyone, I fish with young kids all the way up to 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:03.599 seniors, and there is nothing more special than 00:39:03.599 --> 00:39:08.240 seeing a five-year-old catch their first fish or seeing as a 75 year 00:39:08.240 --> 00:39:12.480 old catch maybe they're 2,000th fish, but 00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:16.160 you know when I was talking to Jacqueline the other day, 00:39:16.160 --> 00:39:19.680 my most favorite days are when we're pulling up to the fishing spot 00:39:19.680 --> 00:39:23.839 which most of you know we summer fish , we head to the Swiftsure Bank, 00:39:23.839 --> 00:39:27.280 out to some of the popular blue dots/ 72 square 00:39:27.280 --> 00:39:30.960 and when the humpback whales are, are in and you'll pull 00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:37.599 up and it's frequent to have 100 plus whales feeding and enjoying 00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:42.320 the sunrise. And so one of the things that I try to tell everyone, the ocean 00:39:42.320 --> 00:39:44.720 just isn't for fishermen, the ocean is for 00:39:44.720 --> 00:39:49.200 those that love saltwater, the smell of saltwater, by 00:39:49.200 --> 00:39:53.839 golly. It's just a beautiful thing, or, or the sunrise and sunsets. As many of 00:39:53.839 --> 00:39:58.240 us know are just majestic and so special. 00:39:58.240 --> 00:40:02.480 The marine life is incredible. I always try to spot sea otters on the way out, 00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:05.920 harbor seals, sea lions, California sea lions, 00:40:05.920 --> 00:40:10.240 you know, and then we typically see the three species of orcas, 00:40:10.240 --> 00:40:14.720 you know, seem to come through monthly. And then your humpbacks are 00:40:14.720 --> 00:40:18.240 I wouldn't say they're resident, but they sure seem like it. 00:40:18.240 --> 00:40:23.599 and then we have our grays. So favorite fish for me to catch. Last 00:40:23.599 --> 00:40:27.440 year was my first year being able to fish tuna out of Westport, 00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:32.079 out of Neah Bay, I'm sorry. Normally I've gone down to Westport to fish tuna 00:40:32.079 --> 00:40:35.680 and so the joy of catching tuna out of my home port 00:40:35.680 --> 00:40:42.400 was fantastic. So a new favorite for me is, is tuna. 00:40:42.400 --> 00:40:45.680 The standard for me is I'll take a 00:40:45.680 --> 00:40:50.400 a fantastic chinook when it's 300 feet deep off the downrigger. 00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:53.520 Like, when you’re fishing that blue dot or 72 00:40:53.520 --> 00:40:56.800 or give me a halibut and 600 feet of water. 00:40:56.800 --> 00:41:04.400 So, we just love to get out. We, like I say, we fish all ages. We have 00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:08.240 multiple boats. This isn't a, it's by no means is a 00:41:08.240 --> 00:41:11.920 sales pitch for Windsong, but I would love people to understand 00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:15.280 the coast is beautiful. And you highlighted it, from 00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:21.119 clamming and being on the beach too. It seems like there's kind of a 00:41:21.119 --> 00:41:26.000 resurgence as well, and this is outside my you know 00:41:26.000 --> 00:41:30.640 knowledge, but kind of surf perch and bullheads are kind of coming back into 00:41:30.640 --> 00:41:34.079 an excitement of people just wanting to beach fish and 00:41:34.079 --> 00:41:40.240 pond fish and so by all means, I just want to encourage and I am very 00:41:40.240 --> 00:41:45.200 honored to be a part of this program and support you all to encourage 00:41:45.200 --> 00:41:49.839 people to get out and enjoy your sanctuary. 00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:56.079 Thanks so much. That's a great description of fishing in the sanctuary and 00:41:56.079 --> 00:41:59.760 you know hearing about you know experience all that other wildlife while 00:41:59.760 --> 00:42:02.640 you're out there is you know it's pretty unique and 00:42:02.640 --> 00:42:06.000 that's a really neat thing. - So I was kind of waiting to 00:42:06.000 --> 00:42:11.280 hear you tell everyone why the Lingcod can have blue flesh prior to 00:42:11.280 --> 00:42:13.440 cooked and you didn't get into that, huh 00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:17.359 Daniel. Do you, do you know why Ben? - I'm not an 00:42:17.359 --> 00:42:20.560 expert on that. - So what I'm told is there's a different 00:42:20.560 --> 00:42:25.040 enzyme in their makeup. Yes, and, and Daniel is 00:42:25.040 --> 00:42:29.440 totally correct that these fish come out anywhere 00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:33.359 from a neon blue to just a kind of a vibrant 00:42:33.359 --> 00:42:36.880 blue color. They cook down a perfectly white and 00:42:36.880 --> 00:42:40.319 they're, they're beautiful fish. 00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:44.960 So how about, I also didn't hear a kind of fun fact. If 00:42:44.960 --> 00:42:49.280 if you all would like to know they're becoming more and more common to be 00:42:49.280 --> 00:42:51.920 talked about and known about, but in the same way, 00:42:51.920 --> 00:42:56.079 your chinook salmon can be a very vibrant 00:42:56.079 --> 00:43:00.800 red-colored meat, but I am a huge fan, if you want to know what my 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:05.839 favorite to eat fish is, it is a white chinook. 00:43:05.839 --> 00:43:09.520 And so I absolutely love white chinook. Have you all had them? 00:43:09.520 --> 00:43:17.200 Daniel or Nicole or Jacqueline? - Yeah, I don't think so. - You're making me hungry... 00:43:17.200 --> 00:43:21.280 I'm ready to come out there right now and try to find something 00:43:21.280 --> 00:43:23.680 right now. 00:43:24.880 --> 00:43:29.200 So, there are only a couple distinctions 00:43:29.200 --> 00:43:33.440 that you can tell. There's a couple of Makahs in my 00:43:33.440 --> 00:43:37.280 my family lineage, that I've married into here 00:43:37.280 --> 00:43:40.400 who can tell you if it's a white chinook or if it's a red chinook 00:43:40.400 --> 00:43:44.079 before they're fillet, but most people, you have to fillet them open. 00:43:44.079 --> 00:43:47.440 and they're just, just, if you're listening to this 00:43:47.440 --> 00:43:51.839 this webinar/ podcast, the white chinook isn't something that's sold 00:43:51.839 --> 00:43:55.119 out there because there's no market. And typically people think 00:43:55.119 --> 00:43:58.960 that's different than what I'm associated to. But I can tell you the 00:43:58.960 --> 00:44:03.440 white chinook has a higher fat content 00:44:03.440 --> 00:44:08.640 and by golly, when they cook they come out that way... 00:44:08.640 --> 00:44:12.160 they're just beautiful. So I would encourage any and all of you, if you get 00:44:12.160 --> 00:44:16.560 a chance. I'm not trying to sell a white chinook. 00:44:16.560 --> 00:44:19.680 You, you would never know that you could ever go catch one, 00:44:19.680 --> 00:44:24.160 but I will tell you they are so fun . And when you fillet one open, 00:44:24.160 --> 00:44:28.480 it's, people, won't believe you that it's salmon and it tastes so good. 00:44:28.480 --> 00:44:33.359 So, what your favorite way to prepare 00:44:33.359 --> 00:44:40.560 that salmon? - By golly, I have, I love to cook. So on the side, I am 00:44:40.560 --> 00:44:44.079 I am a backyard. In fact, my wife and I own a food truck 00:44:44.079 --> 00:44:50.640 if that gives you any indication. So, let's see... 00:44:50.640 --> 00:44:56.720 for salmon, I'm so simple. I throw it on, on a barbecue. It has to be 00:44:56.720 --> 00:44:59.839 charcoal. You know it has to be lump charcoal. And 00:44:59.839 --> 00:45:05.200 I'm pretty simple: lemon pepper, some salt, and then I like a little 00:45:05.200 --> 00:45:08.720 dill on my salmon. I could give you a 00:45:08.720 --> 00:45:12.240 couple recipes for your other species that are kind of fun 00:45:12.240 --> 00:45:17.280 though, if you're interested? So halibut. We have started eating 00:45:17.280 --> 00:45:21.680 halibut where I prepare equal parts, if you're 00:45:21.680 --> 00:45:25.680 ready, parmesan cheese and pesto 00:45:25.680 --> 00:45:29.760 mixed together. You take your halibut filet, 00:45:29.760 --> 00:45:33.280 you put it in a broil rack on aluminum foil, 00:45:33.280 --> 00:45:37.119 you put the parmesan and the pesto on it. You bake it 00:45:37.119 --> 00:45:44.400 for 15 to 20 minutes and then fresh chopped pine nuts on top. So, 00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:48.720 here's my my other favorite halibut, if you guys want another halibut dish 00:45:48.720 --> 00:45:52.480 that's incredible. And I'm gonna ruin my family for this 00:45:52.480 --> 00:45:57.520 just by telling you all because you need to go try it, okay? So 00:45:57.520 --> 00:46:01.680 it's as simple as going to your local Costco, which is much closer for you guys 00:46:01.680 --> 00:46:06.000 than it is for me - a solid two hours away. You get the the 00:46:06.000 --> 00:46:08.640 cheddar bay biscuit mix. You all know what I'm 00:46:08.640 --> 00:46:11.520 talking about? Yeah. Take your cheddar bay biscuit mix. 00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:18.000 Mix it up straight as it says. Throw it in a 9 x 12, 00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:23.119 greased nine by 12 pan. Cut your halibut into one by one chunks. 00:46:23.119 --> 00:46:26.319 Set the halibut into the cheddar bay biscuit. 00:46:26.319 --> 00:46:30.480 Bake it. Two minutes before it's done, you put the butter with all the garlic and 00:46:30.480 --> 00:46:34.319 the seasoning on top of it. Put it back in the oven and it comes out 00:46:34.319 --> 00:46:39.599 like a one-dish where you're scooping cheddar bay biscuit with halibut with 00:46:39.599 --> 00:46:44.720 garlic and butter and it's incredible. -That sounds amazing. -That sounds amazing and 00:46:44.720 --> 00:46:47.920 it's funny as we're also doing a "Get Into Your Sanctuary" cooking 00:46:47.920 --> 00:46:50.800 demonstration. And if I had known all these great recipes you're going to 00:46:50.800 --> 00:46:53.359 share, I would have had you come to that as well, Ben. 00:46:53.359 --> 00:46:57.920 So, thank you. Before we switch over, Ben did you want to talk about how you do 00:46:57.920 --> 00:47:02.160 safe release on your vessel, the Windsong? - So, 00:47:02.160 --> 00:47:06.400 we do carry the standard descending device that 00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:12.400 is calibratable to 100, 200, 300 foot depths because we fish the full water 00:47:12.400 --> 00:47:17.040 column. And depending on which vessel we're on, 00:47:17.040 --> 00:47:19.920 so, if you're on a six-pack boat, typically 00:47:19.920 --> 00:47:25.359 we just run the descending device with a two pound lead 00:47:25.359 --> 00:47:30.319 on a, on a halibut rod and we just drop it right back down to the bottom or when 00:47:30.319 --> 00:47:35.119 it naturally releases. On the Windsong, when we're fishing 16 00:47:35.119 --> 00:47:39.280 people, I cheat. I have to tell you sometimes 00:47:39.280 --> 00:47:43.280 it gets so busy, I run a 10-pound cannonball and I put 00:47:43.280 --> 00:47:48.319 two fish in each descending device and I run them on my Scotty downriggers. 00:47:48.319 --> 00:47:52.319 So, quick plug to a Scotty 2106 high speed, 00:47:52.319 --> 00:47:57.280 they work awesome! And yeah, you drop the thing down to the bottom, you bring it 00:47:57.280 --> 00:47:59.520 back up automatic, and you're ready to send the 00:47:59.520 --> 00:48:04.240 next ones. -That sounds great. Well, thank you so 00:48:04.240 --> 00:48:06.960 much Ben for joining us. And Daniel I'm going to let you and 00:48:06.960 --> 00:48:10.240 Nicole, I think go on to maybe a few of your surveys. 00:48:10.240 --> 00:48:14.400 But Ben, I hope we can come out and see you soon. I hope you stay safe out there 00:48:14.400 --> 00:48:17.839 in Neah Bay. And we appreciate the fishing stories 00:48:17.839 --> 00:48:20.480 and I'm definitely am very hungry right now, so we're going 00:48:20.480 --> 00:48:24.480 to have you come back. - Thank you so much and next year, I'll come cook when we do 00:48:24.480 --> 00:48:29.599 this again. Thanks so much, Ben. 00:48:31.040 --> 00:48:36.160 So, we've got a couple quick ID quizzes here, if we have some time to maybe do one or 00:48:36.160 --> 00:48:39.200 two. um? 00:48:43.200 --> 00:48:50.880 Yes, we do. -Perfect. So, what is this fish: chinook, 00:48:50.880 --> 00:48:54.880 coho, pink? 00:48:55.280 --> 00:48:58.800 and remember that the characteristics you're looking at 00:48:58.800 --> 00:49:03.839 you know, gum lines, spotting on the tail.. I know its a kind of pulled back shot 00:49:03.839 --> 00:49:06.079 um 00:49:07.599 --> 00:49:13.200 What is your best guess? Okay, so I'm gonna give you guys another just 00:49:13.200 --> 00:49:16.800 another few seconds to look at this picture and then I'm going to go ahead 00:49:16.800 --> 00:49:20.480 and launch the poll. You should see that and you can choose 00:49:20.480 --> 00:49:23.599 your best guess. So, hopefully you've got a good look at 00:49:23.599 --> 00:49:28.240 those fish. You've looked at that gum line. You've looked at those tails... 00:49:28.240 --> 00:49:34.480 and here is our first poll. So, what was that fish you guys saw? chinook 00:49:34.480 --> 00:49:37.359 or coho? 00:49:41.119 --> 00:49:46.720 All right, the votes are coming in. You provided some good information there 00:49:46.720 --> 00:49:49.280 Daniel. 00:49:49.520 --> 00:49:53.520 I'm going to give you guys just about five more seconds 00:49:53.520 --> 00:49:58.240 to see if you want to get your answers in there. 00:49:58.240 --> 00:50:02.160 Okay and I am going to go ahead and close the poll. 00:50:02.160 --> 00:50:06.480 And it looks like for this first quiz, 69 percent 00:50:06.480 --> 00:50:12.480 said Chinook. Awesome, so yeah its chinook. I know it's kind of hard to tell pulled 00:50:12.480 --> 00:50:17.359 back, but they've got really you know distinct black gums there. 00:50:17.359 --> 00:50:20.720 And then there's some spotting on the fish 00:50:20.720 --> 00:50:26.400 fish's tail there on both the upper and lower lobes. 00:50:26.400 --> 00:50:30.559 You want to aim for one more salmon ID quiz? Yeah, let's do one more. 00:50:30.559 --> 00:50:36.319 Awesome. So, how about this one? 00:50:37.920 --> 00:50:42.880 I've got that silver-green back there, look at the tail... 00:50:44.640 --> 00:50:48.319 All right. I'm gonna give them another couple seconds there to look at the 00:50:48.319 --> 00:50:52.160 picture and then I'm gonna launch that poll. Hopefully, you guys got 00:50:52.160 --> 00:50:56.960 a good look at those fish, you know what you're gonna choose... 00:50:56.960 --> 00:51:00.880 Here's your second poll. What is that fish? Is it a coho? 00:51:00.880 --> 00:51:03.680 or a chum? 00:51:06.400 --> 00:51:10.079 All right, the votes are flying in. 00:51:17.040 --> 00:51:21.280 All right. Looks like I'm gonna give you guys about five more seconds. Try and get 00:51:21.280 --> 00:51:24.079 those votes in. 00:51:24.720 --> 00:51:32.800 Okay, and I am going to close the poll. And it looks like 63 percent stay coho. 00:51:32.800 --> 00:51:36.880 Okay. Its coho, so it kind of 00:51:36.880 --> 00:51:39.920 again, kind of hard to tell, but really white gum line there 00:51:39.920 --> 00:51:43.520 and then there's not as much spotting on the tail. 00:51:43.520 --> 00:51:46.880 So, if you can see the tail, it's pretty free from, from spots, 00:51:46.880 --> 00:51:50.160 there's also kind of some, some striations around the tail, which is 00:51:50.160 --> 00:51:54.240 another distinct feature. 00:51:55.280 --> 00:51:58.559 Awesome. So, maybe we shoot over to rockfish ID quiz 00:51:58.559 --> 00:52:05.839 number two. Okay, so let's get the first one there. 00:52:11.680 --> 00:52:14.079 okay. 00:52:15.359 --> 00:52:19.040 So look at that picture guys because once the quiz comes up/ the poll, I 00:52:19.040 --> 00:52:23.920 don't think you get to see the picture. So get a good look at that fish. 00:52:23.920 --> 00:52:30.839 And now, I'm gonna launch the poll. So, which rockfish is this? Vermillion or 00:52:30.839 --> 00:52:33.839 Tiger? 00:52:33.920 --> 00:52:40.320 So remember that really red body, a little bit of black mottling on the top, 00:52:40.640 --> 00:52:44.560 that bright red when you pull them out. 00:52:45.880 --> 00:52:49.119 All right, votes are coming in. I'm gonna 00:52:49.119 --> 00:52:55.280 give you guys just about five more seconds. Get your votes in 00:52:55.359 --> 00:52:59.280 and we're gonna close the poll. And this one looks like 00:52:59.280 --> 00:53:03.359 76 percent say vermillion. So vermillion. So 00:53:03.359 --> 00:53:07.119 tiger rockfish, they are kind of red, but they have red and white stripes 00:53:07.119 --> 00:53:09.440 throughout. So if you do encounter a tiger that's 00:53:09.440 --> 00:53:15.839 what they look like. Vermillion, they've got that really full-body red. 00:53:16.000 --> 00:53:21.200 We also have some good resources on our website. If you go to fishwatch.gov, 00:53:21.200 --> 00:53:25.119 that has all the species that we manage, explains a little bit about 00:53:25.119 --> 00:53:28.960 you know the management, how healthy the stock is doing, 00:53:28.960 --> 00:53:35.119 and there's even some recipes on there. So, fishwatch.gov if you're interested. 00:53:35.599 --> 00:53:39.119 Awesome and we did try and share all those links that Daniel had 00:53:39.119 --> 00:53:43.839 in his presentation in the chatbox too or question box. So 00:53:43.839 --> 00:53:48.640 hopefully, you guys all were able to grab those links for all that great 00:53:48.640 --> 00:53:51.280 information. 00:53:51.920 --> 00:53:59.359 Oh, you're muted, Jacqueline. Thank you. Okay, guys thank you so very 00:53:59.359 --> 00:54:04.960 very much for that great information. I know I learned a lot and so 00:54:04.960 --> 00:54:08.640 thank you, Daniel. Thank you, Ben and thank you, Nicole and Chris. 00:54:08.640 --> 00:54:12.559 And we can't wait to get into our sanctuary! 00:54:12.559 --> 00:54:15.599 Now, I just want to mention that while most of the events that we're doing 00:54:15.599 --> 00:54:18.800 for "Get Into Your Sanctuary" are being held virtually this year 00:54:18.800 --> 00:54:23.359 in response to the health and safety concerns due to COVID- 19, 00:54:23.359 --> 00:54:27.520 and many of our visitors' centers are still closed, sanctuary waters and some 00:54:27.520 --> 00:54:30.800 access points have remained open for responsible use in accordance with the 00:54:30.800 --> 00:54:35.440 CDC guidance and local regulation. So, for more information on 00:54:35.440 --> 00:54:39.119 the response from NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries can be found 00:54:39.119 --> 00:54:45.200 on sanctuaries.noaa.gov forward slash coronavirus. 00:54:48.960 --> 00:54:56.559 And, you can also find more information on our website at olympiccoast.noaa.gov. 00:54:56.559 --> 00:55:01.359 So, if you do have a chance to get into our national marine sanctuaries, please 00:55:01.359 --> 00:55:06.559 share your photos on social media and use the I love my sanctuary and 00:55:06.559 --> 00:55:11.200 recreate responsibly hashtags. And don't forget to check out our annual 00:55:11.200 --> 00:55:14.880 photo contest that's open until Labor Day. That's September 7th and 00:55:14.880 --> 00:55:20.880 that's at sanctuaries.noaa.gov forward slash photo.com, i'm sorry, photo 00:55:20.880 --> 00:55:23.760 dash contest. 00:55:25.680 --> 00:55:29.440 So, once again, I thank you so much, Daniel and Ben 00:55:29.440 --> 00:55:33.839 and Nicole and Chris and you can reach all of these folks at the addresses 00:55:33.839 --> 00:55:37.760 shown on this slide. If we did 00:55:37.760 --> 00:55:41.280 not get to your questions we'll try to email your question to the presenters 00:55:41.280 --> 00:55:44.240 and we'll try to get those answered in the next couple days. 00:55:44.240 --> 00:55:50.400 So, again thank you so much and please do get into our sanctuary and be 00:55:50.400 --> 00:55:54.000 safe and thank you so much! 00:55:55.440 --> 00:56:00.960 Thank you! Thanks, guys.