Transcript ACL 2011 Scoping Summary

OPTIONS PAPER
FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT (ACL) AMENDMENT FOR THE U.S. CARIBBEAN
Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands
Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants
and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
December 22, 2010
Scoping Comments
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
February 7, 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 9, 2011, Mayagüez Puerto Rico
February 10, 2011, Ponce Puerto Rico
February 16, 2011 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
February 17, 2011, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendees
Deponents
Written Comments
San Juan
15
4 (2 Assoc.)
0
Mayagüez
22
12 (4 Assoc.)
1; ACL 2011
Mayaguez Minutes
Plus App.pdf
Ponce
2
0
0
St. Croix
15
6
0
12 (10)
3
0
St. Thomas
STFA letter
letter Sttfa david
Olsen ACL Scoping
Feb2011.PDF
PEW letter
PEW letter
Comprehensive ACL
Scoping FINAL.pdf
Comments on Actions
• Action 1(a): Year sequences
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PR: 1999-2005; 2000-2010 (commercial)
Highest landings
PEW Recommendation: Longer time series, Avg to set OFL
SSC recommendations SSC Meeting March 2011 - SSC
Conclusions.pptx
• Action 1(b): MSY proxies
– No Action
• Action 1(c ): Allocations ACLs
– Separate by Island
– Equidistant
Comments on Actions
• Action 2 (aquarium trade species)
– No Action
– Option 2, Sub-option C
– Option 3, Sub-option B
– Option 4
– Keep track of these species (ecosystem)
– PEW recommendations
– SSC recommendations
Comments on Actions
• Action 3 (a):
– Separate commercial and recreational ACLs
• Action 3(b): Bag limits
– Option 2 (5 fish)
– Option 4 (0 fish)
– Option 6 (aggregate)
– 1 or 2 days per year for recreational fishing
– Other ACL 2011 SJU Minutes.pdf
– PEW recommendations to set bag limits
Comments on Actions
• Action 4 (a) AMs
– No Action
– Option 2, Sub-option A
– PEW recommendations
• Action 4(b)
– No Action
– Not Option 3 – no payback
– PEW recommendation
Comments on Actions
• Action 5 (a) and (b) Framework
– No Action
– Options 2 or 3 (USVI)