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New England Fishery Management Council Omnibus Habitat Amendment Get involved: It could change where you fish Ma ine F ishe rme n s F o rum Ma rc h 1, 2013 Mic he lle Ba c hma n & Andy Apple g a te Ma ine F ishe rme n s F o

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New England Fishery Management Council

Omnibus Habitat Amendment

Get involved: It could change where you fish

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Ma rc h 1, 2013 Mic he lle Ba c hma n & Andy Apple g a te

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Outline

  • Status quo manage me nt
  • Inte nt of ame ndme nt
  • Habitat manage me nt pr
  • posals
  • Gr
  • undfish manage me nt

pr

  • posals
  • T

ime line and oppor tunitie s for c omme nt

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Status quo management

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  • Gr
  • undfish

c losur e s

  • Ye a r round
  • Rolling
  • Habitat c losur

e s

  • E

xe mption ar e as appr

  • ve d in

De c e mbe r 2012 (c ur r e ntly unde r going NMF S r e vie w)

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Area (nm2)

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Area by Percent

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Current rolling closures

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Intent of amendment

  • Obje c tive s inc lude :
  • Inte gr

ate and optimize me asur e s to minimize the adve r se impac ts to E F H ac r

  • ss all Counc il

manage d F MPs

  • E

nhanc e gr

  • undfish fishe r

y pr

  • duc tivity
  • Maximize soc ie tal ne t be ne fits fr
  • m the

gr

  • undfish stoc ks while addr

e ssing c ur r e nt manage me nt ne e ds

  • Mor

e tar ge te d and e ffe c tive manage me nt ar e as use d to ac hie ve obje c tive s

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Primary Goals of Groundfish Closed Area Management

Adopted Nov 2012

  • 1. E

nhanc e gr

  • undfish fishe r

y pr

  • duc tivity
  • 2. Maximize soc ie tal ne t be ne fits

fr

  • m the gr
  • undfish stoc ks while

addr e ssing c ur r e nt manage me nt ne e ds

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Objectives for Groundfish Closed Area Management

  • 1. I

mpro ve d spa wning pro te c tio n; inc luding pro te c tio n o f lo c a lize d spa wning c o nting e nts

  • r sub -po pula tio ns o f sto c ks
  • 2. I

mpro ve d pro te c tio n o f c ritic a l g ro undfish ha b ita ts

  • 3. I

mpro ve d re fug e fo r c ritic a l life histo ry sta g e s

  • 4. I

mpro ve d a c c e ss to b o th the use a nd no n-use b e ne fits a rising fro m c lo se d a re a ma na g e me nt a c ro ss g e a r type s, fishe rie s, a nd g ro ups. T he se b e ne fits ma y a rise fro m a re a s de sig ne d to a ddre ss o the r thre e g ro undfish c lo se d a re a o b je c tive s.

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Management policy

  • Spawning c losur

e s should be nar r

  • wly

de fine d spatially and te mpor ally

  • Spawning c losur

e s should be de signe d to be adaptive and r e sponsive to var iations in e nvir

  • nme ntal c onditions
  • Spawning c losur

e s should inc lude spe c ific tr igge r s that would allow ar e as to r e - ope n to fishing

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Management policy

  • F

ishing by all ge ar s and fle e ts c atc hing gr

  • undfish should be pr
  • hibite d in

spawning c losur e ar e as

  • F

ishing by ge ar s that have a signific ant e ffe c t on habitat would be pr

  • hibite d in

juve nile gr

  • undfish habitat ar

e as.

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Management policy

  • Gr
  • undfish spawning and habitat

c losur e s should inc lude pr

  • visions for

monitor ing the r e sour c e c onditions

  • Monitor

ing of ge ar s fishing in c lose d gr

  • undfish spawning and habitat ar

e as should be r e quir e d.

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Timeline and opportunities for comment

2013

  • April – Pr

e se nt dr aft gr

  • undfish manage me nt alte r

native s to Counc il

  • April-June Habitat/ Gr
  • undfish Ove r

sight Committe e me e tings to r e c onc ile diffe r e nc e s

  • June – Counc il appr
  • ve s dr

aft alte r native s for analysis is an E IS

  • June -No ve mb e r – E

I S de ve lo pme nt

  • No ve mb e r – Counc il appr
  • ve s DE

IS

2014

  • Ja nua ry-F

e b rua ry – Public he ar

ings and for mal c omme nt pe r iod

  • April – F

inal appr

  • val
  • Co unc il sub missio n, NMF

S re vie w a nd a ppro va l

  • Rule s b e c o me e ffe c tive De c 2014

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Proposed adjustments to habitat management

Ha b ita t Ma na g e me nt Are a s Ha b ita t Re se a rc h Are a s

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  • De signe d to e nc ompass the

loc ations thr

  • ughout the r

e gion with vulne r able be nthic fe atur e s

  • Inte nde d to minimize the adve r

se e ffe c ts of fishing on de signate d E sse ntial F ish Habitat

  • Some ar

e as e ntir e ly ne w; some ar e modific ations of e xisting ar e as

  • F

ishing r e str ic tions foc use d on ge ar type s that have the gr e ate st impac t

  • Pr
  • vide spac e whe r

e r e se ar c h c an be c onduc te d on habitat type s and spe c ie s of par tic ular inte r e st

  • Re se ar

c h age nda inc lude s four the me s: impac ts, r e c ove r y, natur al distur banc e , pr

  • duc tivity
  • Some time s ove r

lapping with HMAs

  • Ge ne r

al r e str ic tions on fishing to allow for r e se ar c h- dir e c te d impac ts

  • Re e valuation afte r

an initial pe r iod to de te r mine if ar e a should c ontinue

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New or modified Habitat Management Areas

Color e d a r e a s show ne w

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modifie d HMAs tha t ha ve be e n r e c omme nde d by the Counc il’s Ha bita t Committe e . T he Committe e ha s r e que ste d modific a tions to the

  • ptions in the Gr

e a t South Cha nne l a nd the se a r e c ur r e ntly unde r de ve lopme nt.

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Jeffreys Ledge and Stellwagen HMAs

Je ffr e ys L e dge Ar e a de signe d to foc us

  • n shallowe r

le dge habitats and allow fishing ac c e ss in the de e pe r , muddie r ar e as in the nor thwe ste r n por tion. T he le dge itse lf c ontains gr ave l dominate d habitats mor e vulne r able to fishing than adjac e nt soft bottome d habitats Pr

  • pose d as a mobile bottom te nding

ge ar c losur e Ste llwage n Ar e a ove r laps with Ste llwage n Bank National Mar ine Sanc tuar y Ar e a de signe d to e nc ompass gr ave l dominate d habitats mor e vulne r able to fishing; e xte nt of the se habitats doc ume nte d in multibe am data Also pr

  • pose d as a mobile bottom

te nding ge ar c losur e

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Cashes Ledge and Fippennies Ledge HMAs

Modifie d Ca she s L e dg e a r e a shifts bounda r y to the e a st – de sig ne d to e nc ompa ss the ma jor ity of the sha llowe r le dg e a r e a s a nd a llow fishing a c c e ss in the de e pe r we ste r n por tion F ippe nnie s L e dg e a r e a de sig ne d to foc us on por tions of the le dg e whe r e g r a ve l substr a te s a r e pr e se nt Ca she s L e dg e a nd F ippe nnie s L e dg e pr

  • pose d a s mobile

bottom te nding g e a r c losur e s Amme n Roc k a r e a pr

  • pose d for

e nha nc e d pr

  • te c tions – no fishing

zone

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Platts Bank HMA

Curre ntly ope n to fishing Pla tts Ba nk a re a s de sig ne d to foc us

  • n portions of the ba nk whe re

g ra ve l substra te s a re pre se nt Propose d a s a mobile bottom te nding g e a r c losure

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Jeffreys Bank HMA

Cur r e nt ha bita t a r e a imple me nte d via Ame ndme nt 13, or Pr

  • pose d modific a tion de sig ne d to

e nc ompa ss the sha llowe st a r e a s of Je ffr e ys Ba nk whe n c obble a nd boulde r

  • domina te d ha bita ts a r

e most c ommon Both a r e a s pr

  • pose d a s mobile

bottom te nding g e a r c losur e s Ha ve g otte n some industr y fe e dba c k spe c ific to the ne w a r e a indic a ting a pr e fe r e nc e for the e xisting a r e a

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Eastern Maine DHRA

Would be ba se d on hig hly vulne ra ble ha bita ts ide ntifie d using Swe pt Are a Se a be d Impa c t mode l (re d/ pink a re a s) Bounda rie s a nd spe c ific g oa ls a nd obje c tive s unde r de ve lopme nt – PDT is me e ting on 3/ 6.

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Groundfish management

  • Gr
  • undfish manage me nt (data

sour c e s and e xample maps)

  • Juve nile gr
  • undfish habitat to pr
  • te c t c r

itic al e nvir

  • nme nts

for juve nile fish sur vival

  • Re plac e e xisting ye ar

r

  • und gr
  • undfish ar

e as

  • Close d to ve sse ls using mobile bottom te nding ge ar

s

  • Spawning ar

e as

  • Re plac e r
  • lling c losur

e s and ye ar r

  • und gr
  • undfish

ar e as

  • Close d to all fle e ts
  • Ame s r

e sults

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CATT Analyses

  • Ge ogr

aphic al mode ling of juve nile gr

  • undfish distr

ibution: de pth, te mpe r atur e , substr ate

  • F

ishe r y ne t r e ve nue maps

  • Classify move me nt and spawning fr
  • m

tagging data

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CATT Analyses

  • Re le va nt c a se studie s
  • Inte nde d e ffe c t
  • Ac tua l e ffe c ts
  • Ge og ra phic c luste r a na lysis
  • Sta te a nd F

e de ra l surve ys

  • Obse rve r da ta

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Cod spawning by decade (red latest)

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Large cod by season and survey

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Cod spawners

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Large Haddock, spring

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Cod juveniles by season and survey

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Haddock juveniles by season and survey

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Cod & Haddock juveniles with seabed forms

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Cod & Haddock juveniles with ecological classifications

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Juvenile cod (age 0-1)

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Cod & Haddock spawners with seabed forms

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Cod & Haddock spawners with ecological classifications

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Cod Spawning

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