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Comprehensive Amendment to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council

Fishery Management Plans

Revised Options Paper (Draft Version 3)

152nd Caribbean Fishery Management Council MeetingApril 21-22, 2015

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Timing of Accountability Measure-Based Closures

152nd Caribbean Council MeetingApril 21-22, 2015

Amendment consists of two actions:

- Action 1: Select an approach to modify the timing of AM-based closures in the EEZ

- Action 2: Specify how often to revisit the approach

Previous Action 1 (First Draft Options Paper)

• Option 1: No Action

• Option 2: Customized Approach/Mechanism

• Option 3: Pre-determined (Fixed) Approach

Actions and Management Options

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December 2014: 1) The Council requested that the customized approach (Option 2) be removed from the document due to concerns regarding time requirement and 2) the Council requested the DAPs to review the document and provide input for fixed dates (Option 2 and Sub-option 3c)

March 2015: DAPs met, reviewed a revised options paper based on Council input, and unanimously chose a fixed closure start date of September 30 going backward toward the beginning of the year as the option having the least negative socioeconomic and cultural effects. DAPs did not to pursue the option for different closure dates for each FMU.

Update on Activities and Changes to the Document


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Early April 2015: The IPT met and revised the document based on the Council’s input from December and the DAP’s input from March. Developed new options.

Today: The Council to review the current document and provide further guidance on development.

Update on Activities and Changes to the Document

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Option 1: No Action. December 31 backward

Option 2: September 30 going backward (DAP’s input)

Option 3: January 1 going forward

Option 4: Different fixed dates for different FMUs

Overview – Action 1

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Option 1:

No action. Continue AM-based closures resulting from an ACL overage beginning on December 31st of the closure year and extending backward in the year for the number of days necessary to achieve the required reduction in landings.

Revised Options Paper - Action 1


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Proposed Option 2 (new):

Accountability measure-based closures resulting from an ACL overage will begin on September 30th of the closure year and would extend backward into the year for the number of days necessary to achieve the required reduction in landings. This closure start date would apply to all FMUs for each of Puerto Rico commercial and recreational sectors, St. Thomas/St. John, St. Croix, and Caribbean-wide. If for any FMU in any year, the number of days left in the year is not enough to achieve the required reduction in landings, then those additional days would be captured in the opposite direction.



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Proposed Option 3 (new):

Accountability measure-based closures resulting from an ACL overage will begin on January 1st of the closure year and would extend forward into the year for the number of days necessary to achieve the required reduction in landings. This closure start date would apply to all FMUs for each of Puerto Rico commercial and recreational sectors, St. Thomas/St. John, St. Croix, and Caribbean-wide.



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Proposed Option 4:

Modify the AM-based closure date by selecting and establishing a fixed fishing closure start date for the implementation of AMs for each FMU (i.e., species/species complex) by island/island group (Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John, St. Croix, and Caribbean-wide). A different start date may be chosen for each FMU on each island/island group, but that start date would apply every year AMs need to be triggered for that FMU on that island. The start date will either begin on the first day of the identified month and go forward towards the end of the year, or begin on the last day of the identified month and go backward towards the beginning of the year.



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Proposed Option 4 Sub-Options:

Sub-Option 4a: (previously Sub-Option 3a) – Month with highest landings

Sub-Option 4b: (previously Sub-Option 3b) – Month with lowest landings

Sub-Option 4c: (previously Sub-option 3c) – Month with least negative social, cultural, and economic effects



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Proposed Option 4 - Puerto Rico (Commercial)

Sub-Option 4a. Closure to start either the first day or the last day of the month that has the highest landings based on the most recent three years of available landings data.

Sub-Option 4b. Closure to start either the first day or the last day of the month with lowest landings based on the most recent three years of available landings data.

Sub-Option 4c. Closure to start either the first day or the last day of the month with the least negative economic, social, and cultural effects.



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Option 4Sub-Option 4a

(highest landings)Sub-Option 4b (lowest landings)

Sub-Option 4c (least negative economic,

social, and cultural effects)

FMUParrotfish Mar 1 Dec 1 TBD

Snapper Unit 1 (silk, black, blackfin, and vermilion)

Jan 1 October 1 or Jun 11TBD

Snapper Unit 2 (queen and cardinal) Jan 1 Nov 1 TBD

Snapper Unit 3 (mutton, lane, gray, dog, schoolmaster, and mahogany)

Dec 1 May 1 or Jul 12TBD

Snapper Unit 4(yellowtail)

Mar 1 Dec 1TBD

Groupers Mar or Aug 13 Dec 14 TBD

Angelfish5 No LandingsBoxfish Feb 1 Jun 1 TBD

Goatfish Feb 1 May 1 TBD

Grunts Feb 1 Nov 1 TBD

Wrasses Sept 1 Nov 1 TBD

Jacks Mar 1 No 1 TBD

Scups & Porgies Mar 1 Nov 1 TBD

Squirrelfish Mar 1 Aug 1 TBD

Surgeonfish5 No LandingsTriggerfish & Filefish Aug 1 Nov 1 TBD

Spiny Lobster Feb 1 May 1 TBD

Table 2.2.1 (from Options Paper). Sub-Option 4a and 4b are based on monthly average landings through time from the most recent years of available landings data (2011-2012). Dates in Sub-Option 4c would be based on input from the Council. Puerto Rico Commercial FMUs


Proposed Option 4 - Puerto Rico (Recreational)






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Table 2.2.2 (from Options Paper). Sub-Option 4a and 4b are based on monthly average landings through time from the most recent years of available landings data (2011-2012). Dates in Sub-Option 4c would be based on input from the Council.


Proposed Option 4 - St. Thomas/St. John, USVI (Commercial and Recreational combined)






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Table 2.2.3. Sub-Option 4a and 4b are based on monthly average landings through time from the most recent three years of available landings data (2011-2013). Dates in Sub-Option 4c will be based on input from the Council.


(highest landings)Sub-Option 4b (lowest landings)

Sub-Option 4c (least negative economic,

social, and cultural effects)

FMU

Parrotfish Mar 1 Nov 1 TBD

Snapper Apr 1 or Sept 1 or Sept 301 Dec 1 or Aug 12 TBD

Grouper Jan 1 or Oct 13 Apr 1 or Dec 14 TBD

Angelfish Aug 1 Feb 1 TBD

Boxfish Jan 1 Dec 1 TBD

Goatfish5 Jan 1 or May 1No landings Feb-Apr, June, and

Aug-Dec; Jul 1(lowest landings)

TBD

Grunts Jan 1 Dec 1 TBD

Wrasses Aug 1 Feb 1 TBD

Jacks May 1 Dec 1 TBD

Scups & Porgies Jan 1 Feb 1TBD

Squirrelfish Aug 1 Apr 1 TBD

Surgeonfish Jan 1 Dec 1 TBD

Triggerfish & Filefish

Jan 1 Dec 1TBD

Spiny Lobster Jan 1 Sept 1 TBD

St. Thomas Commercial FMUs


Proposed Option 4 - St. Croix, USVI (Commercial and Recreational combined)


Sub-Option 4b. Closure to start either the first day or the last of the month with lowest landings based on the most recent three years of available landings data.




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(highest landings)Sub-Option 4b

(lowest landings)

Sub-Option 4c (least negative

economic, social, and cultural effects)

FMU Parrotfish Mar 1 Sept 1 TBDSnappers July 1 Sept 1 or Sept 301 TBDGroupers Jul 1 Dec 1 TBDAngelfish Oct 1 Jun 1 TBDBoxfish June 1 Jan 1 TBDGoatfish2 Feb 1 or Nov 1 Aug 1 TBDGrunts Jul 1 Dec 1 TBD

Wrasses2 Nov 1 No landings in Feb – Apr, Jun, Aug, and

Oct; Jan 1 or Sept 1(lowest landings)TBD

Jacks Feb 1 Dec 1 TBDScups & Porgies Jan 1 Oct 1 TBDSquirrelfish2 Jul 1 Jan 1 or Apr 1 TBDSurgeonfish Jul 1 Dec 1 TBDTriggerfish & Filefish Mar 1 Dec 1 TBDSpiny Lobster Mar 1 Sept 1 TBD

Table 2.2.4. Sub-Option 4a and 4b are based on monthly average landings through time from the most recent three years of available landings data (2011-2013). Dates in Sub-Option 4c will be based on input

from the Council.

St. Croix Commercial FMUs


Proposed Option 4 - Caribbean-Wide (Commercial and Recreational combined)

Sub-Option 4a. Closure to start either the first day or the last day of the month that has the highest landings based on the most recent three years of available landings data (shortest closure time).

Sub-Option 4b. Closure to start either the first day or the last of the month with lowest landings based on the most recent three years of available landings data.




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Table 2.2.5. Closure dates resulting from Sub-Options 4a through 4c for Caribbean-wide fishery management units: tilefish and aquarium trade species. Sub-Option 4a and 4b are based on monthly average landings through time from the most recent three years of available landings data. *Dates in Sub-Option 4c would be based on input from the Council.

Caribbean-wide FMUs


• Alt 1 (No action): The alternative would continue the status quo.

• Alts 2 and 3: These alternatives would have biological, socioeconomic and administrative effects. Analyses should consider the effects of the different proposed closure start dates as well as the effects of overlap with seasonal closures for particular FMUs.

• Example for Alt 2 (Sept 30 backward): AMs have to be applied to SU1. SU1 has a seasonal closure that goes from Oct 1 until Dec 31. What are the effects of those two closures combined?

Type of Analysis Needed


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• Option 1. No Action. Do not specify how often the approach chosen should be revisited.

• Option 2. Review the approach selected no longer than 3 years from implementation.

• Option 3. Review the approach selected no longer than 5 years from implementation.

Reviewing the approach that sets the timing for AM closures can involve reviewing the dates selected, criteria for choosing the dates, or any other aspect of the rule.

Action 2: Specify how often the approach to set the timing of AM-based closures selected in Action 1 should be revisited.


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Possible Next Steps

1. Discuss management options.

2. Motion to request the staff create a Public Hearing Draft

for August 2015 Council meeting.


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Draft Timeline

2015 2016

Today

Dec

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15

Aug

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2015

Council reviews PHD, selects preferred alternative(s) and approves for Public Hearings.

*Council to schedule Public Hearings for Fall 2015

Late

Spr

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Sum

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201

6

NOAA publishes Comprehensive Amendment/ Final Rule

Final Rule Effective

Apr

il 20

15

Council discusses management options

Council passes motion to develop Public Hearing Draft (PHD)

Council discusses outcomes of Public Hearings

Council revises and approves codified text

Council approves Amendment for Secretarial Review

Late

Fal

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Spr

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201

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Amendment and Proposed Rule Comment Period

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