BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2022
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- Organization
- BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EIN 92-0168036)
- Tax period
- 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Filed
- 2023-11-15
- IRS object ID
- 202333199349303448
- Schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2023-11-15T08:57:34-06:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2022-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 135565207 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | KPMG LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 401 UNION STREET SUITE 2800 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SEATTLE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 98101 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2022-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 920168036 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BRIS | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 9078424370 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 1464 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | DILLINGHAM | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 995761464 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | STACI S FIESER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | CFO | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9078424370 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2023-11-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | STACI | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | FIESER | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | 0 | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | DAVID M HIGHFILL | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01517891 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2069134000 | PhoneNum |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 2 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2022 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | JORDAN HEAD | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8427 LAVIENTO DR 101 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ANCHORAGE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99515 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $1,909,071 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | WWW.BBSRI.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 1998 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | AK | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | TO FOSTER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR BRISTOL BAY TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGION'S RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 7 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 6 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 7 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 0 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $0 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $1,215,416 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $1,742,445 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $46,553 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $150,352 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $110 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $16,274 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $0 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $1,262,079 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $1,909,071 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $266,934 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $300,885 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $730,855 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $1,250,965 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $997,789 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $1,551,850 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $264,290 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $357,221 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $1,477,988 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $1,858,384 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $184,115 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $207,290 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $1,293,873 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $1,651,094 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Mission | BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO UNDERTAKE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT THAT WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS TO THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF BRISTOL BAY AND ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGION'S RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ITS FISH STOCKS AND FISHERIES. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | 0 | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $280,769 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $0 | GrantAmt |
| Revenue | $0 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY III - SEE SCHEDULE O | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $277,471 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $0 | GrantAmt |
| Revenue | $0 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II - SEE SCHEDULE O | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $223,722 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $0 | GrantAmt |
| Revenue | $150,352 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | NUSHAGAK TEST FISHERY - SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $412,583 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $0 | GrantAmt |
| Revenue | $0 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY I - $177,776BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE - $52,457AT-SEA GENETICS - $50,736TECHNICAL REVIEWS - $46,750NUYAKUK HYDRO PROJECT - $46,169KVICHAK SMOLT - $24,382WATER TEMPERATURE NETWORK - $14,313 | Desc |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Prog Srvc Expense | $412,583 | TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt |
| Total Other Prog Srvc Grant | $0 | TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt |
| Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue | $0 | TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $1,194,545 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (1) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | 0 | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | 0 | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | Yes (1) | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | 0 | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | 0 | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | Yes (1) | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | 0 | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | 0 | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | 0 | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | 0 | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | 0 | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | 0 | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | 0 | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | Yes (1) | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | Yes (1) | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| IRP Document | 0 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (1) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 7 | EmployeeCnt |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | Yes (1) | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | 0 | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | 0 | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | 0 | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | 0 | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | 0 | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | 0 | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 7 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 6 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | 0 | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | 0 | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (1) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (1) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | Yes (1) | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | 0 | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (1) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (1) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (1) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | 0 | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | 0 | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | STACI FIESER | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9078424370 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 411 FIRST AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | EAST DILLINGHAM | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 995761464 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part VII | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | OfficerOfficerInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H ROBIN SAMUELSEN JR | |||||||
| PRESIDENT | 0.10 | 2.90 | Yes (X) | $2,083 | $109,375 | $0 | |
| HATTIE ALBECKER | |||||||
| SECRETARY | 0.10 | 2.00 | Yes (X) | $667 | $30,583 | $0 | |
| ROBERT HEYANO | |||||||
| TREASURER | 0.10 | 2.00 | Yes (X) | $1,167 | $25,833 | $0 | |
| GERDA KOSBRUK | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.70 | Yes (X) | $1,250 | $22,000 | $0 | |
| VICTOR SEYBERT | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.80 | Yes (X) | $1,250 | $22,000 | $0 | |
| JIMMY COOPCHIAK | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.60 | Yes (X) | $1,167 | $19,333 | $0 | |
| MARY ANN JOHNSON | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.40 | Yes (X) | $1,250 | $14,500 | $0 | |
| MICHAEL LINK | |||||||
| EXECUTIVE DIR. | 40.00 | 4.00 | $148,740 | $39,392 | $55,561 | Yes (X) | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $157,574 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org | $283,016 | TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $55,561 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 1 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | 0 | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | Yes (1) | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)
| Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd | ServicesServicesDesc | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERING NORTH LLC | |||||
| 1801 FAIRVIEW AVE E STE 300 | SEATTLE | WA | 98102 | PROF SERVICES | $269,774 |
| R&R MARINE LLC | |||||
| 2006 EMPIRE RANCH RD | CARSON CITY | NV | 89701 | PROF SERVICES | $128,900 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 2 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Related Organizations | $1,000,000 | RelatedOrganizationsAmt |
| Government Grants | $500,320 | GovernmentGrantsAmt |
| All Other Contributions | $242,125 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $1,742,445 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | TEST FISHERY PROCEEDS | Desc |
| Business | 110000 | BusinessCd |
| Total Revenue Column | $150,352 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $150,352 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $150,352 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $16,274 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $16,274 | ExclusionAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $1,909,071 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $150,352 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | $0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $16,274 | ExclusionAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $157,074 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $157,074 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $73,618 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $73,618 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,165 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $8,165 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $44,073 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,166 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $42,907 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $17,955 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $6,620 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $11,335 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $9,882 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $9,882 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,600 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $8,600 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $235 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $235 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $12,082 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $9,601 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $2,481 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $208 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $208 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,873 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,109 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,764 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $30,044 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $22,723 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,321 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $76 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $76 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $40,441 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $40,441 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| VESSEL CHARTERS | $654,147 | $654,147 | |
| CONTRACT PERSONNEL | $308,841 | $248,025 | $60,816 |
| MATERIALS & SUPPLIES | $123,011 | $123,011 | |
| ALLOCATED OVERHEAD | $54,385 | $54,385 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $140 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $140 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,551,850 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,194,545 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $357,305 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $0 | FundraisingAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,051,794 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,380,343 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $151,283 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $213,342 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $224,957 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $58,764 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $98,777 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $166,193 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $176,134 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $98,506 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,477,988 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,858,384 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,515 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $69,290 | EOYAmt |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $144,600 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $138,000 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $184,115 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $207,290 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,293,873 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,651,094 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,293,873 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,651,094 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,477,988 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,858,384 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $357,221 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (1) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (1) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,371,937 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,354,919 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,298,889 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,215,416 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,742,445 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,983,606 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,371,937 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,354,919 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,298,889 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,215,416 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,742,445 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,983,606 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $5,010,038 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $1,973,568 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $20,232 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $27,239 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $4,478 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $110 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $16,274 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $68,333 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $50,586 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $22,819 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $46,553 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $150,352 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $270,310 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $7,322,249 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.26950 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.26580 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY | Yes (X) | TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd |
| Facts And Circumstances Test | EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIN THE TAX YEAR 2022, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE AVERAGED OVER FIVE YEARS (AND ADJUSTED FOR EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 2%) WAS 26.95%. THIS IS BELOW 33.3% BUT REMAINED 16.95% GREATER THAN THE 10% MINIMUM. THEREFORE, TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY, FURTHER INFORMATION MUST BE EVALUATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT PERTAINS TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST TO EVALUATE BBSRI PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE DOCUMENT IS ORGANIZED TO ADDRESS EACH STIPULATION OF 26 CFR: 1.170A-9(F)(3). BBSRI'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA, AND BY DOING SO, BENEFITS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ALASKA AND AROUND THE US. IN 2022, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 26.95%. BBSRI CONDUCTS FUND RAISING ANNUALLY TO ATTRACT NEW SUPPORT. ALMOST ALL ITS RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY ANNUAL COMMITMENTS MADE BY BENEFACTORS THAT REQUIRE ORGANIZED AND ONGOING FUND-RAISING EFFORTS. SOURCES OF SUPPORT TO BBSRI ARE BROAD AND EACH YEAR INCLUDE A 1,980-MEMBER FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION, THE STATE OF ALASKA, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 12 SALMON PROCESSING COMPANIES, FISHING COMPANIES THAT OPERATE IN THE OFFSHORE FEDERAL FISHERY, MUNICIPALITIES AND BOROUGHS, VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS, AND FISHING INDUSTRY SUPPORT COMPANIES. BBSRI PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING A RESEARCH PROGRAM OPERATED IN THE BERING SEA FOR 35 DAYS BEGINNING MID-JUNE EACH YEAR. AS PART OF THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHING PROGRAM, BBSRI PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY, STATE FISHERY MANAGERS, AND THE PUBLIC WITH DAILY UPDATES ON THE STRENGTH OF THE DEVELOPING SALMON RUNS. THESE UPDATES ARE DISTRIBUTED BY EMAIL DAILY TO 1,089 SUBSCRIBERS, TEXTED TO 600 SUBSCRIBERS, AND POSTED ON BBSRI'S WEBSITE. BBSRI'S GOVERNING BODY IS RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS OF BRISTOL BAY COMMUNITIES BUT ITS DIRECTORS REPRESENT A BROAD ARRAY OF INTERESTS AND SERVE IN MANY CAPACITIES, INCLUDING LOCAL VILLAGE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, NON-PROFITS, AND ADVISORY ROLES TO GOVERNMENT POLICY AND REGULATORY BODIES. BBSRI FUNDS, CONDUCTS, AND PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY STUDIES; ON ITS OWN AND IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES, IT CONDUCTS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE RESULTS VIA CONFERENCES AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. BBSRI SCIENTISTS AND THOSE IT SUPPORTS REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS. BBSRI OFTEN SETS UP ADVISORY PANELS OF THOSE FROM FISHERY STAKEHOLDERS, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA TO ASSIST AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND APPLICABILITY OF ITS APPLIED RESEARCH. BBSRI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS ALSO SERVED AS A TECHNICAL ADVISOR ON VARIOUS RESEARCH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING A LARGE STATE-WIDE, FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SALMON. MUCH OF BBSRI'S WORK IS CONDUCTED UNDER GRANT AND CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY, AND THE REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, WHERE IT IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CLEAR DELIVERABLES AS CONDITION OF SUPPORT. INTRODUCTIONIN THE TAX YEAR 2022, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE AVERAGED OVER FIVE YEARS (AND ADJUSTED FOR EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 2%) WAS 26.95%. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT PERTAINS TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES EVALUATION OF WHETHER BBSRI IS A PUBLIC CHARITY. AFTER A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON BBSRI, THIS DOCUMENT IS ORGANIZED TO ADDRESS STIPULATIONS OR GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY 26 CFR: 1.170A-9(F)(3), THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST.BBSRI WAS INCORPORATED IN 1998 AND IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE BRISTOL BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BBEDC). BBEDC IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(4) CORPORATION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT. BBSRI'S MISSION:TO UNDERTAKE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT THAT WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS TO THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF BRISTOL BAY TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGION'S RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ITS FISH STOCKS AND FISHERIES.BBSRI BRINGS FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP, AND FOCUS TO IMPORTANT TOPICS AND RESEARCH NEEDS THAT OFTEN "FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS" OF AGENCIES WITH DECLINING BUDGETS AND/OR CONSTRAINED BY NARROW MANDATES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STATE OF ALASKA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE BAY SALMON FISHERY PROVIDES A SUSTAINABLE CATCH OVER TIME, BUT NO STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY HAS A MANDATE TO ENSURE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE FISHERY. STEMMING DIRECTLY FROM ITS MISSION, MUCH OF BBSRI'S WORK OVER THE LAST 19 YEARS HAS BEEN TOWARD FOSTERING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE REGION AND ITS RESIDENTS. BBSRI CONDUCTS APPLIED RESEARCH AND RESOURCE MONITORING, CONTRACTS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY, AND ASSISTS AGENCIES WITH SECURING FUNDING TO ASSIST THEM WITH CARRYING OUT THEIR MISSIONS TO THE EXTENT BBSRI'S MISSION IS ALSO ADDRESSED. BBSRI RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION (BBEDC), STATE OF ALASKA, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FISHERMEN AND FISHING ORGANIZATIONS, THE FISH PROCESSING INDUSTRY, MUNICIPALITIES AND VILLAGES, AND SUPPORT INDUSTRIES TO THE FISHERY. IN CARRYING OUT ITS WORK, BBSRI COLLABORATES WITH UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY.THROUGH ITS WORK OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, BBSRI HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE REGION AND ITS INHABITANTS, AND THE MUCH BROADER FISHING INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE SALMON FISHERY. THE INDUSTRY IS COMPRISED OF THOUSANDS OF FISHERMEN, FISH PROCESSING COMPANIES, AND SUPPORT INDUSTRIES WHO ARE BASED THROUGHOUT THE USA. FINANCIAL SUPPORT WE RECEIVE, AND PARTICIPATION FROM COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE REGION, IS A TESTAMENT TO THE VALUE AND BENEFITS THAT BBSRI PROVIDES TO A BROAD PUBLIC.INFORMATION TO ADDRESS IN CFR 1.170A-9 (F)(3)1.170A-9(F)(3)(I) TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATIONBBSRI'S CURRENT SUPPORT IS GREATER THAN 10%.1.170A-9(F)(3)(II) ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON CONTINUOUS BASIS: JORDAN HEAD, BBSRI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING, ORGANIZING, AND CONDUCTING BBSRI'S ONGOING FUND RAISING FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INDUSTRIES, THE PUBLIC, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT BENEFIT FROM THE WORK THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS. MR. HEAD LEADS AND DIRECTS FUND RAISING AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING OVERSEEING SUBCONTRACTORS WHO ASSIST IN FUND RAISING EFFORTS FROM TIME TO TIME.ALMOST ALL THE SUPPORT BBSRI RECEIVES IS BASED ON AN ANNUAL FUNDING, EXCEPT FOR SOME 2- AND 3-YEAR GRANTS. ANNUAL SUPPORT REQUIRES ONGOING REPORTING, PROPOSAL WRITING, AND FUND RAISING. NUMEROUS BENEFACTORS OF BBSRI ARE APPROACHED ANNUALLY WITH PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECTS. AS NOTED IN A SECTION BELOW, THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE (BBFC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016, WHICH CREATED A RIGOROUS AND EFFICIENT WAY TO SOLICIT SUPPORT FROM 26 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING LOCAL AND NATIVE GOVERNMENTS, FISHING ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BBSRI. BBFC REQUIRES ANNUAL MEETINGS AND REPORTING, AND A FORUM FOR OUTREACH TO SECURE SUPPORT IN FUTURE YEARS.IN THE PAST, BBSRI HAS DISTRIBUTED PLEDGE CARDS AMONG BRISTOL BAY'S FISH PROCESSORS TO DISTRIBUTE TO ALMOST 3,000 FISHERMEN, TO REQUEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE USED TOWARD APPLIED RESEARCH AND MONITORING OF LOCAL FISH STOCKS. ALASKA STATUTE 43.77.040 (A) PROVIDES A CREDIT TO TAXPAYERS WHO HARVEST FISH UNDER THE STATE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (CDQ) PROGRAM OF UP TO 45.45% OF THE LANDING TAX THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE PAY ON BEHALF OF HARVESTED CDQ FISHERIES QUOTA. AS DETERMINED AND RULED ON BY THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MUCH OF BBSRI RESEARCH QUALIFIES UNDER THIS STATUTE AS "RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATING TO ALASKA FISHERIES." IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR, BBSRI APPROACHES FISHING COMPANIES THAT HARVEST CDQ QUOTA WITH A LIST OF UPCOMING RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT QUALIFY UNDER AS 43.77.040 (A) AND RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ALL COMPANIES THAT IT HAS APPROACHED. | FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III) ADDITIONAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | (A) PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMPARED TO THE MINIMUM: THE CURRENT 26.95% IS 2.5X THE MINIMUM 10% REQUIREMENT. (B) SOURCES OF SUPPORT (BROAD VS NARROW): ANNUALLY, BBSRI RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM A WIDE ARRAY AND DIVERSITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. THIS INCLUDES 15 COMPANIES IN THE SALMON AND OFFSHORE FISHING INDUSTRIES, INDIVIDUAL FISHERMEN, STATE OF ALASKA, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, A REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (WHICH REPRESENTS 1,980 DRIFTNET FISHERMEN), VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS, SETNET FISHERMEN, AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. BBSRI HAS SOUGHT AND RECEIVED MULTI-YEAR GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA VIA THE ALASKA SUSTAINABLE SALMON FUND (WWW.AKSSF.ORG/), AND FROM THE BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST, SOUTHWEST ALASKA SALMON HABITAT PARTNERSHIP, NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND THE FEDERAL SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY GRANT PROGRAM. IN 2016, BBSRI ORGANIZED A BROAD-BASED FUND-RAISING EFFORT TO SUPPORT MANAGEMENT OF THE BRISTOL BAY SALMON FISHERIES AND THIS STILL ONGOING THROUGH 2020 (AND BEYOND). THE INITIATIVE LED TO THE FORMATION OF THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE (BBFC; WWW.BBSRI.ORG/BBFC), WHICH, COMBINED WITH BBSRI'S MATCHING CONTRIBUTION, RAISED $577,054 TO FUND FISHERIES RESEARCH AND MONITORING IN 2020. A TOTAL OF 19 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF $288,527 TO BBSRI TO SUPPORT BBFC IN 2020 ALONE. BBSRI HAS RAISED FROM OTHERS MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND BBFC IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IN 2021, BBFC WAS THE IMPETUS FOR A LARGE, TWO-YEAR ALASKA LEGISLATIVE INCREMENT TO THE STATE'S OPERATING BUDGET OF $1.6 MILLION. (C) REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY (BROAD VS NARROW INTERESTS): BBSRI'S 7-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE FROM COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS SERVE IN MANY CAPACITIES, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN LOCAL VILLAGE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, COUNCILS AND ADVISORY BODIES TO GOVERNMENT POLICY AND REGULATION, AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES. CURRENT DIRECTORS, THEIR HOMETOWN AND SELECTED AFFILIATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. H. ROBIN SAMUELSEN, JR., CHAIR (DIRECTOR, BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORPORATION; CURYUNG TRIBAL COUNCIL) VICTOR SEYBERT (PILOT POINT; DIRECTOR, BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORP. (BBNA); BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORPORATION) HATTIE ALBECKER, SECRETARY (UGASHIK, VP, UGASHIK TRADITIONAL VILLAGE) ROBERT HEYANO, TREASURER (EKUK; PRESIDENT, EKUK VILLAGE COUNCIL, CHAIRMAN, UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY, DIRECTOR, BRISTOL BAY NATIVE ASSOCIATION) MARYANN JOHNSON (PORTAGE CREEK; DIRECTOR, UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY) JIMMY COOPCHIAK (TOGIAK, TRADITIONAL VILLAGE OF TOGIAK) GERDA KOSBRUK VICE-CHAIR (PORT HEIDEN; DIRECTOR, LAKE AND PENINSULA SCHOOL BOARD). (D) AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES 1. PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC? YES. BBSRI'S WORK PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT OUR WEBSITE (WWW.BBSRI.ORG), VIA EMAIL AND TEXTING LISTS, AND VIA PUBLIC MEETINGS. ONE EXAMPLE OF AN ANNUAL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC: BBSRI OPERATES AN ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY IN THE BERING SEA AND PROVIDES FREE DAILY UPDATES AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STRENGTH OF THE DEVELOPING SALMON RUN FOR ~35 DAYS BEGINNING JUNE 10TH. THIS INFORMATION IS USED BY FISHERY MANAGERS, FISHERMEN, PROCESSORS, SUPPORT INDUSTRIES, SHIPPING COMPANIES, AND FISH BUYERS TO ALLOCATE AND DISTRIBUTE THEIR EFFORTS AROUND BRISTOL BAY. DAILY UPDATES ARE SENT TO AN EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST THAT WAS 1,107 RECIPIENTS IN 2022. THESE DAILY UPDATES ARE ALSO TEXTED TO OVER 600 SUBSCRIBERS AND ARE POSTED ON BBSRI'S WEBSITE WHERE THERE ARE OVER 7,500 PAGE VIEWS ANNUALLY FROM INDIVIDUALS IN ALL 50 STATES AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE PAGE VIEWS ONLINE ARE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEDIA, FISH BUYERS FROM EUROPE, AND BY THOSE FROM THE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST WHO WERE SEEKING ADDITIONAL DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY. 2. EDUCATIONAL OR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS THAT REGULARLY PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY STUDIES THAT ARE WIDELY USED BY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND/OR PUBLIC. YES. BBSRI FUNDS, CONDUCTS, AND PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY STUDIES; IT COLLABORATES WITH THE UNIVERSITIES TO CONDUCT AND DISTRIBUTE THESE RESULTS VIA CONFERENCES AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (SEE BELOW FOR THE MOST RECENT TWO PUBLICATIONS). RESEARCH REPORTS ARE POSTED ON SEVERAL PAGES AT ITS WEBSITE. 3. ADDITIONAL FACTORS I. PARTICIPATE IN OR SPONSOR EVENTS WITH PUBLIC WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE: BBSRI SCIENTISTS AND THOSE IT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS. BBSRI HAS SET UP ADVISORY PANELS OF THOSE FROM INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA TO ASSIST WITH ITS RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND APPLICABILITY OF OUR APPLIED RESEARCH (E.G., SEE WWW.BBSRI.ORG/ESCAPEMENT-GOAL-ANALYSIS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOST RECENT ADVISORY PANEL). BBSRI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVED AS THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON A LARGE-SCALE, MULTI-YEAR, FEDERALLY FUNDED SALMON RESEARCH STUDY: (HTTP://WWW.ADFG.ALASKA.GOV/INDEX.CFM?ADFG=WASSIP.MAIN). A RECENTLY COMPLETED "ESCAPEMENT GOAL ANALYSIS" LED AND FUNDED BY BBSRI WAS PRESENTED TO THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES IN MARCH 2015, WHERE IT ADOPTED THE STUDY'S RECOMMENDATIONS INTO REGULATORY POLICY (5 AAC 06.355). THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THIS WORK WERE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (AUGUST 2017), AND TWO MANUSCRIPTS WERE SUBMITTED IN 2017 FOR PUBLICATION TO THE PRESTIGIOUS CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES. THE FIRST OF THESE WAS PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2018 AND THE SECOND HAS BEEN REVISED, RESUBMITTED, AND IS "IN PRESS". WANG, Y.-L.J., ANDERSON, C.M., CUNNINGHAM, C.J., HILBORN, R., AND LINK, M.R. APRIL 2018. DOES MORE FISH MEAN MORE MONEY? EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE ESCAPEMENT GOALS IN THE BRISTOL BAY SALMON FISHERY. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1139/CJFAS-2017-0336 CUNNINGHAM, C.J., ANDERSON, C.M., WANG, Y.-L.J., LINK, M.R., AND HILBORN, R. (IN PRESS). A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY EVALUATION OF THE COMMERCIAL SOCKEYE SALMON FISHERY IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES. III. HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS CONDITION OF GRANT/CONTRACT/CONTRIBUTION. NEARLY ALL OF BBSRI'S WORK, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY, IS CONDUCTED UNDER GRANT AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS, AND REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS. THE ESCAPEMENT GOAL ANALYSIS MENTIONED ABOVE WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (WWW.BBRSDA.COM/), WHICH IS A 501 (C) (6). (E) ADDITIONAL FACTORS FOR MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS: BBSRI IS NOT A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment EquipmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $224,957 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $58,764 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $166,193 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $166,193 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | Book ValueBookValueAmt |
|---|---|
| DUE FROM AFFILIATES | $97,571 |
| PREPAID OTHER EXPENSE | $292 |
| PREPAID RENT | $618 |
| SECURITY DEPOSIT | $25 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | $98,506 | TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Written Employment Contract | Yes (X) | WrittenEmploymentContractInd |
| Compensation Survey | Yes (X) | CompensationSurveyInd |
| Board Or Committee Approval | Yes (X) | BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePaymentInd |
| Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd |
| Equity Based Comp Arrngm | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrngmInd |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs | 0 | CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractExceptionInd |
Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MICHAEL LINK | PersonNm |
| Title | EXECUTIVE DIR. | TitleTxt |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | $148,240 | BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt |
| Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs | $39,392 | CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt |
| Bonus Filing Organization | $500 | BonusFilingOrganizationAmount |
| Bonus Related Organizations | $0 | BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt |
| Other Compensation Filing Org | $0 | OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt |
| Other Compensation Rltd Orgs | $0 | OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt |
| Deferred Compensation Flng Org | $8,165 | DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt |
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| PART III LINE 4A - PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY I & III, 2022 | SUMMARY BBSRI OPERATES THE ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) IN THE BERING SEA OFFSHORE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA, ~240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON, ALASKA. THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY BASE OPERATIONS ARE COVERED BY TWO PROJECT BUDGETS. PMTF I WHICH COVERS STAFFING, TRAVEL AND SUPPLIES FOR THE PROJECT, AND PMTF III WHICH WAS ADDED IN 2022 TO COVER THE COSTS OF CHARTERING A VESSEL TO REPLACE THE RECENTLY DECOMMISSIONED ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME VESSEL WHICH OPERATED THE PROJECT IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE 2022 PROJECT WAS THE 18TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON THAT BBSRI HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED THE PMTF. THE TEST FISHERY TARGETS SOCKEYE SALMON BOUND FOR BRISTOL BAY APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THEY REACH THE COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICTS IN BRISTOL BAY. THE SALMON CATCHES FROM PMTF ARE USEFUL FOR FORECASTING THE CURRENT-YEAR SALMON RUN SIZE AND TIMING TO THE FIVE FISHING DISTRICTS. PMTF INFORMATION IS USED BY FISHERY MANAGERS, RESEARCHERS, SALMON PROCESSORS, AND FISHERMEN. FISH ARE ALSO SAMPLED TO DETERMINE THE AGE AND STOCK COMPOSITION OF THE RUN. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES EACH YEAR THE PMTF IS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FROM 10 JUNE TO MID-JULY. THE GILLNET-BASED SAMPLING IS CONDUCTED IN A SERIES OF TWO-DAY TRIPS ALONG A TRANSECT RUNNING BETWEEN PORT MOLLER AND CAPE NEWENHAM. HISTORICALLY, FIVE OR SIX EQUIDISTANT STATIONS (NUMBERED 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12) SPACED 18.52 KM (10 NM) APART (FIGURE 1) ARE FISHED EACH DAY; FISHING OCCURS IN A SOUTH TO NORTH PROGRESSION ON THE FIRST DAY AND IN REVERSE ORDER ON THE SECOND DAY. FISH ARE SAMPLED ON THE VESSEL DECK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EACH FISHING EVENT. BEGINNING IN 2019, THE TRANSECT WAS EXPANDED SUBSTANTIALLY TO INCLUDE STATIONS 2, 4, 6, ETC. THROUGH STATION 24 WITH EFFORT PROVIDED BY THE INTERRELATED PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II PROJECT. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PMTF IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SOCKEYE THAT WILL REACH THE BRISTOL BAY COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICTS FOUR TO NINE DAYS LATER. THIS INFORMATION CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF (1) DAILY INDICES OF ABUNDANCE, (2) IN-SEASON AGE COMPOSITION ESTIMATES, AND (3) IN-SEASON STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES TO THE LEVEL OF RIVER SYSTEM. SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT (2022) IN 2022, THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) OPERATED FROM JUNE 10 TO JULY 14 USING TWO RESEARCH VESSELS: THE R/V OCEAN CAT AND THE R/V HALFMOON BAY. A TOTAL OF 5,142 SOCKEYE WERE CAUGHT IN 326 SETS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS 2-24 TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION USED FOR IN-SEASON FORECASTING. AN ADDITIONAL 64 SETS AT ODD STATIONS, THREE SETS AT STATION 0, AND TWO SETS AT STATION -1 PRODUCED 1,717 SOCKEYE AND HELPED TO ASSESS THE PATCHINESS OF THE MIGRATION PAST THE TEST FISHING TRANSECT. THE TEST FISHING EFFORT IN 2022 REPRESENTS THE GREATEST COVERAGE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM; MOREOVER, NO DAYS WERE MISSED DUE TO WEATHER OR MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST ENDED THE SEASON WITH 1,107 EMAIL ADDRESSES, UP ABOUT 16% OVER 2021. THE MEDIAN TIME BETWEEN SAMPLE COLLECTION AND STOCK COMPOSITION RELEASE TO THE DISTRIBUTION LIST WAS A SINGLE DAY DURING THE 2022 SEASON; THE MAXIMUM LAG TIME WAS ONLY TWO DAYS. THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR 2022 ESTIMATES WAS ABOUT TWO DAYS FASTER THAN WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 2010. OVER THE ENTIRE SEASON A TOTAL OF 13 ESTIMATES WERE RELEASED (ABOUT FOUR MORE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS). THE REDUCED TURNAROUND TIME BETWEEN GENETIC TISSUE COLLECTION AT THE PMTF AND RELEASE OF THE STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES, AS WELL AS INCREASED FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF ESTIMATES FOR 2022 WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO THE ONBOARD GENETICS LAB THAT ALLOWED GENOTYPING TO BE DONE AT SEA. ON JUNE 15 AND JUNE 22, WE ESTIMATED THE WEIGHTS OF THE AVERAGE SOCKEYE PASSING THE TEST FISHING TRANSECT TO BE 4.6 AND 4.8 LBS, RESPECTIVELY. THESE ESTIMATES WERE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE 5.0 LBS REPORTED FOR INSHORE CATCH BY ADF&G IN THEIR SEASON SUMMARY. THE ESTIMATED AGE COMPOSITION BASED ON THE PMTF REFLECTED THAT OF THE INSHORE RUN REASONABLY WELL, ALTHOUGH AGE-1.2 AND 1.3 WERE GENERALLY UNDER- AND OVER-REPRESENTED AT THE TEST FISHERY, RESPECTIVELY. GENETIC SAMPLES TAKEN AT PORT MOLLER WERE FORETELLING OF THE RUN'S INSHORE STOCK COMPOSITION. THE 2022 RUN WAS THE LARGEST ON RECORD COMING IN AT 79 MILLION WITH 50% OF CATCH + ESCAPEMENT (C+E) OCCURRING BY JULY 4, THE DATE WE USE TO REFERENCE AN "AVERAGE" RUN TIMING. RUN TIMINGS OVER THE PREVIOUS SEVEN YEARS (2015-2021) HAVE BEEN LATE (MEAN=4.3 DAYS LATE; RANGE=2-6). THE SEASONAL PATTERN IN THIS YEAR'S RUN WAS SIMILAR TO 2021, BUT WITH HIGHER PEAKS PRIOR TO THE MIDPOINT. THE PATTERN IN CATCHES ACROSS STATIONS WAS UNIQUE FOR 2022 IN THAT APPARENT SHIFTS IN PASSAGE RATES OCCURRED ALONG THE TRANSECT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. AN INNER MODE CENTERED ON STATION 8 WAS EVIDENT EARLY ON PEAKING DURING JUNE 17-22, THEN DISSIPATED BY JUNE 28 GIVING WAY TO AN OUTER MODE CENTERED ON STATIONS 16 AND 18 THAT BEGAN FORMING AROUND JUNE 23 AND PEAKED ON JULY 1-2. CATCHES WERE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS STARTING ON JULY 10. THE AVERAGE DAILY INDEX WAS BASED ON STATIONS 2-22 AND DEPICTED THREE DISTINCT PEAKS IN THE PASSAGE RATE PAST THE PMTFJUNE 17-25, 2ND = JUNE 30-JULY 2, AND 3RD = JULY 9-11THAT CORRESPONDED TO THE SHIFTS IN CATCHES ACROSS THE TRANSECT. THE DAILY INDEX WAS NOT INDICATIVE OF THE ENTRY PATTERN FOR C+E. AS SUCH, OUR ANTICIPATION OF RUN MAGNITUDE AND TIMING WAS AMISS. FOUR DAYS OF LOW CATCH INDICES DURING JUNE 26-29, THE DATES WHEN PORT MOLLER USUALLY PEAKS, FAILED TO MANIFEST AS LULLS IN C+E DAYS LATER. SEASONAL SHIFTS IN THE TRAVEL TIME (TT) BETWEEN THE TEST FISHERY AND INSHORE MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE HIGHS AND LOWS IN THE PASSAGE RATE BEFORE THEY REACHED THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, LOW CATCHES OVER FOUR DAYS AT PORT MOLLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PRONOUNCED INSHORE EVEN WITH THE MIXING OF FISH ACROSS ADJACENT DAYS IF THE TEST FISHERY WAS TRULY REFLECTIVE OF THE PASSAGE RATE. WE FEEL THE MORE LIKELY EXPLANATION IS THAT CATCHABILITY UNKNOWINGLY CHANGED, WHICH ALTERED THE RETURN-PER-INDEX (RPI=THE NUMBER OF FISH INSHORE THAT EACH CATCH INDEX POINT AT PORT MOLLER REPRESENTS). IN OTHER WORDS, THE PASSAGE RATE INCREASED MORE OR LESS CONSISTENTLY AND THEN SUBSIDED AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED, BUT OUR ABILITY TO CATCH PASSING SOCKEYE PROBABLY CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND AT LEAST DECLINED DURING THOSE FOUR DAYS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INNER STATIONS. REASONS FOR CHANGES IN CATCHABILITY AT THE TEST FISHERY ARE DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE. PRIOR TO 2018, WE SUSPECTED THAT A PRIMARY CAUSE WAS INCOMPLETE TRANSECT COVERAGE. BEFORE THEN, THE OUTERMOST STATION FISHED WAS TYPICALLY STATION 10. BEGINNING WITH A PILOT STUDY IN 2018 TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF COVERING THE ENTIRE TRANSECT (STATIONS 2-22/24) WITH TWO BOATS, BETTER COVERAGE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ESPECIALLY IN 2019. MISSED CONSECUTIVE DAYS DUE TO WEATHER AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HINDERED VIEW OF THE PASSAGE RATE DURING 2020 AND 2021. THE INTERPOLATED VALUES FOR MISSED DATA DID NOT FIT THE INSHORE C+E PATTERN IN THESE YEARS. HOWEVER, THE TWO VESSELS USED IN 2022 WERE ABLE TO COVER THE TRANSECT ALMOST COMPLETELY, AND NO DAYS WERE MISSED ENTIRELY. SAMPLING ODD STATIONS IN BETWEEN THE EVEN STATIONS USED TO CREATE THE DAILY CATCH INDEX SHOWED THAT SOME BANDS OF FISH WERE MISSED OCCASIONALLY, BUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS CAUSED BIAS REMAINS UNCLEAR. WE FAVOR THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A CHANGE IN FISH BEHAVIOR WAS THE CULPRIT. THAT IS, FISH PASSING THE TRANSECT FLUCTUATED IN THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE NET BY MIGRATING DEEPER AT TIMES AND/OR EXHIBITED MILLING BEHAVIOR WHEREBY THEY WERE LESS DRIVEN TOWARDS THE SPAWNING GROUNDS. SEASONAL DIFFERENCES IN MIGRATION DEPTH COULD HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES SUCH AS WATER TEMPERATURE. GREATER CATCHES SEEMED TO ALIGN WITH SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF 8-9 C AND SUBSIDE AT TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN THIS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT SCOPE IN 2023: CONTINUE TO SAMPLE STATIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FISHING TRANSECT AS TIME AND EFFORT ALLOW USING TWO VESSELS LARGE ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE FISHING TRANSECT. CONTINUE TO SAMPLE BEYOND JULY 10 AS RUN TIMING DICTATES. STOP RECORDING DATA OF LIMITED VALUE. THESE VARIABLES INCLUDE WHETHER SALMON WERE CAUGHT IN THE TOP VERSUS BOTTOM OF THE NET, AIR TEMPERATURE, CLOUD COVER, LIGHT INTENSITY, EFFECTIVE NET LENGTH, AND SEX OF THE FISH. RANDOMIZE THE STARTING POINT OF THE TRANSECT FOR EACH DAY AND THEN SYSTEMATICALLY SAMPLE THE STATIONS AT 10-MILE SEPARATIONS. SUCH A DESIGN WOULD ELIMINATE ANY BIAS CAUSED BY CONSISTENT BANDING OR PATCHINESS ACROSS THE TRANSECT WITHOUT INCURRING ADDITIONAL BIAS OR COMPROMISING PRECISION. STARTING POINTS FOR EACH DAY SHOULD BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE SEASON'S START. FOR INSTANCE, STATION 2 FOR EACH DAY WOULD START ANYWHERE FROM STATION 1 TO STATION 3 MINUS ONE MILE. CONTINUE GENOTYPING TISSUES AT SEA FOR GENERATING STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. CONTINUE IMAGING SALMON SCALES AT SEA. ASSESS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE STANDARDIZED GILLNET IS MISSING DEEPER MIGRATING SALMON USING SIDE-SCAN SONAR. IN ADDITION, A DEEPER NET SHOULD BE USED TO SPOT CHECK THE EXTENT TO WHICH DEEPER FISH ARE BEING MISSED WHEN CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT (WARMER WATER, CALM SEAS, LOW WIND, AND GREATER WATER VISIBILITY). PROJECT REPORT RABORN, S.W., AND M.R. LINK. 2023. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE 2022 PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY. REPORT PREPARED FOR THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE, AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. 36 PP. + APPENDICES. AVAILABLE ONLINE: WWW.BBSRI.ORG/PORT-MOLLER-TEST-FISHERY |
| PART III LINE 4B - PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II, 2022 | SUMMARY THIS PROJECT WAS AN ADD-ON COMPONENT TO THE ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF), WHICH BBSRI HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED FOR 18 OF THE PROJECT'S 55-YEAR HISTORY. SPECIFICALLY, THE PMTF II PROJECT INVOLVED CHARTERING, OUTFITTING, AND STAFFING A LARGER AND SECOND FISHING VESSEL TO SAMPLE AT HERETOFORE LOCATIONS IN THE BERING SEA THAT WERE THOUGHT TO CONTAIN A PREVIOUSLY NOT-SAMPLED PORTION OF THE ANNUAL SALMON RETURN. THE LABEL PMTF II IS USED TO DISTINGUISH THE PROJECT'S EFFORT, EXPENDITURES, AND FUNDING SOURCES FROM THE TRADITIONAL ANNUAL PMTF PROJECT. THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR PMTF PREPARED BY BBSRI CONTAINS RESULTS FROM BOTH PMTF I, PMTF II, AND PMTF III PROJECTS. AS A RESULT, THIS PROJECT SUMMARY IS SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT WITH THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION PREPARED FOR THE "PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY," BUT IN DOING SO, THIS SUMMARY PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL DETAIL AND IS A STANDALONE DOCUMENT TO SUPPORT THE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH PMTF II. RESULTS FROM PMTF II SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED THE UTILITY OF THE ENTIRE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY TO FISHERY MANAGERS AND INDUSTRY. BBSRI HAS OPERATES THE ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) IN THE BERING SEA OFFSHORE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA, 240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON, ALASKA. THE 2022 PROJECT WAS THE 18TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON THAT BBSRI HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED THE PMTF. THE TEST FISHERY TARGETS SOCKEYE SALMON BOUND FOR BRISTOL BAY APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THEY REACH THE COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICTS IN BRISTOL BAY. THE SALMON CATCHES FROM PMTF ARE USEFUL FOR FORECASTING THE CURRENT-YEAR SALMON RUN SIZE AND TIMING TO THE FIVE FISHING DISTRICTS. PMTF INFORMATION IS USED BY FISHERY MANAGERS, RESEARCHERS, SALMON PROCESSORS, AND FISHERMEN. FISH ARE ALSO SAMPLED TO DETERMINE THE AGE AND STOCK COMPOSITION OF THE RUN. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES EACH YEAR THE PMTF IS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FROM 10 JUNE TO MID-JULY. THE GILLNET-BASED SAMPLING IS CONDUCTED IN A SERIES OF TWO-DAY TRIPS ALONG A TRANSECT RUNNING BETWEEN PORT MOLLER AND CAPE NEWENHAM. HISTORICALLY, FIVE OR SIX EQUIDISTANT STATIONS (NUMBERED 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,12) SPACED 18.52 KM (10 NM) APART (FIGURE 1) ARE FISHED EACH DAY; FISHING OCCURS IN A SOUTH TO NORTH PROGRESSION ON THE FIRST DAY AND IN REVERSE ORDER ON THE SECOND DAY. FISH ARE SAMPLED ON THE VESSEL DECK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EACH FISHING EVENT. IN 2019, THE TRANSECT WAS EXPANDED SUBSTANTIALLY TO INCLUDE STATIONS 2, 4, 6THROUGH STATION 24. PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II WAS THE PROJECT COMPONENT THAT WAS ADDED IN 2019 TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE TEST FISHING TRANSECT COMPARED WITH WHAT HAD BEEN DONE HISTORICALLY SINCE 1967. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PMTF IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SOCKEYE THAT WILL REACH THE BRISTOL BAY COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICTS FOUR TO NINE DAYS LATER. THIS INFORMATION CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF (1) DAILY INDICES OF ABUNDANCE, (2) IN-SEASON AGE COMPOSITION ESTIMATES, AND (3) IN-SEASON STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES TO THE LEVEL OF RIVER SYSTEM. SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT (2022) IN 2022, THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) OPERATED FROM JUNE 10 TO JULY 14 USING TWO RESEARCH VESSELS: THE R/V OCEAN CAT AND THE R/V HALFMOON BAY. A TOTAL OF 5,142 SOCKEYE WERE CAUGHT IN 326 SETS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS 2-24 TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION USED FOR INSEASON FORECASTING. AN ADDITIONAL 64 SETS AT ODD STATIONS, THREE SETS AT STATION 0, AND TWO SETS AT STATION -1 PRODUCED 1,717 SOCKEYE AND HELPED TO ASSESS THE PATCHINESS OF THE MIGRATION PAST THE TEST FISHING TRANSECT. THE TEST FISHING EFFORT IN 2022 REPRESENTS THE GREATEST COVERAGE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM; MOREOVER, NO DAYS WERE MISSED DUE TO WEATHER OR MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST ENDED THE SEASON WITH 1,107 EMAIL ADDRESSES, UP ABOUT 16% OVER 2021. THE MEDIAN TIME BETWEEN SAMPLE COLLECTION AND STOCK COMPOSITION RELEASE TO THE DISTRIBUTION LIST WAS A SINGLE DAY DURING THE 2022 SEASON; THE MAXIMUM LAG TIME WAS ONLY TWO DAYS. THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR 2022 ESTIMATES WAS ABOUT TWO DAYS FASTER THAN WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 2010. OVER THE ENTIRE SEASON A TOTAL OF 13 ESTIMATES WERE RELEASED (ABOUT FOUR MORE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS). THE REDUCED TURNAROUND TIME BETWEEN GENETIC TISSUE COLLECTION AT THE PMTF AND RELEASE OF THE STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES, AS WELL AS INCREASED FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF ESTIMATES FOR 2022 WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO THE ONBOARD GENETICS LAB THAT ALLOWED GENOTYPING TO BE DONE AT SEA. ON JUNE 15 AND JUNE 22, WE ESTIMATED THE WEIGHTS OF THE AVERAGE SOCKEYE PASSING THE TEST FISHING TRANSECT TO BE 4.6 AND 4.8 LBS, RESPECTIVELY. THESE ESTIMATES WERE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE 5.0 LBS REPORTED FOR INSHORE CATCH BY ADF&G IN THEIR SEASON SUMMARY. THE ESTIMATED AGE COMPOSITION BASED ON THE PMTF REFLECTED THAT OF THE INSHORE RUN REASONABLY WELL, ALTHOUGH AGE-1.2 AND 1.3 WERE GENERALLY UNDER- AND OVER-REPRESENTED AT THE TEST FISHERY, RESPECTIVELY. GENETIC SAMPLES TAKEN AT PORT MOLLER WERE FORETELLING OF THE RUN'S INSHORE STOCK COMPOSITION. THE 2022 RUN WAS THE LARGEST ON RECORD COMING IN AT 79 MILLION WITH 50% OF CATCH + ESCAPEMENT (C+E) OCCURRING BY JULY 4, THE DATE WE USE TO REFERENCE AN "AVERAGE" RUN TIMING. RUN TIMINGS OVER THE PREVIOUS SEVEN YEARS (2015-2021) HAVE BEEN LATE (MEAN=4.3 DAYS LATE; RANGE=2-6). THE SEASONAL PATTERN IN THIS YEAR'S RUN WAS SIMILAR TO 2021, BUT WITH HIGHER PEAKS PRIOR TO THE MIDPOINT. THE PATTERN IN CATCHES ACROSS STATIONS WAS UNIQUE FOR 2022 IN THAT APPARENT SHIFTS IN PASSAGE RATES OCCURRED ALONG THE TRANSECT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. AN INNER MODE CENTERED ON STATION 8 WAS EVIDENT EARLY ON PEAKING DURING JUNE 17-22, THEN DISSIPATED BY JUNE 28 GIVING WAY TO AN OUTER MODE CENTERED ON STATIONS 16 AND 18 THAT BEGAN FORMING AROUND JUNE 23 AND PEAKED ON JULY 1-2. CATCHES WERE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS STARTING ON JULY 10. THE AVERAGE DAILY INDEX WAS BASED ON STATIONS 2-22 AND DEPICTED THREE DISTINCT PEAKS IN THE PASSAGE RATE PAST THE PMT F JUNE 17-25, 2ND = JUNE 30-JULY 2, AND 3RD = JULY 9-11 THAT CORRESPONDED TO THE SHIFTS IN CATCHES ACROSS THE TRANSECT. THE DAILY INDEX WAS NOT INDICATIVE OF THE ENTRY PATTERN FOR C+E. AS SUCH, OUR ANTICIPATION OF RUN MAGNITUDE AND TIMING WAS AMISS. FOUR DAYS OF LOW CATCH INDICES DURING JUNE 26-29, THE DATES WHEN PORT MOLLER USUALLY PEAKS, FAILED TO MANIFEST AS LULLS IN C+E DAYS LATER. SEASONAL SHIFTS IN THE TRAVEL TIME (TT) BETWEEN THE TEST FISHERY AND INSHORE MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE HIGHS AND LOWS IN THE PASSAGE RATE BEFORE THEY REACHED THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, LOW CATCHES OVER FOUR DAYS AT PORT MOLLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PRONOUNCED INSHORE EVEN WITH THE MIXING OF FISH ACROSS ADJACENT DAYS IF THE TEST FISHERY WAS TRULY REFLECTIVE OF THE PASSAGE RATE. WE FEEL THE MORE LIKELY EXPLANATION IS THAT CATCHABILITY UNKNOWINGLY CHANGED, WHICH ALTERED THE RETURN-PER-INDEX (RPI=THE NUMBER OF FISH INSHORE THAT EACH CATCH INDEX POINT AT PORT MOLLER REPRESENTS). IN OTHER WORDS, THE PASSAGE RATE INCREASED MORE OR LESS CONSISTENTLY AND THEN SUBSIDED AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED, BUT OUR ABILITY TO CATCH PASSING SOCKEYE PROBABLY CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND AT LEAST DECLINED DURING THOSE FOUR DAYS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INNER STATIONS. REASONS FOR CHANGES IN CATCHABILITY AT THE TEST FISHERY ARE DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE. PRIOR TO 2018, WE SUSPECTED THAT A PRIMARY CAUSE WAS INCOMPLETE TRANSECT COVERAGE. BEFORE THEN, THE OUTERMOST STATION FISHED WAS TYPICALLY STATION 10. BEGINNING WITH A PILOT STUDY IN 2018 TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF COVERING THE ENTIRE TRANSECT (STATIONS 2-22/24) WITH TWO BOATS, BETTER COVERAGE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ESPECIALLY IN 2019. MISSED CONSECUTIVE DAYS DUE TO WEATHER AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HINDERED VIEW OF THE PASSAGE RATE DURING 2020 AND 2021. THE INTERPOLATED VALUES FOR MISSED DATA DID NOT FIT THE INSHORE C+E PATTERN IN THESE YEARS. HOWEVER, THE TWO VESSELS USED IN 2022 WERE ABLE TO COVER THE TRANSECT ALMOST COMPLETELY, AND NO DAYS WERE MISSED ENTIRELY. SAMPLING ODD STATIONS IN BETWEEN THE EVEN STATIONS USED TO CREATE THE DAILY CATCH INDEX SHOWED THAT SOME BANDS OF FISH WERE MISSED OCCASIONALLY, BUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS CAUSED BIAS REMAINS UNCLEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | WE FAVOR THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A CHANGE IN FISH BEHAVIOR WAS THE CULPRIT. THAT IS, FISH PASSING THE TRANSECT FLUCTUATED IN THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE NET BY MIGRATING DEEPER AT TIMES AND/OR EXHIBITED MILLING BEHAVIOR WHEREBY THEY WERE LESS DRIVEN TOWARDS THE SPAWNING GROUNDS. SEASONAL DIFFERENCES IN MIGRATION DEPTH COULD HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES SUCH AS WATER TEMPERATURE. GREATER CATCHES SEEMED TO ALIGN WITH SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF 8-9 C AND SUBSIDE AT TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN THIS. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT SCOPE IN 2023: CONTINUE TO SAMPLE STATIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FISHING TRANSECT AS TIME AND EFFORT ALLOW USING TWO VESSELS LARGE ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE FISHING TRANSECT. CONTINUE TO SAMPLE BEYOND JULY 10 AS RUN TIMING DICTATES. STOP RECORDING DATA OF LIMITED VALUE. THESE VARIABLES INCLUDE WHETHER SALMON WERE CAUGHT IN THE TOP VERSUS BOTTOM OF THE NET, AIR TEMPERATURE, CLOUD COVER, LIGHT INTENSITY, EFFECTIVE NET LENGTH, AND SEX OF THE FISH. RANDOMIZE THE STARTING POINT OF THE TRANSECT FOR EACH DAY AND THEN SYSTEMATICALLY SAMPLE THE STATIONS AT 10-MILE SEPARATIONS. SUCH A DESIGN WOULD ELIMINATE ANY BIAS CAUSED BY CONSISTENT BANDING OR PATCHINESS ACROSS THE TRANSECT WITHOUT INCURRING ADDITIONAL BIAS OR COMPROMISING PRECISION. STARTING POINTS FOR EACH DAY SHOULD BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE SEASON'S START. FOR INSTANCE, STATION 2 FOR EACH DAY WOULD START ANYWHERE FROM STATION 1 TO STATION 3 MINUS ONE MILE. CONTINUE GENOTYPING TISSUES AT SEA FOR GENERATING STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. CONTINUE IMAGING SALMON SCALES AT SEA. ASSESS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE STANDARDIZED GILLNET IS MISSING DEEPER MIGRATING SALMON USING SIDE-SCAN SONAR. IN ADDITION, A DEEPER NET SHOULD BE USED TO SPOT CHECK THE EXTENT TO WHICH DEEPER FISH ARE BEING MISSED WHEN CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT (WARMER WATER, CALM SEAS, LOW WIND, AND GREATER WATER VISIBILITY). COLLABORATORS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND USERS OF THE INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THIS PROJECT INVOLVED SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BBSRI AND ADF&G, AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL AND IN DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS WITH FISHERY RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. PETER PAN SEAFOODS IN PORT MOLLER PROVIDED ESSENTIAL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE TEST FISHING VESSEL AND CREW. COMMERCIAL FISHERS, SEAFOOD PROCESSORS AND RELATED SUPPORT INDUSTRIES, AND STATE FISHERY MANAGERS ARE THE PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS THAT BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT'S EMAIL DATABASE FOR DAILY UPDATES CONSISTED OF 1,107 ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES. PROJECT REPORT RABORN, S.W., AND M.R. LINK. 2023. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE 2022 PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY. REPORT PREPARED FOR THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE, AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. 38 PP. + APPENDICES. AVAILABLE ONLINE: WWW.BBSRI.ORG/PORT-MOLLER-TEST-FISHERY |
| PART III LINE 4C - NUSHAGAK DISTRICT TEST FISHERY, 2022 | SUMMARY A GILLNET TEST FISHERY WAS OPERATED IN THE NUSHAGAK COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICT FROM JUNE 15 THROUGH JUNE 22 TO ASSESS THE ABUNDANCE, RUN TIMING, AND SIZE COMPOSITION OF RETURNING SOCKEYE SALMON. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS TO PROVIDE REAL TIME (DAILY) INFORMATION TO THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME AREA MANAGEMENT BIOLOGIST REGARDING THE BUILDUP OF FISH IN THE DISTRICT EARLY IN THE SEASON BEFORE THEY ENTER THEIR NATAL RIVER SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, LENGTH DATA FROM FISH CAPTURED IN THE TEST NET WAS USED TO CHARACTERIZE THE SIZE SELECTIVITY OF GILLNETS ACROSS A RANGE OF MESH SIZES. HOW VULNERABLE FISH OF DIFFERENT SIZES ARE TO CAPTURE IN A GILLNET (I.E., CONTACT SELECTIVITY) VARIES UNDER DIFFERENT FISHING METHODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THIS PROJECT EXAMINED SELECTIVITY UNDER DIFFERENT FISHING PROTOCOLS. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES TEST FISHING HAS BEEN USED IN THE NUSHAGAK DISTRICT IN PREVIOUS YEARS TO ASSESS SOCKEYE ABUNDANCE TO GUIDE WHEN TO OPEN THE COMMERCIAL FISHERY. OFTENTIMES IN THE PAST, TEST FISHING OCCURRED UPSTREAM OF THE UPPER BOUNDARY OF THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO FORETELL ESCAPEMENT COUNTS AT ENUMERATION SITES IN THE WOOD AND NUSHAGAK RIVERS. THE 2022 TEST FISHERY WAS FOCUSED ON ASSESSING THE EARLY, FISHABLE ABUNDANCE IN THE DISTRICT TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY A LARGE PASSAGE OF FISH INTO THE ESCAPEMENT EARLY IN THE SEASON. A SECOND OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ESTIMATE CONTACT SELECTIVITY CURVES FOR GILLNETS IN THE COMMERCIAL FISHERY. SELECTIVITY CURVES CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY MESH SIZES THAT WILL OPTIMIZE FLEET'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AT EXPLOITING HARVESTABLE SURPLUSES FROM THE DISTRICT'S RIVER-SPECIFIC STOCKS. OBJECTIVES ASSESS THE DAILY ABUNDANCE OF SOCKEYE SALMON IN THE NUSHAGAK COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICT USING STANDARDIZED TEST FISHING METHODS AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IN REAL TIME TO THE FISHERY MANAGER BASED IN DILLINGHAM, ALASKA. DEVELOP MESH-SIZE-SPECIFIC SELECTIVITY CURVES FOR TWO FISHING PROTOCOLS ACROSS A RANGE OF MESH SIZES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMERCIAL FLEET BY MEASURING ALL FISH CAUGHT IN THE 4 AND 5" PANELS OF THE TEST NET. SEPARATE SETS OF SELECTIVITY CURVES WERE ESTIMATED FROM TWO FISHING PROTOCOLS: STANDARDIZED (PMTF) PROTOCOL: SETS MADE DURING FISHERY CLOSURES WHEREBY THE TEST NET WAS FISHED THE SAME AS THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY PROTOCOL (THE NET IS STRETCHED TO LENGTH DURING THE SET AND NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO SCARE FISH TOWARDS IT); COMMERCIAL FISHING PROTOCOL: SETS MADE DURING COMMERCIAL FISHERY OPENERS WITH THE NET FISHED AS IT WOULD BE IF IT WERE BEING USED IN THE COMMERCIAL FISHERY (I.E., THE NET WILL BE HOOKED, AND THE BOAT WILL "RUN" THE LENGTH OF THE SET FOR INSPECTION). SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022 THE TEST FISHING PROGRAM PROVIDED INDICES OF SOCKEYE SALMON ABUNDANCE FROM AROUND THE LARGE NUSHAGAK COMMERCIAL FISHING DISTRICT. TEST FISHERY RESULTS WERE RELAYED IN REAL TIME TO THE NUSHAGAK FISHERY MANAGER BEGINNING ON JUNE 15, 2022. INFORMATION FROM THE TEST FISHERY WAS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER INDICATORS WHICH SUGGESTED A LARGE EARLY BUILDUP OF SOCKEYE SALMON. THE COMMERCIAL FISHERY WAS OPENED EARLY AND OFTEN IN 2022, AND THIS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMMERCIAL CATCH IN THE DISTRICT OF 22.7 MILLION SOCKEYE SALMON. |
| PART V LINE 2A | BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAD 7 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE COMPENSATED BY ITS AFFILIATED COMPANY, BRISTOL BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN, A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) BY THE TAX PREPARER. THIS DRAFT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND STAFF. THE CFO WILL THEN HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BBSRI AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OF BBEDC REVIEW THE DRAFT RETURN BEFORE AUTHORIZING THE TAX PREPARER TO FINALIZE THE RETURN. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS: ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT, OR WHERE A BOARD MEMBER IS UNCERTAIN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE SHOULD PROTECT HIMSELF/HERSELF BY IMMEDIATELY DISCUSSING THE MATTER FULLY AND FRANKLY WITH THE CHAIRMAN OR, IF THE MATTER ARISES DURING A BOARD MEETING, BY DISCLOSING THE MATTER TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRMAN OR ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO RAISE ANY ISSUE KNOWN TO THEM TO ENSURE THAT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS KNOWN TO THE CORPORATION AND ITS BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHERE THERE IS DOUBT AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE SITUATION SHOULD BE FULLY EXPLAINED IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF ANY BOARD MEETING. IF NECESSARY, THE CHAIRMAN WILL APPOINT A THREE-MEMBER AD HOC COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE MATTER AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH THE CORPORATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BINDING. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON EACH AND EVERY VOTE THEY TAKE IF ONE EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT: THE BOARD SETS THE BEGINNING SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION BASED ON A LOCAL SALARY SURVEY. THIS SALARY RANGE IS ADJUSTED PERIODICALLY AS LOCAL SALARIES IN THE REGION CHANGE. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING MINUTES. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2023. ANNUALLY ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNIVERSARY DATE, THE BOARD PRESIDENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION. THE BOARD PRESIDENT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE BOARD'S POLICY OF UP TO A 4% MERIT INCREASE EACH YEAR. THIS ANNUAL PROCESS RESULTS IN ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: BBSRI'S FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING US AT 1-907-842-4370 OR WRITING TO US AT PO BOX 1464, DILLINGHAM, AK 99576-1464. IN ADDITION, OUR FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| PART VII SECTION A, LINE 1A, COLS D, E, & F | ALL OF BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF BRISTOL BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THIS ENTITY. MICHAEL LINK IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BBSRI AND HE RECEIVES HIS COMPENSATION FROM BBEDC. JORDAN HEAD WAS HIRED ON AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BBSRI IN MARCH 2023. |
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