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Multispecies (Groundfish) Amendment 13 Background
• Mortality alternatives
• Capacity reduction alternatives including leasing
• Reference point proposals
• Rebuilding strategies
• Future actions
Overview
Timetable
• July 15-17, Portland, ME - approve DSEIS
• August/September - public hearings
• October - review comments
• November 4-6, Peabody, MA - select alternative and approve Amendment 13 for submission
• May 2004 - Implementation
Groundfish Spawning Stock Biomass (SSB)Spawning Stock Biomass of 12 Groundfish Stocks, 1985-2001
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Year
SSB (mt)
GOM Winter Fl
Redfish
SNE/MA Winter Fl
GB Winter Fl (Total B)
American Plaice
Witch Flounder
GOM Cod
GOM/CC Yellowtail
SNE/MA Yellowtail
GB Yellowtail
GB Haddock
GB Cod
Rebuilding
• New rebuilding targets are substantially higher than current reference points
• Options for rebuilding periods: – 2009 for most stocks– 2014 for most stocks– Exceptions are GB cod, CC/GOM yellowtail,
redfish
Fishing Mortality Reductions for Rebuilding
Species2002 / 2003 Rebuild F
Percent Reduction
Cod - GB 0.45 0.18 -60%Cod - GOM 0.36 0.22 -39%Yellowtail SNE/MA 0.74 0.18 -76%Yellowtail CC/GOM 0.95 0.09 -91%American Plaice 0.26 0.15 -42%Winter flounder SNE/MA 0.45 0.25 -44%
Fishing Mortality Reduction Alternatives
1. Up to 65% reduction in used DAS2. Reduction in allocated DAS ( FW 33
baseline reduced by 20%), other gear changes, current area closures, hard TAC backstop
3. Area management using hard TACs4. Hard TACs, with fishing year 2001
measures (from court order)
(Number of Vessels)
Data Source: NMFS Permit and Dealer Databases
(not call-in system)
Number of Active Permitted Multispecies Vessels
Fishing Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total Permitted Limited Access Vessels 1,765 1,781 1,651 1,670 1,655 1,631 Active Limited Access Vessels 1,372 1,340 1,263 1,241 1,207 1,223 Limited Access Vessels Landing Groundfish 1,090 1,077 1,031 1,009 1,016 1,025
RECENT DAS LEVELS
Number of
Vessels Calling
InTotal
AllocationAllocated to Users Used
1996 990 236,218 140,612 51,968 1997 1,090 155,270 101,905 49,462 1998 1,062 156,989 106,415 52,935 1999 1,067 160,452 106,506 54,271 2000 1,082 160,720 109,757 61,290 2001 1,096 156,290 111,572 65,275 2002 991 71,218 61,812 41,410
RECENT DAS LEVELS
Recent Landings & Revenues(million pounds / dollars)
All Species
Groundfish Only All Species
Groundfish Only
1994 418 75 $362 $94 1995 439 68 $349 $86 1996 454 72 $340 $82 1997 529 73 $328 $82 1998 523 72 $319 $88 1999 468 72 $383 $88 2000 486 91 $406 $95 2001 551 104 $389 $100
Projected Groundfish Revenues Rebuilding
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Gross Revenues ($ millions)
F-Rebuild
Court Order
Capacity Reduction Alternatives
• Permit Transfer
• Permit Absorption
• DAS Transfer
• Freeze on unused DAS
Permit Transfer Proposal
• Vessel transferring permit can transfer groundfish permit to a different vessel than the other permits
• Vessel transferring permit exits all fisheries• Cannot combine DAS from more than one
permit on one vessel• DAS acquired are “taxed”, limits on
reactivation
Permit Absorption Proposal
• Vessel can obtain permits from another vessel with no restriction on holding both a scallop and groundfish permit
• Duplicate permits expire• Cannot combine DAS allocations on one
vessel• One vessel exits fishery• Various levels of “tax” on DAS transfer
DAS Transfer Proposal
• Limited access groundfish vessels allowed to transfer DAS
• Only vessels with a history of fishing can transfer DAS
• “Tax” on transfer of active DAS and inactive DAS
• Upgrading/replacement conditions apply
“Effective” DAS• “Effective” DAS are defined for each permit
– Nine options for defining “effective” DAS with different baselines with & without minimum landings requirements. Baseline options include the maximum DAS used in 1994-1999 or in 1996-2001 or 1996-2001 limited by 2001 allocations, the court order allocation, etc.
• “Effective” DAS are divided into two categories:– Class A: DAS that can be used at implementation of Amendment
13– Class B: DAS that cannot be used in order to meet needed
mortality reductions – DAS that do not meet definition of “effective” are called Class C
DAS
Freeze on Unused DAS
• Permit holders agree not to reactivate effort for a predetermined amount of time– Example 1: Five year freeze– Example 2: 75% of BMSY is reached
• 5% annual reduction of unused DAS on vessels that don’t participate in freeze
DAS Leasing Options
• Options include restricting leasing to vessels of similar size or allowing leasing by vessels of different sizes, allowing / prohibiting sub-leasing, limits on the number of DAS that can be leased
Summary
• Rebuilding will require measures that are the equivalent to reducing DAS from 41,000 (2002 levels) to 28,000 DAS for 10 years.
• Excess capacity exists in the groundfish fishery & an industry buyback is an option for reducing capacity.
• A capacity reduction business plan should describe the make-up of the fleet in the future.