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ACL Amendment:A Blueprint for Fisheries Management
Public Testimony, CFMC, December, 2010Public Testimony, CFMC, December 2010
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