BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EIN 92-0168036)
- Tax period
- 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
- Filed
- 2021-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 202113189349300421
- Schema version
- 2020v4.1
- 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 | 2021-11-14T15:16:19-06:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2020-12-31 | 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 | 1918 EIGHTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SEATTLE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 98101 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-01-01 | 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 | 2021-11-13 | 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 |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JAMES LANCASTER | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00742579 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2069134000 | PhoneNum |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 0 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | MICHAEL LINK | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8427 LAVIENTO DRIVE STE 101 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ANCHORAGE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99515 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $1,326,186 | 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 AND ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE REGION'S RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 7 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 4 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 8 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 0 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $0 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $1,405,505 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $1,298,889 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $0 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $22,819 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $27,239 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $4,478 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $0 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $1,432,744 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $1,326,186 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $606,308 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $380,038 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $360,125 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $330,313 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $597,145 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $630,517 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $1,563,578 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $1,340,868 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | -$130,834 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | -$14,682 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $1,472,202 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $1,638,802 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $427,937 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $609,219 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $1,044,265 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $1,029,583 | 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 | $380,038 | ExpenseAmt |
| Grant | $380,038 | GrantAmt |
| Desc | BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE - SEE SCHEDULE O | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $213,304 | ExpenseAmt |
| Desc | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II - SEE SCHEDULE O | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $196,782 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $5,971 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY - SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $232,505 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $16,848 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | SMOLT SONAR - KVICHAK SMOLT MONITORING - $92,104NUSHAGAK TEST FISHERY - $90,779TECHNICAL REVIEWS (SMOLT AND PORT MOLLER) - $30,184WATER TEMPERATURE NETWORK - $17,242SMOLT SONAR - UGASHIK SMOLT OPERATIONS - $2,196 | Desc |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Prog Srvc Expense | $232,505 | TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt |
| Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue | $16,848 | TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $1,022,629 | 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 | Yes (1) | 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 | Yes (1) | 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 | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 0 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (1) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 8 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 1.70 | Yes (X) | $2,500 | $58,500 | $0 | |
| ROBERT HEYANO | |||||||
| TREASURER | 0.10 | 1.40 | Yes (X) | $916 | $33,584 | $0 | |
| HATTIE ALBECKER | |||||||
| SECRETARY | 0.10 | 1.30 | Yes (X) | $917 | $25,083 | $0 | |
| GERDA KOSBRUK | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.30 | Yes (X) | $1,000 | $21,000 | $0 | |
| FRED T ANGASAN SR | |||||||
| VICE PRESIDENT | 0.10 | 1.30 | Yes (X) | $1,000 | $20,000 | $0 | |
| VICTOR SEYBERT | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 0.90 | Yes (X) | $1,000 | $17,000 | $0 | |
| MARY ANN JOHNSON | |||||||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0.10 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $1,000 | $12,500 | $0 | |
| MICHAEL LINK | |||||||
| EXECUTIVE DIR. | 40.00 | 0.00 | $156,478 | $0 | $57,304 | Yes (X) | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $164,811 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org | $187,667 | TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $57,304 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R & R MARINE LLC | |||||
| 2006 EMPIRE RANCH RD | CARSON CITY | NV | 89701 | PROF SERVICES | $169,104 |
| LGL ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSOC | |||||
| 4103 S TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 211 | BRYAN | TX | 77802 | PROF SERVICES | $105,352 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 2 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Related Organizations | $750,000 | RelatedOrganizationsAmt |
| Government Grants | $11,699 | GovernmentGrantsAmt |
| All Other Contributions | $537,190 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $1,298,889 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | SALMON PROCESSING PROC | Desc |
| Business | 110000 | BusinessCd |
| Total Revenue Column | $22,819 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $22,819 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $22,819 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $4,478 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $4,478 | ExclusionAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $1,326,186 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $22,819 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | $0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $4,478 | ExclusionAmt |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $380,038 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $380,038 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $175,730 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $175,730 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $80,850 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $80,850 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,870 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $5,870 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $48,317 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,783 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $46,534 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $19,546 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $7,263 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $12,283 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,140 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $1,140 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,000 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $8,000 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,000 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $1,000 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,469 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,469 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $100 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $100 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,268 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $8,268 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $17,305 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $14,505 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $2,800 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $199 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $199 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,089 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,089 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,019 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,019 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| VESSEL CHARTERS | $272,292 | $272,292 | |
| CONTRACT PERSOEEL | $226,228 | $176,490 | $49,738 |
| MATERIALS & SUPPLIES | $58,808 | $58,808 | |
| ALLOCATED OVERHEAD | $30,600 | $30,600 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,340,868 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,022,629 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $318,239 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $0 | FundraisingAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,311,713 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,052,670 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $150,241 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $249,970 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $25,547 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $2,764 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,918 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $22,783 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,330 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $313,379 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,472,202 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,638,802 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $28,885 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $443,219 | EOYAmt |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $134,900 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $166,000 | EOYAmt |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $264,152 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $427,937 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $609,219 | 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 | $1,044,265 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,029,583 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,044,265 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,029,583 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,472,202 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,638,802 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | -$14,682 | 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 | $1,433,199 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,269,895 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,371,937 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,354,919 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,298,889 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,728,839 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,433,199 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,269,895 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,371,937 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,354,919 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,298,889 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,728,839 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $4,938,112 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $1,790,727 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,740 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $7,776 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $20,232 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $27,239 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $4,478 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $62,465 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $50,586 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $22,819 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $73,405 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $6,864,709 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.26090 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.25410 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY | Yes (X) | TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd |
| Facts And Circumstances Test | SCHEDULE A PART VI | FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FACTS AND CIRCUMSTACES TEST | FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BBSRI), 501(C)(3) PREPARED BY: MICHAEL LINK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BBSRI OCTOBER 15, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN THE TAX YEAR 2020, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE AVERAGED OVER FIVE YEARS (AND ADJUSTED FOR EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 2%) WAS 26.09%. THIS IS BELOW 33.3% BUT REMAINED ABOVE 10%. 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 USA. IN 2020, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 26.09%, ABOUT 2.5 TIMES THE MINIMUM 10%. BBSRI CONDUCTS FUND RAISING ANNUALLY TO ATTRACT NEW SUPPORT. ALMOST ALL ITS RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY ANNUAL COMMITMENTS THAT REQUIRE ORGANIZED AND ONGOING FUND-RAISING EFFORTS. SOURCES OF SUPPORT TO BBSRI ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE FISHERMEN ASSOCIATIONS, THE STATE OF ALASKA, VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND BOROUGHS, SUPPORT INDUSTRIES, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN FISHING COMPANIES. BBSRI PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING A RESEARCH PROGRAM OPERATED IN THE BERING SEA FOR 25 DAYS BEGINNING MID-JUNE EACH YEAR. AS PART OF THAT 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 AND ARE 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 INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA TO ASSIST WITH ITS RESEARCH TO 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. INTRODUCTION IN THE TAX YEAR 2020, BBSRI'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE AVERAGED OVER FIVE YEARS (AND ADJUSTED FOR EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER 2%) WAS 26.09%. 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 17 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 1.17A-9 (F)(3) 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I) TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION BBSRI'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: MICHAEL LINK, 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. LINK 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. | 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III) ADDITIONAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER (A) PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMPARED TO THE MINIMUM: THE CURRENT 26.09% 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 1,950 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 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND BBFC IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. (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., CHAIRMAN (DILLINGHAM; DIRECTOR, BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORPORATION; CURYUNG TRIBAL COUNCIL), VICTOR SEYBERT (PILOT POINT; DIRECTOR, BRISTOL BAY NATIVE ASSOC; BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORPORATION), HATTIE ALBECKER (UGASHIK; VP, UGASHIK TRADITIONAL VILLAGE), ROBERT HEYANO (EKUK; PRESIDENT, EKUK VILLAGE COUNCIL, CHAIRMAN, UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY, DIRECTOR, BBNA) MARYANN JOHNSON (PORTAGE CREEK; DIRECTOR, UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY), FRED ANGASAN, SR. (SOUTH NAKNEK; CHAIRMAN, BBNA) GERDA KOSBRUK (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). AN EXAMPLE OF A 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 35-40 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 OF 879 RECIPIENTS 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. THESE PAGE VIEWS ARE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND 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. |
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 | $25,547 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $2,764 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $22,783 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $22,783 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)
| DescDesc | Book ValueBookValueAmt |
|---|---|
| ACCRUED INTEREST | $13 |
| DUE FROM AFFILIATES | $312,701 |
| PREPAID OTHER EXPENSE | $340 |
| PREPAID RENT | $300 |
| SECURITY DEPOSIT | $25 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | $313,379 | TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt |
| Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $1,326,186 | TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported | $0 | RevenueNotReportedAmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | $1,326,186 | RevenueSubtotalAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt | $0 | RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | $1,326,186 | TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt |
| Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $1,340,868 | TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Expenses Not Reported | $0 | ExpensesNotReportedAmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | $1,340,868 | ExpensesSubtotalAmt |
| Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt | $0 | ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | $1,340,868 | TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Records Maintained | Yes (1) | GrantRecordsMaintainedInd |
Recipient Table RecipientTable
Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ALASKA DEPT OF FISH AND GAME | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 115526 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | JUNEAU | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AK | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 99811 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient EIN | 926001185 | RecipientEIN |
| IRC Section | STATE OF ALASKA | IRCSectionDesc |
| Cash Grant | $380,038 | CashGrantAmt |
| Purpose Of Grant | FISHERIES MGMT | PurposeOfGrantTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total501c3 Org | 1 | Total501c3OrgCnt |
| Total Other Org | 0 | TotalOtherOrgCnt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | PART I, LINE 2 - PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANTS FUNDS IN U.S. | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | IN OCTOBER 2016, THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BBSRI) AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME (ADF&G) ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) THAT ESTABLISHED A FORMAL STRUCTURE FOR COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE BBFC MOA REQUIRED THE FORMATION OF A WORKING GROUP (WG) THAT WAS CHARGED WITH PROVIDING AN ANNUAL REPORT EACH YEAR. THE ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZES WG ACTIVITIES, BBFC PROJECT RESULTS, AND AN ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS RAISED. DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED AND PLEDGED TO FUND SALMON MONITORING PROJECTS IN WHOLE OR PART FOR THE 2020 SEASON. PLEASE ALSO SEE THE ATTACHED BBSRI PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020 - BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE. | ExplanationTxt |
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)
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| PART I LINE 5 | BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAD 8 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE COMPENSATED BY ITS AFFILIATED COMPANY, BRISTOL BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). |
| PART III LINE 4A | BBSRI PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020 BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE SUMMARY THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE (BBFC) IS A STAKEHOLDER-SUPPORTED INITIATIVE TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING THE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE BRISTOL BAY COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, COMPANIES, AND COMMUNITIES WHO DEPEND ON THE FISHERY. STRUCTURED AROUND A 2016 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF ALASKA'S DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME (ADF&G) AND THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BBSRI), THE GOAL OF BBFC IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN WORLD-CLASS SALMON FISHERY MANAGEMENT IN BRISTOL BAY. BBFC PROVIDED PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FUNDING TO 8 FISHERIES ASSESSMENT PROJECTS THAT WERE USED TO ASSESS AND MANAGE BRISTOL BAY SALMON IN 2020. BBSRI AND 19 STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS PLEDGED A TOTAL OF $577,054. THIS PROJECT SUMMARY APPLIES TO $380,038 IN BBFC FUNDS. REPORTED AS A SEPARATE PROJECT FOR BBSRI'S TAX RETURN, $196,782 OF THE FUNDS RAISED AS PART OF BBFC IN 2020 WERE EXPENDED ON THE PROJECT "PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY". HOWEVER, THIS PROJECT DESCRIPTION CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENTIRE FUNDING INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES THE SEPARATELY ACCOUNTED FOR PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY. PROJECT BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, AND SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM THE BBFC ANNUAL REPORT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE (BBFC) IS A GRASS-ROOTS INITIATIVE DEVELOPED IN 2016 BY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE BRISTOL BAY FISHERY TO HELP STEM THE EROSION OF THE STATE OF ALASKA'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE BAY'S FISHERY MANAGEMENT. THE 2020 SEASON WAS THE FOURTH SEASON WHERE BBFC-SUPPORTED PROJECTS WERE USED BY THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME (ADF&G) TO MANAGE BAY AREA SALMON FISHERIES. THE BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BBSRI) AND ADF&G WORK UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) THAT ESTABLISHED A FORMAL STRUCTURE FOR A COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE MOA REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REPORT EACH YEAR. THIS IS THE THIRD SUCH REPORT SINCE THE MOA WAS SIGNED IN OCTOBER 2016 (LINK ET AL., 2017, 2018). THE REPORT PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF BBFC PROJECT RESULTS IN 2020 AND AN ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS SPENT. THE CORE PROGRAM IS A SUITE OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO MAINTAIN HIGH-CALIBER MANAGEMENT OF BAY AREA FISHERIES. EXPENDITURES ON BBFC-SUPPORTED SALMON PROJECTS IN 2020 ($577,504) WERE $23,516 LESS THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST AND BUDGETED. THE EXPENDITURES WERE 179,321 LESS THAN THE BBFC EXPENDITURES IN 2019, DUE LARGELY TO INCREMENT IN THE STATE'S OPERATING BUDGET, FIRST INTRODUCED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND LATER SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. BBSRI PROVIDED 50% OF THE TOTAL BBFC EXPENDITURES ($288,527); FOLLOWED BY THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (BBRSDA; $138,314), TWELVE BRISTOL BAY SALMON PROCESSORS ($138,314); AND COLLECTIVELY, $11,900 FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORPORATION, SHIPPING COMPANIES AML AND APL, EKUK VILLAGE COUNCIL, KVICHAK SETNETTERS ASSOCIATION, AND THE F/V RENEGADE. BBFC MET ITS GOAL OF MAINTAINING A WORLD-CLASS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. BBFC RESURRECTED MANAGEMENT CAPACITY LOST DUE TO BUDGET CUTS IN RECENT YEARS. MORE FISH WERE CAUGHT, FISH STOCKS BETTER UTILIZED, AND IMPORTANT LONG-TERM DATASETS WERE MAINTAINED, ALL IN A MORE COORDINATED MANNER THAN WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT BBFC. AGAIN IN 2020, COST-RECOVERY FISHING BY ADF&G TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED. NONE OF THE FUNDS RAISED FROM STAKEHOLDERS WERE SPENT TO ADMINISTER BBFC. THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BBFC TO SUPPORT A WORLD-CLASS FISHERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DURING THIS CHALLENGING FISCAL ENVIRONMENT WILL DEPEND ON CONTINUED SUCCESS IN REBUILDING ADF&G'S BRISTOL BAY BUDGET AND ON KEEPING BBFC SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT, AND NOT OVERLY BURDENSOME TO ANY ONE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS. THE SCOPE AND BUDGET OF THE 2021 PROGRAM WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021. PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY BBFC IN 2020 PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) THREE IN-RIVER TEST FISHERIES ON THE UGASHIK, EGEGIK, AND KVICHAK RIVERS ALAGNAK RIVER COUNTING TOWER NUSHAGAK SONAR TWO PROJECT COMPONENTS: UNFUNDED PORTION OF ENUMERATION IN JUNE AND JULY (CHINOOK, SOCKEYE, CHUM), AND FOR COHO AND PINK SALMON FROM MID-JULY TO MID-AUGUST AERIAL SURVEYS OF THE NAKNEK, KVICHAK, AND ALAGNAK WATERSHEDS SIX MONTH'S SUPPORT TO A MANAGEMENT TRAINEE BIOLOGIST. THESE PROJECTS WERE OPERATED BY ADF&G AND BBSRI, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLABORATIVELY: ADF&G SOLELY OPERATED THE IN-RIVER TEST FISHERIES, THE NUSHAGAK SONAR, AND THE AERIAL SURVEYS OF THE NAKNEK AND KVICHAK WATERSHEDS; ADF&G AND BBSRI COLLABORATED ON OPERATING THE PMTF. ANNUAL PROJECT REPORTS BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL REPORT, 2020. M.R. LINK, J. ERICKSON, J.R. REGNART, AND S. RABUNG. REPORT PREPARED BY BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. 22 P. BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL REPORT, 2019. M.R. LINK, J. ERICKSON, J.R. REGNART, AND S. RABUNG. REPORT PREPARED BY BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. 22 P. BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL REPORT, 2018. M.R. LINK, J. ERICKSON, J.R. REGNART, AND F. BOWERS. REPORT PREPARED BY BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. 22 P. BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL REPORT, 2017. M.R. LINK, J. ERICKSON, J.R. REGNART, AND S. KELLY. REPORT PREPARED BY BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. 30 P. THE BBFC ANNUAL REPORTS AND ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ABOUT BBFC ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.BBSRI.ORG/BBFC. COLLABORATORS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND USERS OF THE INFORMATION BBFC INVOLVED SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BBSRI AND ADF&G, AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL AND IN DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS WITH FISHERY RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT STAFF. BBSRI PRESENTS RESULTS ANNUALLY TO ADF&G AND THE FISHING INDUSTRY TO RECEIVE INPUT ON THE SCOPE OF BBFC. THIS INPUT IS USED TO REFINE AND TWEAK THE SCOPE OF THE ANNUAL BBFC EFFORT. IN ADDITION TO STATE FISHERY MANAGERS AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, STAKEHOLDERS WHO USED THE INFORMATION WERE COMMERCIAL FISHERS, SEAFOOD PROCESSORS, AND RELATED SUPPORT INDUSTRIES. AS ONE EXAMPLE FROM 2020, THERE WERE 879 STAKEHOLDERS WHO RECEIVED DAILY EMAIL UPDATES FROM A BBFC FUNDED PROJECT DURING THE FISHERY SEASON (I.E., THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY). IN ADDITION, THERE WERE OVER 7,500 PAGE VIEWS OF THE WEB-BASED INFORMATION FROM THE PROJECT DURING THE 2020 FISHING SEASON. |
| PART III LINE 4B | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY, 2020 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 2020 PROJECT WAS THE 16TH 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 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 2020 THE RESULTS SUMMARIZED HERE INCLUDE THOSE FROM THE EFFORT FROM THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II PROJECT, ALSO DONE BY BBSRI. THE FOLLOWING IS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM THE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH PROVIDES GREATER DETAIL OF THE 2020 RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT IN 2020, THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) OPERATED FROM JUNE 12 TO JULY 13 USING TWO RESEARCH VESSELS PRIMARILY THE R/V OCEAN CAT AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT THE F/V AMERICANUS. A TOTAL OF 4,980 SOCKEYE WERE CAUGHT IN 207 SETS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS 2-24. NO FISHING OCCURRED ON NINE DAYS OF THE PLANNED SAMPLING PERIOD, MOSTLY DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED BAD WEATHER, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT LOGISTICAL ISSUES. NEVERTHELESS, PORT MOLLER PROVED USEFUL IN FORETELLING THE RUN WAS LATE AS TEST INDICES CONTINUED TO BUILD THROUGH JULY 5. AS IN 2018 AND 2019, THE PATTERN IN CATCHES WAS BIMODAL ACROSS THE FISHING TRANSECT WITH HALF THE RUN MIGRATING BEYOND STATION 12 AND HALF THE RUN FROM STATION 2-12. THE 2020 RUN TOTALED 58.2 MILLION IN CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT; RUN TIMING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 4 DAYS LATE, PEAKING IN THE INSHORE DISTRICTS ON JULY 7. THE MAGNITUDE AND LATENESS OF THE 2020 RUN WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM RECENT YEARS (2015-2019). MISSED FISHING OPPORTUNITY DURING JUNE 26-28 (CLOSE TO WHEN PORT MOLLER USUALLY PEAKS) HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO MAKE NEAR-TERM FORECASTS OF CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT INSEASON. HOWEVER, BASED ON PORT MOLLER WE WERE ABLE TO RELIABLY PREDICT THE INSHORE RETURN AT SEVERAL POINTS IN THE SEASON WHEN THESE FORECASTS WERE ACCURATE AND HAD VALUE TO INDUSTRY AND FISHERY MANAGERS. FIRST, WE PREDICTED THE RUN WAS LATE ON JULY 2 (WHEN 90% OF THE RUN WAS YET TO ARRIVE INSHORE) AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY TO REACH THE PRESEASON FORECAST. ON JULY 7 (63% OF THE RUN REMAINING) WE COMBINED THE LATENESS INFORMATION GAINED FROM PORT MOLLER WITH THE CUMULATIVE CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT TO DATE AND FORECASTED THE RUN WAS FIVE DAYS LATE AND OVER 50 MILLION; THIS FORECAST WAS REVISED ON JULY 9 (49% REMAINING) TO 4-6 DAYS LATE AND CLOSER TO 60 MILLION. WE FISHED A DEEPER NET IN 2020 THAN HAS BEEN USED AT PMTF IN THE PAST. THE PMTF STANDARD NET HAS ALWAYS BEEN 60 MESHES DEEP. FROM 2011 TO 2019 THE NET CONSISTED OF FOUR ALTERNATING 50-FATHOM SHACKLES OF 5 1/8" (13.0 CM) AND 4 1/2" (11.4 CM) MULTI-STRAND MESH, HUNG AT A 2:1 RATIO. BASED ON RESEARCH DURING 2019, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT A GREATER PORTION OF THE RUN WAS PASSING UNDERNEATH THE 60-MESH NET DURING PARTICULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS (E.G., CALM SEAS, LOW WIND, AND GREATER WATER VISIBILITY). AS SUCH, WE FISHED A DEEPER NET IN 2020, 100-5 1/8" MESHES AND 111-4 1/2" MESHES. ALL OTHER NET SPECIFICATIONS REMAINED THE SAME. THE FISHING DEPTH SWEPT INCREASED FROM 6 M FOR THE 60-MESH NET TO 11 M FOR THE DEEPER NET USED IN 2020. HAVING KEPT TRACK OF FISH CAUGHT IN THE TOP 50 AND THE BOTTOM 50 MESHES FROM EACH SET, WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST STATION CATCH INDICES TO BE MORE COMPARABLE WITH THE HISTORICAL 60-MESH DEEP NET. THE YEAREND AVERAGE ADJUSTMENT WAS 0.76; IN OTHER WORDS, EACH DAILY STATION INDEX IN COMPARABLE HISTORICAL TERMS WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 76% OF WHAT WE OBSERVED FROM THE 100-MESH NET IN 2020. THIS ADJUSTMENT CORRESPONDED TO 30% OF FISH COMING FROM THE BOTTOM 50 MESHES OF THE NEW NET, WHICH PRODUCED AN ESTIMATE OF 24% COMING FROM THE BOTTOM 40 MESHES (I.E., 76% FROM THE TOP 60 MESHES). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT SCOPE IN 2021: CONTINUE TO SAMPLE STATIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FISHING TRANSECT (STATIONS 2-24) AS TIME AND EFFORT ALLOW. CONTINUE TO SAMPLE AT LEAST THROUGH JULY 13 AND PREFERABLY JULY 15 UNLESS THE RUN IS OBVIOUSLY EARLY. CONTINUE FISHING THE DEEPER MULTISTRAND NET FOR THE STATION INDICES. FISHING A DEEPER MULTISTRAND NET WILL INTERCEPT A MORE CONSISTENT PORTION OF THE RUN WHEN CONDITIONS PROMOTE FISH PASSAGE AT GREATER VERTICAL DEPTH. WE PREFER TO STICK WITH MULTISTRAND VERSUS MONOFILAMENT FOR TWO REASONS. FIRSTLY, SELECTIVITY FOR THE MESH SIZES USED IN THE MULTISTRAND NET TRANSLATES TO THE GEAR THAT FISHERMEN USE INSHORE. THAT IS, COMPARING CATCHES FROM THE TWO MESHES AT PORT MOLLER CAN INFORM FISHERMEN ABOUT WHICH MESH SIZES THEY MIGHT USE INSHORE. SECONDLY, THE MULTISTRAND NET HOLDS UP BETTER TO PICKING FISH IN THAT FEW MESHES BREAK WHEN FISH ARE REMOVED. THE TWO REASONS FOR STAYING WITH A MULTISTRAND NET ASIDE, IF A MONOFILAMENT NET IS CAPABLE OF CATCHING FISH MORE CONSISTENTLY UNDER VARIED FISHING CONDITIONS, THEN IT MAY BE PRUDENT TO USE MONOFILAMENT. AS OPPORTUNITY ALLOWS, WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF THE MONOFILAMENT NET DURING 2021. FOR EVERY SET, CONTINUE TO RECORD THE NUMBER OF FISH CAUGHT IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS OF THE NET, WHICH MAY HELP WITH DETERMINING THE MECHANISMS AFFECTING DEPTH OF FISH MIGRATION AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO COMPARE 100-MESH RESULTS TO HISTORICAL 60-MESH RESULTS. CONSIDER CHANGING FROM FIXED STATIONS TO A RANDOMIZE SAMPLING AROUND THE HISTORICAL STATIONS BY ADJUSTING TO A DAY-TO-DAY RANDOMIZED STARTING POINT FOR THE SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OF THE TRANSECT. THE BIMODAL PATTERN OF STATION INDICES ALONG THE TRANSECT THE LAST THREE SEASONS COUPLED WITH THE PATCHINESS OBSERVED FROM THE ODD STATIONS SAMPLED IN 2019 AND 2020, SUGGEST THAT THE SELECTION OF STATIONS TO FISH MAY NEED TO BE MORE RANDOM THAN THE CURRENT FIXED LOCATIONS USED ACROSS DAYS. WHILE STATIONS SHOULD REMAIN EVENLY SPACED ACROSS THE TRANSECT ON A GIVEN DAY (I.E., SYSTEMATIC, AND 10 NM APART) TO MAXIMIZE COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE MIGRATION, WE RECOMMEND RANDOMIZING THE LOCATION OF STATION 2. FOR INSTANCE, THE MOST INNER STATION WOULD STILL BE CALLED STATION 2, BUT FISHING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE TRANSECT ANYWHERE FROM STATION 1 (30 NM PORT MOLLER) TO STATION 3 (40 NM). A RANDOM NUMBER BETWEEN 0 AND 10 COULD BE DRAWN FOR EACH DAY PRESEASON TO ESTABLISH THE STARTING POINTS FOR EACH DAY OF THE SEASON. FROM THAT DAY'S LOCATION, STATIONS 4, 6, 8, ETC. WOULD BE SPACED EVENLY 10 NM APART. THIS ADJUSTMENT TO THE STATION SELECTION SCHEME CAN ONLY REDUCE BIAS FROM TEMPORALLY CONSISTENT PATTERNS IN SALMON DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT INCREASING NOISE IN THE DAILY ABUNDANCE INDEX. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO REVIEW AND SOLICIT INPUT FOR ANY SUCH CHANGE IN STATION SELECTION WITH USERS OF THE PMTF DATA PRIOR TO THE 2021 SEASON. ADJUST THE SAMPLE WEIGHTING SCHEME FOR THE GENERATION OF STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. WE HAVE OBSERVED STOCK COMPOSITION TO CHANGE MORE ALONG THE TRANSECT ON A SINGLE DAY THAN ACROSS ADJACENT DAYS. WHEN STATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY (I.E., UNEQUALLY) SAMPLED ACROSS DAYS, THE CURRENT SAMPLE SELECTION SCHEME DOES NOT REPRESENTATIVELY SELECT FISH TO ANALYZE INTRODUCING UNNECESSARY BIAS IN THE STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. |
| . | THE ALTERNATIVE WEIGHTING SCHEME WE PROPOSE IS BASED ON USING THE AVERAGE INDEX FOR A GIVEN STATION ACROSS DAYS, WHICH WILL BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF CATCHES POOLED ACROSS MULTIPLE DAYS. 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. TWELVE SEAFOOD PROCESSORS AND A SHIPPING COMPANY CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO THE PROJECT IN 2020, ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERS VIA THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, AND SEVERAL COMMUNITIES, BOROUGHS, AND THE BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORPORATION (SEE WWW.BBSRI.ORG.BBFC FOR THE BBFC ANNUAL REPORT AND A LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS). THE PROJECT'S EMAIL DATABASE FOR DAILY UPDATES CONSISTED OF 879 ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES. |
| PART III LINE 4C | PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY II, 2020 SUMMARY THIS PROJECT WAS AN ADD-ON COMPONENT TO THE ANNUAL PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF), WHICH BBSRI HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED FOR 17 OF THE PROJECT'S 54-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 AND PMTF II 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 2020 PROJECT WAS THE 17TH 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 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 2020 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 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT IN 2020, THE PORT MOLLER TEST FISHERY (PMTF) OPERATED FROM JUNE 12 TO JULY 13 USING TWO RESEARCH VESSELS PRIMARILY THE R/V OCEAN CAT AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT THE F/V AMERICANUS. A TOTAL OF 4,980 SOCKEYE WERE CAUGHT IN 207 SETS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS STATIONS 2-24. NO FISHING OCCURRED ON NINE DAYS OF THE PLANNED SAMPLING PERIOD, MOSTLY DUE TO UNPRECEDENTED BAD WEATHER, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT LOGISTICAL ISSUES. NEVERTHELESS, PORT MOLLER PROVED USEFUL IN FORETELLING THE RUN WAS LATE AS TEST INDICES CONTINUED TO BUILD THROUGH JULY 5. AS IN 2018 AND 2019, THE PATTERN IN CATCHES WAS BIMODAL ACROSS THE FISHING TRANSECT WITH HALF THE RUN MIGRATING BEYOND STATION 12 AND HALF THE RUN FROM STATION 2-12. THE 2020 RUN TOTALED 58.2 MILLION IN CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT; RUN TIMING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 4 DAYS LATE, PEAKING IN THE INSHORE DISTRICTS ON JULY 7. THE MAGNITUDE AND LATENESS OF THE 2020 RUN WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM RECENT YEARS (2015-2019). MISSED FISHING OPPORTUNITY DURING JUNE 26-28 (CLOSE TO WHEN PORT MOLLER USUALLY PEAKS) HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO MAKE NEAR-TERM FORECASTS OF CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT INSEASON. HOWEVER, BASED ON PORT MOLLER WE WERE ABLE TO RELIABLY PREDICT THE INSHORE RETURN AT SEVERAL POINTS IN THE SEASON WHEN THESE FORECASTS WERE ACCURATE AND HAD VALUE TO INDUSTRY AND FISHERY MANAGERS. FIRST, WE PREDICTED THE RUN WAS LATE ON JULY 2 (WHEN 90% OF THE RUN WAS YET TO ARRIVE INSHORE) AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY TO REACH THE PRESEASON FORECAST. ON JULY 7 (63% OF THE RUN REMAINING) WE COMBINED THE LATENESS INFORMATION GAINED FROM PORT MOLLER WITH THE CUMULATIVE CATCH AND ESCAPEMENT TO DATE AND FORECASTED THE RUN WAS FIVE DAYS LATE AND OVER 50 MILLION; THIS FORECAST WAS REVISED ON JULY 9 (49% REMAINING) TO 4-6 DAYS LATE AND CLOSER TO 60 MILLION. WE FISHED A DEEPER NET IN 2020 THAN HAS BEEN USED AT PMTF IN THE PAST. THE PMTF STANDARD NET HAS ALWAYS BEEN 60 MESHES DEEP. FROM 2011 TO 2019 THE NET CONSISTED OF FOUR ALTERNATING 50-FATHOM SHACKLES OF 5 1/8" (13.0 CM) AND 4 1/2" (11.4 CM) MULTI-STRAND MESH, HUNG AT A 2:1 RATIO. BASED ON RESEARCH DURING 2019, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT A GREATER PORTION OF THE RUN WAS PASSING UNDERNEATH THE 60-MESH NET DURING PARTICULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS (E.G., CALM SEAS, LOW WIND, AND GREATER WATER VISIBILITY). AS SUCH, WE FISHED A DEEPER NET IN 2020, 100-5 1/8" MESHES AND 111-4 1/2" MESHES. ALL OTHER NET SPECIFICATIONS REMAINED THE SAME. THE FISHING DEPTH SWEPT INCREASED FROM 6 M FOR THE 60-MESH NET TO 11 M FOR THE DEEPER NET USED IN 2020. HAVING KEPT TRACK OF FISH CAUGHT IN THE TOP 50 AND THE BOTTOM 50 MESHES FROM EACH SET, WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST STATION CATCH INDICES TO BE MORE COMPARABLE WITH THE HISTORICAL 60-MESH DEEP NET. THE YEAREND AVERAGE ADJUSTMENT WAS 0.76; IN OTHER WORDS, EACH DAILY STATION INDEX IN COMPARABLE HISTORICAL TERMS WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 76% OF WHAT WE OBSERVED FROM THE 100-MESH NET IN 2020. THIS ADJUSTMENT CORRESPONDED TO 30% OF FISH COMING FROM THE BOTTOM 50 MESHES OF THE NEW NET, WHICH PRODUCED AN ESTIMATE OF 24% COMING FROM THE BOTTOM 40 MESHES (I.E., 76% FROM THE TOP 60 MESHES). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT SCOPE IN 2021: CONTINUE TO SAMPLE STATIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FISHING TRANSECT (STATIONS 2-24) AS TIME AND EFFORT ALLOW. CONTINUE TO SAMPLE AT LEAST THROUGH JULY 13 AND PREFERABLY JULY 15 UNLESS THE RUN IS OBVIOUSLY EARLY. CONTINUE FISHING THE DEEPER MULTISTRAND NET FOR THE STATION INDICES. FISHING A DEEPER MULTISTRAND NET WILL INTERCEPT A MORE CONSISTENT PORTION OF THE RUN WHEN CONDITIONS PROMOTE FISH PASSAGE AT GREATER VERTICAL DEPTH. WE PREFER TO STICK WITH MULTISTRAND VERSUS MONOFILAMENT FOR TWO REASONS. FIRSTLY, SELECTIVITY FOR THE MESH SIZES USED IN THE MULTISTRAND NET TRANSLATES TO THE GEAR THAT FISHERMEN USE INSHORE. THAT IS, COMPARING CATCHES FROM THE TWO MESHES AT PORT MOLLER CAN INFORM FISHERMEN ABOUT WHICH MESH SIZES THEY MIGHT USE INSHORE. SECONDLY, THE MULTISTRAND NET HOLDS UP BETTER TO PICKING FISH IN THAT FEW MESHES BREAK WHEN FISH ARE REMOVED. THE TWO REASONS FOR STAYING WITH A MULTISTRAND NET ASIDE, IF A MONOFILAMENT NET IS CAPABLE OF CATCHING FISH MORE CONSISTENTLY UNDER VARIED FISHING CONDITIONS, THEN IT MAY BE PRUDENT TO USE MONOFILAMENT. AS OPPORTUNITY ALLOWS, WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF THE MONOFILAMENT NET DURING 2021. FOR EVERY SET, CONTINUE TO RECORD THE NUMBER OF FISH CAUGHT IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM PORTIONS OF THE NET, WHICH MAY HELP WITH DETERMINING THE MECHANISMS AFFECTING DEPTH OF FISH MIGRATION AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO COMPARE 100-MESH RESULTS TO HISTORICAL 60-MESH RESULTS. CONSIDER CHANGING FROM FIXED STATIONS TO A RANDOMIZE SAMPLING AROUND THE HISTORICAL STATIONS BY ADJUSTING TO A DAY-TO-DAY RANDOMIZED STARTING POINT FOR THE SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OF THE TRANSECT. THE BIMODAL PATTERN OF STATION INDICES ALONG THE TRANSECT THE LAST THREE SEASONS COUPLED WITH THE PATCHINESS OBSERVED FROM THE ODD STATIONS SAMPLED IN 2019 AND 2020, SUGGEST THAT THE SELECTION OF STATIONS TO FISH MAY NEED TO BE MORE RANDOM THAN THE CURRENT FIXED LOCATIONS USED ACROSS DAYS. |
| . | WHILE STATIONS SHOULD REMAIN EVENLY SPACED ACROSS THE TRANSECT ON A GIVEN DAY (I.E., SYSTEMATIC, AND 10 NM APART) TO MAXIMIZE COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE MIGRATION, WE RECOMMEND RANDOMIZING THE LOCATION OF STATION 2. FOR INSTANCE, THE MOST INNER STATION WOULD STILL BE CALLED STATION 2, BUT FISHING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE TRANSECT ANYWHERE FROM STATION 1 (30 NM PORT MOLLER) TO STATION 3 (40 NM). A RANDOM NUMBER BETWEEN 0 AND 10 COULD BE DRAWN FOR EACH DAY PRESEASON TO ESTABLISH THE STARTING POINTS FOR EACH DAY OF THE SEASON. FROM THAT DAY'S LOCATION, STATIONS 4, 6, 8, ETC. WOULD BE SPACED EVENLY 10 NM APART. THIS ADJUSTMENT TO THE STATION SELECTION SCHEME CAN ONLY REDUCE BIAS FROM TEMPORALLY CONSISTENT PATTERNS IN SALMON DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT INCREASING NOISE IN THE DAILY ABUNDANCE INDEX. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO REVIEW AND SOLICIT INPUT FOR ANY SUCH CHANGE IN STATION SELECTION WITH USERS OF THE PMTF DATA PRIOR TO THE 2021 SEASON. ADJUST THE SAMPLE WEIGHTING SCHEME FOR THE GENERATION OF STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. WE HAVE OBSERVED STOCK COMPOSITION TO CHANGE MORE ALONG THE TRANSECT ON A SINGLE DAY THAN ACROSS ADJACENT DAYS. WHEN STATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY (I.E., UNEQUALLY) SAMPLED ACROSS DAYS, THE CURRENT SAMPLE SELECTION SCHEME DOES NOT REPRESENTATIVELY SELECT FISH TO ANALYZE INTRODUCING UNNECESSARY BIAS IN THE STOCK COMPOSITION ESTIMATES. THE ALTERNATIVE WEIGHTING SCHEME WE PROPOSE IS BASED ON USING THE AVERAGE INDEX FOR A GIVEN STATION ACROSS DAYS, WHICH WILL BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF CATCHES POOLED ACROSS MULTIPLE DAYS. 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. TWELVE SEAFOOD PROCESSORS AND A SHIPPING COMPANY CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO THE PROJECT IN 2020, ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERS VIA THE BRISTOL BAY REGIONAL SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, AND SEVERAL COMMUNITIES, BOROUGHS, AND THE BRISTOL BAY NATIVE CORPORATION (SEE WWW.BBSRI.ORG.BBFC FOR THE BBFC ANNUAL REPORT AND A LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS). THE PROJECT'S EMAIL DATABASE FOR DAILY UPDATES CONSISTED OF 879 ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES. |
| 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 COO 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 2017. 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC | MICHAEL LINK - 8427 LAVIENTO DRIVE, STE 101, ANCHORAGE, AK 99515. |
| PART VII SECTION A, LINE 1A, COLS D, E, & F | ALL OF BRISTOL BAY SCIENCE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OFTHE BOARD OF BRISTOL BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION,AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THIS ENTITY. MICHAEL LINK IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF BBSRI AND HE RECEIVES HIS COMPENSATION FROM BBEDC. |
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