OPTIONS PAPERFOR THE

COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT (ACL) AMENDMENT FOR THE U.S. CARIBBEANAmendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin IslandsAmendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants

and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsAmendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto

Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsAmendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto

Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsDecember 22, 2010 Scoping Comments

Caribbean Fishery Management CouncilFebruary 7, 2011, San Juan, Puerto RicoFebruary 9, 2011, Mayagüez Puerto Rico

February 10, 2011, Ponce Puerto RicoFebruary 16, 2011 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

February 17, 2011, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Attendees Deponents Written Comments

San Juan 15 4 (2 Assoc.) 0

Mayagüez 22 12 (4 Assoc.) 1; ACL 2011 Mayaguez

Minutes Plus App.pdf

Ponce 2 0 0

St. Croix 15 6 0

St. Thomas 12 (10) 3 0

STFA letter letter Sttfa david Olsen ACL Scoping Feb2011.PDF

PEW letter PEW letter Comprehensive ACL Scoping FINAL.pdf

Comments on Actions

• Action 1(a): Year sequences• PR: 1999-2005; 2000-2010 (commercial)• Highest landings• PEW Recommendation: Longer time series, Avg to set OFL• SSC recommendations

SSC Meeting March 2011 - SSC Conclusions.pptx

• Action 1(b): MSY proxies – No Action

• Action 1(c ): Allocations ACLs– Separate by Island– Equidistant

Comments on Actions

• Action 2 (aquarium trade species)– No Action– Option 2, Sub-option C– Option 3, Sub-option B– Option 4 – Keep track of these species (ecosystem)– PEW recommendations– SSC recommendations

Comments on Actions• Action 3 (a):– Separate commercial and recreational ACLs

• Action 3(b): Bag limits– Option 2 (5 fish)– Option 4 (0 fish)– Option 6 (aggregate)– 1 or 2 days per year for recreational fishing– Other ACL 2011 SJU Minutes.pdf– PEW recommendations to set bag limits

Comments on Actions

• Action 4 (a) AMs – No Action– Option 2, Sub-option A– PEW recommendations

• Action 4(b)– No Action– Not Option 3 – no payback– PEW recommendation

Comments on Actions

• Action 5 (a) and (b) Framework– No Action– Options 2 or 3 (USVI)