A18 Presentation
Rachel Feeney NEFMC Staff
NEFMC Recreational Advisory Panel Meeting September 16, 2014
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Outline 1. Review A18 timeline 2. Section 4.5 - Inshore/offshore GOM cod 3. OSC Chairman’s requests for RAP input
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Timeline & Action Plan 2014 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 17-18 Sept. 30-Oct.2 Oct.-Dec. 2015 Jan. 27-29 April-May June 16-18 2016 January May 1
Doc. # 3
RAP mtg. (AM) GAP mtg. (PM) OSC mtg. NEFMC approves remaining Range of Alternatives. Revised NOI, PDT develop DEIS, analyze probable effects. NEFMC approves DEIS, selects preferred alternative Public comment period. NEFMC votes on final action. Public comment period. Possible implementation of measures.
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM June Council motion
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
Develop a range of alternatives: • Inshore/offshore Gulf of Maine boundary lines, including: 70° W longitude and 70°15’ W longitude. • Apply the following to the commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries: • Divide the existing ACL into inshore and offshore sub-ACLs (by
historical catch patterns or stock distribution), and a sub-option to prohibit vessels from fishing in both the inshore and offshore GOM areas on a single trip without an observer or electronic monitoring technology; • Address concentrated inshore effort by expanding the gear restricted area in inshore Gulf of Maine; and • Create time periods for declaring in and out of the sub-areas. 4
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM 4.5.1 Inshore/offshore GOM boundary
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
• Alternative 1 – No action. No boundary. • Alternative 2 – Establish boundary. • Option A - 70° W longitude. • Option B - 70°15’ W longitude.
4.5.2 Inshore/offshore GOM cod sub-ACLs • Alternative 1 – No action. No ACLs. • Alternative 2 – Establish ACLs. Control rule for inshore/offshore split • Option A – Set during each specs process with no predetermined rule Sub-options: • Option B – Proportional to catch in sub-areas Prior 10 or • Option C – Proportional to fish distribution in sub-areas 20 years 5
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
4.5.2 Inshore/offshore GOM cod sub-ACLs (cont.) Commercial allocation • Unchanged. For example, if a permit has a GOM cod PSC of 1, it would then the PSC for each sub-area would be 1. Catch monitoring • Vessels would be prohibited from fishing in both areas on a
given trip without an observer or EM technology.
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM 4.5.3 Gulf of Maine Gear Restricted Area •Alternative 1A – Current no action. Area in aqua. 12” max for trawl roller gear for all trawls fishing under groundfish FMP. •Alternative 1B – Potential no action (pending OHA 2). • Apply the area to all trawls (preferred). • Change the area to that in pink (non-preferred). • Alternative 2 – Make boundary consistent with inshore/offshore GOM cod line in red.
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
4.5.4 Declaration Time Periods 4.5.4.1 Commercial fishery • Alternative 1 – No action. Do not specify time periods. • Alternative 2 – Annual declaration. Each year, vessels declare which area they
will fish in.
• Alternative 3 – Seasonal declaration. Each trimester, vessels declare which
area they will fish in.
• Alternative 4 – Trip declaration. Each trip, vessels declare which area they will
fish in.
• Option A. Must declare into an area each trip. • Option B. With an observer of EM monitoring, may declare into both
areas on a given trip. Without, if a vessel declares into more than one BSA, the vessel can’t fish in the inshore GOM area.
For Alternatives 2-4, vessels can only fish in the non-declared area on a nongroundfish trip, and ACE transfer and leasing are unchanged. 8
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM PDT Input
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
• Should consider how measures might apply to recreational
fishery. • Private anglers are not monitored and data on their fishing locations is non-existent. • Party/charter fleet is not monitored, though one position data point is submitted on each VTR. • In August, OSC stated that the aim of Section 5.4 is to help rebuild GOM cod to promote fleet diversity and resilience. Measures may make catch attribution more fine-scale and increase reliance on ACE transfer/leasing, but it is unclear how measures would reduce mortality. Staff Input • For the declaration time periods, could apply the fishing with an observer option (Alternative 4, Option B) to all alternatives. 9
What should the RAP focus on today? (request from the OSC Chairman)
Understanding the recreational fishery 1. Private anglers: A. What proportion fish east of either 70°W or 70°15’W? B. What proportion fish on both sides of either line on the same trip? 2. Party/charter fishermen: A. What proportion fish east of either 70°W or 70°15’W? B. What proportion fish on both sides of either line on the same trip? 3. How do private and party/charter fishing operations differ in ways that may be important to consider for the development of measures in Section 4.5?
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What should the RAP focus on today? (request from the OSC Chairman)
Recommendations on specific measures 1.
Section 4.5.2.2 considers establishing inshore/offshore sub-ACLs for GOM cod. For determination of the sub-ACL, Option B is based on the historic catch locations. How should this be developed for the recreational fishery?
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Section 4.5.2.2 also states that vessels would be prohibited from fishing in the inshore and offshore areas on a single trip without an observer or electronic monitoring technology to correctly attribute catch to each area. How might this be developed such that it could be monitored and enforced for the private angler and the party/charter fisheries?
3.
Section 4.5.3 considers modifying the GOM gear restricted area. How might this section be developed such that it applies to the recreational fishery, in accord with the Council motion?
4.
Section 4.5.4 considers establishing declaration time periods for fishing in the inshore and offshore area. How might this section be developed such that it applies to the recreational fishery, in accord with the Council motion? 11
NEFMC Recreational Advisory Panel Meeting September 16, 2014
1
Outline 1. Review A18 timeline 2. Section 4.5 - Inshore/offshore GOM cod 3. OSC Chairman’s requests for RAP input
2
Timeline & Action Plan 2014 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 17-18 Sept. 30-Oct.2 Oct.-Dec. 2015 Jan. 27-29 April-May June 16-18 2016 January May 1
Doc. # 3
RAP mtg. (AM) GAP mtg. (PM) OSC mtg. NEFMC approves remaining Range of Alternatives. Revised NOI, PDT develop DEIS, analyze probable effects. NEFMC approves DEIS, selects preferred alternative Public comment period. NEFMC votes on final action. Public comment period. Possible implementation of measures.
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM June Council motion
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
Develop a range of alternatives: • Inshore/offshore Gulf of Maine boundary lines, including: 70° W longitude and 70°15’ W longitude. • Apply the following to the commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries: • Divide the existing ACL into inshore and offshore sub-ACLs (by
historical catch patterns or stock distribution), and a sub-option to prohibit vessels from fishing in both the inshore and offshore GOM areas on a single trip without an observer or electronic monitoring technology; • Address concentrated inshore effort by expanding the gear restricted area in inshore Gulf of Maine; and • Create time periods for declaring in and out of the sub-areas. 4
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM 4.5.1 Inshore/offshore GOM boundary
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
• Alternative 1 – No action. No boundary. • Alternative 2 – Establish boundary. • Option A - 70° W longitude. • Option B - 70°15’ W longitude.
4.5.2 Inshore/offshore GOM cod sub-ACLs • Alternative 1 – No action. No ACLs. • Alternative 2 – Establish ACLs. Control rule for inshore/offshore split • Option A – Set during each specs process with no predetermined rule Sub-options: • Option B – Proportional to catch in sub-areas Prior 10 or • Option C – Proportional to fish distribution in sub-areas 20 years 5
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
4.5.2 Inshore/offshore GOM cod sub-ACLs (cont.) Commercial allocation • Unchanged. For example, if a permit has a GOM cod PSC of 1, it would then the PSC for each sub-area would be 1. Catch monitoring • Vessels would be prohibited from fishing in both areas on a
given trip without an observer or EM technology.
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM 4.5.3 Gulf of Maine Gear Restricted Area •Alternative 1A – Current no action. Area in aqua. 12” max for trawl roller gear for all trawls fishing under groundfish FMP. •Alternative 1B – Potential no action (pending OHA 2). • Apply the area to all trawls (preferred). • Change the area to that in pink (non-preferred). • Alternative 2 – Make boundary consistent with inshore/offshore GOM cod line in red.
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
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Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
4.5.4 Declaration Time Periods 4.5.4.1 Commercial fishery • Alternative 1 – No action. Do not specify time periods. • Alternative 2 – Annual declaration. Each year, vessels declare which area they
will fish in.
• Alternative 3 – Seasonal declaration. Each trimester, vessels declare which
area they will fish in.
• Alternative 4 – Trip declaration. Each trip, vessels declare which area they will
fish in.
• Option A. Must declare into an area each trip. • Option B. With an observer of EM monitoring, may declare into both
areas on a given trip. Without, if a vessel declares into more than one BSA, the vessel can’t fish in the inshore GOM area.
For Alternatives 2-4, vessels can only fish in the non-declared area on a nongroundfish trip, and ACE transfer and leasing are unchanged. 8
Section 4.5 - Inshore/Offshore GOM PDT Input
Doc. #4 (p. 2-4) Doc. # 5 (p. 50-58)
• Should consider how measures might apply to recreational
fishery. • Private anglers are not monitored and data on their fishing locations is non-existent. • Party/charter fleet is not monitored, though one position data point is submitted on each VTR. • In August, OSC stated that the aim of Section 5.4 is to help rebuild GOM cod to promote fleet diversity and resilience. Measures may make catch attribution more fine-scale and increase reliance on ACE transfer/leasing, but it is unclear how measures would reduce mortality. Staff Input • For the declaration time periods, could apply the fishing with an observer option (Alternative 4, Option B) to all alternatives. 9
What should the RAP focus on today? (request from the OSC Chairman)
Understanding the recreational fishery 1. Private anglers: A. What proportion fish east of either 70°W or 70°15’W? B. What proportion fish on both sides of either line on the same trip? 2. Party/charter fishermen: A. What proportion fish east of either 70°W or 70°15’W? B. What proportion fish on both sides of either line on the same trip? 3. How do private and party/charter fishing operations differ in ways that may be important to consider for the development of measures in Section 4.5?
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What should the RAP focus on today? (request from the OSC Chairman)
Recommendations on specific measures 1.
Section 4.5.2.2 considers establishing inshore/offshore sub-ACLs for GOM cod. For determination of the sub-ACL, Option B is based on the historic catch locations. How should this be developed for the recreational fishery?
2.
Section 4.5.2.2 also states that vessels would be prohibited from fishing in the inshore and offshore areas on a single trip without an observer or electronic monitoring technology to correctly attribute catch to each area. How might this be developed such that it could be monitored and enforced for the private angler and the party/charter fisheries?
3.
Section 4.5.3 considers modifying the GOM gear restricted area. How might this section be developed such that it applies to the recreational fishery, in accord with the Council motion?
4.
Section 4.5.4 considers establishing declaration time periods for fishing in the inshore and offshore area. How might this section be developed such that it applies to the recreational fishery, in accord with the Council motion? 11
