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
