Southeast Regional Office Landings ACLs AMs and OFLs

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Southeast Regional Office Landings, ACLs, AMs, and OFLs for the Puerto Rico Commercial Sector

Southeast Regional Office Landings, ACLs, AMs, and OFLs for the Puerto Rico Commercial Sector March 2, 2021

Average Landings for ACL Overage Assessment • Assessing for 2015 Fishing Year • Averaging

Average Landings for ACL Overage Assessment • Assessing for 2015 Fishing Year • Averaging Years = 2011, 2012, 2013 • Status of Data Availability: • USVI Reported at December 2014 Meeting • PR Recreational Reported at December 2014 Meeting • PR Commercial data for 2013 now available, outcomes presented today

Data and Assessment Timeline

Data and Assessment Timeline

Data and Assessment Timeline. Late Data

Data and Assessment Timeline. Late Data

 • Puerto Rico Commercial No commercial ACLs were exceeded based on 20112013 average

• Puerto Rico Commercial No commercial ACLs were exceeded based on 20112013 average landings • No commercial AMs will be implemented • No commercial closures will be necessary for 2015

Puerto Rico Commercial Averages vs. ACL: “ 2010” Species Average 2011 -2013 Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Commercial Averages vs. ACL: “ 2010” Species Average 2011 -2013 Puerto Rico Commercial Landings Stock/Stock Complex Conch Grouper Parrotfish Snapper Unit 1 (silk, blackfin, vermilion, wenchman) Snapper Unit 2 (queen, cardinal) Snapper Unit 3 (gray, lane, mutton, dog, schoolmaster, mahogany) Snapper Unit 4 (yellowtail) Landings (lbs) ACL Percent of ACL 225, 784 0 n/a 48, 022 177, 513 27. 1% 37, 059 52, 737 70. 3% 125, 394 284, 685 44. 0% 136, 633 145, 916 93. 6% 142, 792 345, 775 41. 3% 134, 042 373, 295 35. 9%

Puerto Rico Commercial Averages vs. ACL: “ 2011” Species Average 2011 -2013 Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Commercial Averages vs. ACL: “ 2011” Species Average 2011 -2013 Puerto Rico Commercial Landings Stock/Stock Complex Landings (lbs) ACL Percent of ACL . Angelfish 0 8, 984 0. 0% Aquarium trade 0 8, 155 0. 0% Boxfish 30, 892 86, 115 35. 9% Goatfishes 7, 138 17, 565 40. 6% Grunts 25, 765 182, 396 14. 1% Jacks 27, 764 86, 059 32. 3% Porgies 18, 711 24, 739 75. 6% Spiny Lobster 248, 188 327, 920 75. 7% Squirrelfish 5, 649 16, 663 33. 9% Surgeonfish 0 7, 179 0. 0% Tilefish 0 14, 642 0. 0% 46, 957 58, 475 80. 3% 46, 044 54, 147 Triggerfish & Filefish Wrasses 85. 0%

ACL vs. OFL Overage • OFL = MSYproxy, equivalent to average landings for a

ACL vs. OFL Overage • OFL = MSYproxy, equivalent to average landings for a set period of years (e. g. , 1999 -2005 for Puerto Rico “ 2010” species) • ACL = OFL x buffer reduction • • For “ 2010” species, generally (not always) a 15% reduction For “ 2011” species, generally (not always) a 10% reduction • Exceeding the ACL is based upon a three-year average of landings • Exceeding the OFL is based on the most recent year of landings only, because overfishing is an annual event • Thus, it is possible to exceed the OFL without

U. S. Commercial Averages vs. OFL: Past and Present Puerto Rico Commercial Puerto Rico

U. S. Commercial Averages vs. OFL: Past and Present Puerto Rico Commercial Puerto Rico Recreational . Stock Complex Total Landings Overfishing Limit Percent of OFL Scups and Porgies 12, 582 27, 488 46% 155 2, 863 5% Wrasses 37, 129 60, 163 62% 607 5, 611 11% St. Croix St. Thomas/St. John Stock Complex Total Landings Overfishing Limit Percent of OFL Angelfish* Squirrelfish* Wrasses* 8, 890 406 2190% 16, 202 10, 529 154% 490 134 366% 9, 502 4, 712 202% 1, 903 650 293% . RECOMMENDATION • For the Puerto Rico scups and porgies complex and the Puerto Rico wrasses complex, change status from subject to overfishing to not subject to overfishing. • For the St. Croix angelfish, St. Croix squirrelfish, St. Thomas/St. John angelfish, St. Thomas/St. John squirrelfish, and St. Thomas/St. John wrasses complexes, maintain their overfishing status as unknown.