Amendment 6 RSA Research Priorities Fiona Hogan
10. MONKFISH (June 20-22, 2017)
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Amendment 6 RSA Research Priorities Fiona Hogan, NEFMC Staff Monkfish PDT Chair NEFMC June 20, 2017
Timeline
2010 - priorities 2011 – Notice of Intent 2011 - Scoping
Original scoping: 7 for; 28 against; 17 conditional or other
2012 – 2014 – Analysis and development 2014 - Framework 9 2015 – Removed from 2016 priorities
Notice of Intent
The purpose of Amendment 6 is to consider one or more catch share management approaches for the monkfish fishery, including, but not limited, to Individual Fishery Quotas (IFQs), sectors, and/or community quotas.
AP
Shelve A6 Supports existing control date Initiate an amendment to address latent effort Requests a letter be sent to all states by both councils to modify monkfish regulations in state waters
Committee
Supported the AP recommendation
Shelve A6
Tasked the PDT with summarizing state regulations for monkfish and state water landings by state
4 states identified with no possession limits for monkfish
RSA Research Priorities
Research on monkfish life history focusing on: (a) age and growth, (b) longevity, (c) Reproduction, and (d) natural mortality; Studies of stock structure/stock identification and implications for stock assessment and fisheries management; Migration patterns focusing on: (a) short- and long-term movements with respect to management areas and off-shelf movements, and, (b) habitat use; Research concerning trophic interactions of monkfish with other species; Cooperative research surveys to supplement current survey coverage; Research concerning bycatch and discard mortality focusing on: (a) Target species (e.g., monkfish or Northeast multispecies), and (b) non-target species (e.g., monkfish or skate); and Trawl and gillnet gear studies focusing on: (a) Size and/or species selectivity, and, (b) bycatch reduction, including reducing bycatch of and interactions with protected species.
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Amendment 6 RSA Research Priorities Fiona Hogan, NEFMC Staff Monkfish PDT Chair NEFMC June 20, 2017
Timeline
2010 - priorities 2011 – Notice of Intent 2011 - Scoping
Original scoping: 7 for; 28 against; 17 conditional or other
2012 – 2014 – Analysis and development 2014 - Framework 9 2015 – Removed from 2016 priorities
Notice of Intent
The purpose of Amendment 6 is to consider one or more catch share management approaches for the monkfish fishery, including, but not limited, to Individual Fishery Quotas (IFQs), sectors, and/or community quotas.
AP
Shelve A6 Supports existing control date Initiate an amendment to address latent effort Requests a letter be sent to all states by both councils to modify monkfish regulations in state waters
Committee
Supported the AP recommendation
Shelve A6
Tasked the PDT with summarizing state regulations for monkfish and state water landings by state
4 states identified with no possession limits for monkfish
RSA Research Priorities
Research on monkfish life history focusing on: (a) age and growth, (b) longevity, (c) Reproduction, and (d) natural mortality; Studies of stock structure/stock identification and implications for stock assessment and fisheries management; Migration patterns focusing on: (a) short- and long-term movements with respect to management areas and off-shelf movements, and, (b) habitat use; Research concerning trophic interactions of monkfish with other species; Cooperative research surveys to supplement current survey coverage; Research concerning bycatch and discard mortality focusing on: (a) Target species (e.g., monkfish or Northeast multispecies), and (b) non-target species (e.g., monkfish or skate); and Trawl and gillnet gear studies focusing on: (a) Size and/or species selectivity, and, (b) bycatch reduction, including reducing bycatch of and interactions with protected species.
