Draft Framework 2 to Skate FMP Council Meeting January 28, 2014 1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Draft Framework 2 to Skate FMP Council Meeting January 28, 2014 1 13. Skates - January 28-30, 2014 #6

Alternatives  4.1 Updates to Annual Catch Limits  4.2 Skate Wing Possession Limit Alternatives  4.3 Bait Possession Limit Alternatives  4.4 Skate VTR and Dealer Reporting Codes 2

Updates to Annual Catch Limits  Option 1 No Action ACL = ABC 50,435 mt Management Uncertainty ACT = 75% of ACL 37,826 mt Projected Dead Discards (36.3%) State Landings (723 mt) TAL = ACT – Discards – State Landings 23,365 mt Wing TAL Bait TAL 66.5% = 15,538 mt 33.5% = 7,827mt 3

Updates to Annual Catch Limits  Option 2 Revised Annual Catch Limits ACL = ABC 35,479 mt Management Uncertainty ACT = 75% of ACL 26,609 mt Projected Dead Discards (34%) State Landings (1,206 mt) TAL = ACT – Discards – State Landings 16,385 mt Wing TAL Bait TAL 66.5% = 10,896 mt 33.5% = 5,489 mt 4

Updates to Annual Catch Limits  Option 3 Revised ACL with old catch/biomass medians ACL = ABC 42,421 mt Management Uncertainty ACT = 75% of ACL 31,816 mt Projected Dead Discards (34%) State Landings (1,206 mt) TAL = ACT – Discards – State Landings 19,592 mt Wing TAL Bait TAL 66.5% = 13,028 mt 33.5% = 6,563 mt 5

Skate Wing Possession Limit  Option 1 No Action  May 1 – Aug 31: 2,600 lbs.  Sep 1 – Apr 30: 4,100 lbs. 6

Skate Wing Possession Limit  Option 2 Revised Wing Possession Limit  May 1 – Aug 31: 1,500 lbs.  Sep 1 – Apr 30: 2,400 lbs. Actual Landings Option 2: Revised Skate Wing Possession Limits T otal Trips TAL Proposed # of Landings Truncated Percent of Landings (count) (mt) TAL (mt) trips in in excess total “Option 2: (mt) excess of Opt. 2 landings Revised Annual of Opt. (mt) (mt) Catch Limit Specification” 2 TAL 2011 13,200 16,479 15,538 10,896 2,831 3,441 9,579 87.9% (17.1%) 2012 9,608 13,624 15,538 10,896 2,178 2,343 7,264 66. 7% (16.0%) 7

Skate Wing Possession Limit  Option 3 Revised Wing Possession Limit  5,000 lbs. Actual Landings Option 3: Revised Skate Wing Possession Limits T otal Trips Trips Permits T otal Est. Percent Est. Month Est. Month Landing (count within Landing Est. of Option 2: Option 2: Option 2: s (mt) ) 100lbs of within Landing Revised Revised Revised ACL Possessi 100lbs of s (mt) ACL ACL Spec. Spec. TAL on Limit Possession Specificatio AM Exceeded Limit At n TAL Triggered Least (10,896 mt) Once 2011 13,200 16,479 1,169 126 of 550 15,125 139% October November (7.1%) (22.9%) 2012 9,608 13,624 856 101 of 513 11,303 104% December April (6.3%) (19.7%) 8

Bait Possession Limit  Option 1 No Action  25,000 lbs  Option 2 Revised Bait Possession Limit  20,000 lbs. 9

Skate VTR and Dealer Reporting Codes  Option 1 No Action  Winter Skate  Little Skate  Little/Winter Skate  Barndoor Skate  Smooth Skate  Thorny Skate  Clearnose Skate  Rosette Skate  Unclassifiable Skate 10

Skate VTR and Dealer Reporting Codes  Option 2 Revised Reporting Codes Bait Codes Wing Codes Winter Skate Winter Skate Little Skate Barndoor Skate Little/Winter Skate Thorny Skate Barndoor Skate Clearnose Skate Smooth Skate Thorny Skate Clearnose Skate Rosette Skate 11

Timeline  Jan 2014 Council meeting – final vote  Feb 2014 Submit to NERO  May 1 2014 Implementation 12