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13.5% and 6.5% respectively to account for “management uncertainty.” The PDT will analyze a lower deduction of 3% in both areas since TALs have not been reached in recent years. The Council is striving to maximize fi shing opportunities in both areas while simultaneously providing adequate stock protection. On a related note, Northeast Fisheries
Science Center surveys – namely the scallop survey and fall bottom trawl survey – signaled “an above average recruitment event” in 2015 for monkfi sh. While the news is welcoming, the SSC cautioned that it was “unclear as to whether this large recruitment event would transfer into the fi shable population.” Not all recruitment events observed in
the past have recruited to the fi shery. It is im- portant to track the 2015 recruitment event as it has important implications for management during the multiyear specifi cation period. The Monkfi sh PDT will closely monitor
ing gear stowed when transiting the area. Due to landing day restrictions in Trimester 3 (October 1-December 31) vessels will not be allowed to land prior to the onset of the MA/NH spawning closure. Therefore, if a vessel harvests herring from the MA/NH spawning area on October 1, it will be in violation of the Atlantic Herring FMP start- ing on October 2 at 12:01 a.m. (when the MA/NH spawning closure takes eff ect). The Eastern Maine spawning area will be open to the directed Atlantic herring fi shery at the start of Trimester 3. For more information on landing day restrictions in Trimester 3, see the ASFMC memo released on September 21, 2016. An incidental bycatch allowance of up
to 2,000 pounds of Atlantic herring per trip per calendar day applies to vessels in non-di- rected fi sheries that are fi shing within the Massachusetts/New Hampshire spawning area.
For more information, please contact
Ashton Harp, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at 703.842.0740 or aharp@
asmfc.org.
Committee to Continue Working on Three-Year Monkfi sh Specs The New England Fishery Management Council today initiated a framework adjust-
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ment to the Monkfi sh Fishery Management Plan to develop 2017-2019 fi shing year spec- ifi cations for both the Northern and Southern Fishery Management Areas. The Monkfi sh Committee will continue to work this fall on specifi cations and any other needed measures for the fi shery. The Monkfi sh Plan Develop- ment Team (PDT) will conduct the necessary days-at-sea and trip limit analyses. The Coun- cil is scheduled to approve the framework with fi nal specifi cations during its Nov. 15-17 meeting in Newport, Rhode Island. The Council’s Scientifi c and Statistical
Committee (SSC) has recommended “status quo” area-specific acceptable biological catches (ABCs) and overfi shing limits (OFLs) for 2017-2019 as follows in metric tons (mt): Northern Area ABC – 7,592 mt; Northern
Area OFL – 17,805 mt; Southern Area ABC – 12,316 mt; and Southern Area OFL – 23,204 mt
The SSC reviewed the new 2016 index-
based operational stock assessment for monk- fi sh before making these recommendations, which followed PDT advice. The full range of specifi cations will
include area-based caps on total allowable landings (TALs), days-at-sea allocations, and trip limits. Under current monkfi sh regulations, the northern and southern ABCs are reduced by
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the progress of the 2015 recruitment event and report back to the Monkfi sh Committee and Council when additional information is available. The Council’s Monkfi sh Advisory Panel
will meet Oct. 12 and the Monkfi sh Commit- tee will meet Oct. 18 to continue discussing the framework. Meeting details will be an- nounced in the near future. For more information contact Monkfi sh,
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Plan Coordinator Dr. Fiona Hogan at (978) 465-0492 ext. 121, email fhogan@nefmc. org. Or visit the Council’s monkfi sh webpage at
http://www.nefmc.org/management-plans/ monkfi sh.
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