ACL Amendment:A Blueprint for Fisheries Management

Public Testimony, CFMC, December, 2010Public Testimony, CFMC, December 2010

Why are buffers necessary?

Overfishing Limit (OFL)

Allowable Biological Catch (ABC)

Annual Catch Limit (ACL)

Annual Catch Target (ACT)

100 lb.

*25%75 lb.

75 lb.20 %

60 lb.

What Decisions Must be Made?

25% is based on guidance from Restrepo et al., 1995 and the model of the Pacific Fishery Management Council

Example: AngelfishSt. Croix

1,514 lb.25%

1,136 lb.

1,136 lb.

908 lb.20%

19981999200020012002200320042005200620070

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

AngelfishACLACT

Poun

ds

OFL

ABC

ACL

ACT

Example: AngelfishSt. Thomas

11,807 lb.25%

8,855 lb.

8,855 lb.

7,084 lb.20%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

AngelfishACLACT

+ 908 lb.7,992 lb.

SFA Amendment quota = 8,000 lb.

OFL

ABC

ACL

OFL

Buffers + Accountability = healthy, sustainable fisheries