ML072060334

Asmfc Stock Status Overview

ML072060334
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	05/01/2007
From:	Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Davis J NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-3835
Shared Package
ML072060321	List: ML072060325 ML072060330 ML072060334 ML072060337 ML072060339 ML072060342 ML072060344 ML072060345 ML072060373 ML072060377 ML072060382 ML072060384 ML072060391 ML072060397 ML072060400 ML072060403 ML072060405 ML072060406 ML072060409 ML072060414 ML072060439 ML072060441 ML072060543 ML072060545 ML072060550 ML072060555 ML072060558 ML072060561 ML072060564 ML072060570 ML072060573 ML072060592 ML072060594 ML072060596 ML072060598 ML072060601 ML072060603 ML072060606 ML072060609 ML072060613 ML072060616 ML072060618 ML072060621
References
Download: ML072060334 (25)

Text

,ýA' .

Working towards healthy, seý7fsustainingpopulationsforallAtlantic coastfish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015 ZC ASMFC STOCK STATUS OVERVIEW AMERICAN EEL AMERICAN LOBSTER AMERICAN SHAD ATLANTIC CROAKER ATLANTIC HERRING ATLANTIC MENHADEN ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS ATLANTIC STURGEON BLACK SEA BASS BLUEFISH HORSESHOE CRAB NORTHERN SHRIMP K

RED DRUM SCUP SPANISH MACKEREL SPINY DOGFISH SPOT SPOTTED SEATROUT SUMMER FLOUNDER TAUTOG This document provides an overview of stock status for the Commission's 22 managed species or species groups.

WEAKFISH. Graphs contain the most recent information available and have been vetted through the relevant species technical committee. Where biomass data is lacking, other fishery; indicators are used (i.e., landings, fishing mortality rates).

WINTER FLOUNDER Timc frames differ based on data availability. REVISED: 5/07 C~-H L ml( 1005L

QUICK GUIDE TO ASMFC SPECIES STOCK STATUS (CURRENT AS OF MAY 2007)

• JHealthy. +1 = Rebuilding =Depleted  ? Unknown STATUS/

TRENS SPECIES OVERFISHED OVERFISHING REBUILDING ULE &

SCHED STATUS TRENDS SCHEDULE AtatcNRebuilt since 1995 Atlantic Striped Bass N Atlantic N N Rebuilt Herring _ _

Atlantic N N Rebuilt Menhaden W r u Gulf of Maine N N Rebuilt

'* So. New

+ England/Mid-Atlantic Y Y To be rebuilt by 2015 American Gulf of Maine N N Gulf of Maine and Georges Lobster Bank stocks rebuilt Geoe .BBoard has initiated SGeorges Bank N Nmanagement process to

_develop rebuilding schedule for Southern New Southern New Depleted Y England.

England Atlantic Croaker Mid-Atlantic N N Mid-Atlantic stock 9 South Atlantic Unknown Unknown component rebuilt Spanish Continuing to rebuild until Mackerel N N stock biomass > BMSY Status based on 2005 Bluefish N N assessment; to be rebuilt by 2008 Nrhr Management action N N triggered when F> 0.22 or Shrimp °biomass < 19.8 million lbs.

The time necessary to rebuild the female portion

" Spn of the spawning stock biomass at F = 0.03 Summer NBiomass exceeded Flounder threshold in 2005

~Sturgeon S SAtlantic YNrebuilt 40+ yearbymoratorium;

-2038 to be

QUICK GUIDE TO ASMFC SPECIES STOCK STATUS (CURRENT AS OF MAY 2007)

• /=Healthy +l = Rebuilding =Depleted 9"= Unknown STATUS/ SPECIES OVERFISHED OVERFISHING REBUILDING STATUS &

TRENDS SCHEDULE Management Board Tautog Unknown N considering biological reference points to assess overfished status.

6-year rebuilding period if 0 < Weakfish Depleted N spawning stock biomass <

threshold level Scup Y Unknown To be rebuilt by 2010 9 Red Drum Y Unknown No rebuilding schedule

, Black Sea y Unknown To be rebuilt by 2010 9 American Eel Unknown Unknown No rebuilding schedule 9 Horseshoe Unknown Unknown No rebuilding schedule Crab N% J2007 benchmark 9* . Shad & River Unknown Unknown assessment & peer review

• Herringpedg

-* .pending Spot Unknown Unknown No rebuilding schedule Spotted Unknown Unknown No rebuilding schedule

....... *,, ......... Seatrout

Overview of Stock Status American Eel, Anguilla rostrata V Atlantic Coast American Eel Commercial Landings Source:NOAA Fisheries Website, 2005 Recreational Catch of American Eel Along the Atlantic Coast Source: NOAA Website, 2005

-c 3

4!

1 -0 300 250 0

0. 0t-. 200 0

150 3

cn 0) 0 100 C

E 50 0 ,

Z 0 '- aO 0 (N (0 C 00 (N4 0

tt) O) UO) (.O a). a)4 00 00 a3) a) 0 C(N CO V OO CD I- X 0M0 (;N M I a) (0 1- 00 M 0 ý; N M 'IT a) a') a) a) 0 cO 00 Wb Mb Wb Wb 00 Mb Mb MMMMOMOMOMM O O *Ob 0 0 0 a) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0)a) 0) 0) a) M a) M a) 0) a)

M0 0) 00000co Year Year Management Considerations:

Condition: Unknown.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: Protect and enhance the abundance of American.eel in inland and territorial waters of the Atlantic statesand jurisdiction and contribute to the viability of the American eel spawning population and provide for sustainable fisheries by preventing overharvest.

FMP Status:

FMP approved in 2000, implemented in 2001. Addendum I, mandatory reporting of catch and effort data, was approved in February 2006.

Primary Management Measures:

Recreational fisheries are managed by minimum size limits and possession limits. Commercial fisheries are managed by a minimum size limits and other restrictions such as gear restrictions, possession limits and licenses as determined by each state.

Overview of Stock Status American Lobster, Homarus americanus Figure 1. Gulf of Maine (GOM) Lobster Abundance Figure 2. Georges Bank (GBK) Lobster Abundance Source: ASMFC American Lobster Stock Assessment Report, 2005 Source: ASMFC American Lobster Stock Assessment Report, 2005

"*"160 10

.9 140 9 8

S120 7

I-100 6

0 5

.80 0 4

-J 60 L-4-

0 W, 3

~.40 .0 0 2

~20 -J 1

0 0 C'j M OT 1')CD (o - Wo M) 0> N CI) 'q U) (0 N'- 0o0) 0 CD ý , COj (NJ MO 't W) W. I-- CO 0) 0 - (N MO . Lr) (D I'- C M) 0 - "NJ MO Co CO Co0Co Co CO M M M) M 0) M M 0 CD 0 Co CO Co 00 00 Co Co Co a) 0') M) M .) M M 0) M 0 0) 0 0 0 0

-) 0) 0-

- -) 0 0) 0)

- - - 0 0) 0) 0)- 0 0 0 0 0 CN N N NO Manaciement Considerations: Figure 3. Southern New England (SNE) Lobster Abundance, Condition & FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: with Varying Estimates of Natural Mortality (M)

Variable I GOM I GBK I SNE i Source: ASMFC American Lobster Stock Assessment Report, 2005

} " Fishing Mortality (F)

.. e ].#.....

Threshold *- .........

............ . ý '4q! t 0,76 1____________ 1 b03 . .....

'0,82.....

........ 90 Targt __________ 0,67 1 0,31 _ _

C 0 80 Recen!_F below threshold? YsYsN 70 Recent F near or below target? . s Yes No 60

-- Abundanpce illions of Lobster) ]

Threshold . 65.58 7.95 22-311 50 aReet a69.62 1 &.61 23.90 .0 40 Recent Abundance 2012003) 123.12 ,05 14.01 0 30-IRecent abundance above threshold? I Yes Yes No WJ SRecen. abudance near or above target? I Yes Yes No. I 20 FMP Status: 10 E

Amendment 3 (Dec 1997) and Addenda I - IX, established 7 management areas 0 and specific management measures to meet the egg rebuilding schedule by 2008. T n co N o ) 0 ,- (N co t u) co r-- co 0) 0 - (N CO Addendum VIII (February 06) establishes new biological reference points anda) ° oD a) CDCD expands coastwide monitoring and reporting requirements. The Board has initiated L.. -

management process to develop rebuilding schedule for Southern New England stock, as well as address several issues raised by the 2005 lobster stock assessment, peer review, and Board members to improve lobster management coastwide.

Primary Management Measures: The commercial fishery is primarily controlled through minimum/maximum size limits, trap limits, and v-notching of egg-bearing females.

Overview of Stock Status American Shad, Alosa sapidissima American Shad Commercial Landings from US Atlantic American Shad Recreational Harvest from US Atlantic Coastal Waters (Source: NOAA Fisheries Website, 2006)

Coastal Waters (Source: NOAA Fisheries Website, 2006) 90 80 10 70 C i7.

8 60 0 4-0 50 0~ (n

(- 6 40 C 30

.2 4 20 0

2 10 0 0

'- NI CI) 'zT (.0 (0 N- 00 0) 0 - N\ CI) '41 10 (D0 r- 00 0M 0 - N C')M I-0 CD N Iz- (.0 CC) 0 N ýt (.0 00 0 N 'I (DCD0 W 0 N LO .0 LO (.0M(.0 O CD co(.0 (0D r- r'_N- N-- N-- M Co WD CMM 0

WD M

~C WC) 0)0000)00 N -,t

0) 0 0W M M M 0 N

0 0 00 Nat N Np 0

rN 0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)0)00011ýý?  !? "? NOCCIJ CO

• 2005 data is preliminary Management Considerations:

Condition: Unknown FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: Protect, enhance, and restore East Coast migratory spawning stocks of American shad, hickory shad, and river herrings in order to achieve stock restoration and maintain sustainable levels of spawning stock biomass.

FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None.

FMP Status: FMP approved in 1985. Amendment 1 approved in 1999. Technical Addendum #1 approved in 2000. Addendum I approved in 2002.

Primary Management Measures: Commercial ocean-intercept fishery for American shad is closed. Limited ocean bycatch of American shad is permitted. States shall not exceed any specified target F suitable for attaining adopted restoration goals. All jurisdictions shall not exceed an aggregate 10 fish daily creel limit in the recreational fisheries for American shad or hickory shad.

Overview of Stock Status Atlantic Croaker, Micropogoniasundulatus

• Atlantic Croaker Spawning Stock Biomass Atlantic Croaker Fishing Mortality Source: ASMFC Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee, 2004 Source: ASMFC Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee, 2004 0.60 120,000 . Target SS8 MSY .... Threshold 0.75 SSB Msy ..........Threshold FMSY . . .. Target 0.75 FMSY 0.50 100,000

+ 0.40 ............... 1... 1999

.997 200 80,000 0 7 19.9 1981 198.19..197.199.191.19..995 I-60,000 18

8) 0.30 C,, 0 40,000 U-

8) 0.20 0

20,000 8) 0.10 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 0.00 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 Manaqement Considerations:

Condition: The stock component in the Mid-Atlantic region (North Carolina and north) is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring. The stock status for the South Atlantic stock component (Florida through South Carolina) is unknown.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals (Mid-Atlantic only):

Fishing Mortality Rate Target (F target) =0.29 SSB Target = 28,932 MT Fishing Mortality Rate Threshold (F threshold) = 0.39 SSB Threshold = 20,252 MT FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

None; FMP specifies rebuilding schedule will be established if necessary FMP Status:

Amendment 1 was adopted in November 2005.

Primary Management Measures:

Amendment 1 established biological reference points for the Mid-Atlantic region. Although the plan does not require states to implement specific management measures, some states have implemented size and bag limits.

Overview of Stock Status Atlantic Herring, Clupea Harengus Fishing Mortality and Landings for Atlantic Herring (1959-2005)

Source: Transboundary Resource Assessement Committee, 2003 & 2006 Management Considerations:

Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not 500 1.6 occurring 450 1.4 FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals (based on TRAC 400 0 1.2 -n 2006 assessment):

350 Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) 2007-2009 =

C 1.0 5' 7

300 194,000 mt C Biomass Target (BMSY) = 1,100,000 mt 0

0 250 0.8 0 Biomass Threshold (1/2 BMsY) = 550,000 mt 200 Fishing Mortality Target = 0.28 0.6 E 150 Fishing Mortality Threshold (FMsy) = 0.30 0.4 100 FMP Status:

0.2 Amendment 2, approved in January 2006, was 50 developed to achieve optimum yield on a 0 0.0 continuing basis for the US fishery and to prevent 0D N (0 WO CD N ~'I (0 W C N 14- CD W) 0 N (D W CD N 'IT overfishing of the Atlantic herring resource. In August 2006, the Herring Section approved Technical Addendum I to Amendment 2 to clarify Atlantic Herring Spawning Stock Biomass and Recruitment spawning zero tolerances and seasonal closures.

Source: Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee, 2006 Amendment II regulations became effective on 3,500 9 January 1,2007.

8 Primary Management Measures:

3,000 7 Annual total allowable catch is determined based C

3 2,500 on the optimum yield of the coastal stock complex 0 6 0* f and divided between 3 management areas and 2 o 2,000 5 sub-areas. Area 1A TAC is divided between 2 C)0*

C CL seasons (5,000 pounds from January - May; 0 4 11,500 50,000 pounds from June -December). The E -. a 3 Amendment revises management area C0 1,000 boundaries, biological reference points, the U,

U, 2 specification process, research set-asides, internal 500 waters processing operations, and measures to address fixed gear fisheries.

0 .. .. .. . .

Q- . ~Sl- S- C') 10 N- CD C) 00 C 0 0 NO0 00 aOM) CO a0 N-rD 0')

MD 0 0 0 CD D D C CNC CDi CD

[ _SSB -,--_---Age 2 Abundance SSB Target - - -. SSB Threshold I Updated 4/25/07

Overview of Stock Status Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic Menhaden Fishing Mortality Relative to Threshold Benchmark (FAge 2/Threshold) and Population Fecundity Relative to Target (FEC/Target)*

Source: ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee, 2006 Management Considerations 12 Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring on a

-! F(Age2)/Threshold coastwide basis.

11 Fecundity/Target FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

i0 Fishing Mortality Rate Target (F target) =.75 Ti - Benchmark value (see note below)

Fishing Mortality Rate Threshold (F threshold) = 1.18 9 Fecundity Target = 26.6 trillion maturing or ripe eggs Fecundity Threshold = 13.3 trillion maturing or ripe eggs cn 8 E 7 I FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

None; FMP specifies rebuilding schedule will be established if necessary.

6 FMP Status:

5._ Amendment 1 adopted in. June 2001. Addendum I, adopted in August 2004, established new biological reference points and changed the frequency of assessments to every 3 years.

3 i-

\i--- Addendum II, adopted in August 2005, initiated a research program to assess the status of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay. In October 2006, the Board approved Addendum Ill, which sets a 2 harvest cap in Chesapeake Bay for the reduction fishery and allows annual adjustments for harvest overages and underages.

0 I ...r...- A-I .. .O..

• fl r-- .M O -r.- o) COO' r-- M O r-- - M LO Primary Five-yearManagement annual cap onMeasures:

M M - reduction fishery landings in Chesapeake Ln) Lo Lo c' (0 D a)

(0~ (0 c rl-a) o co CD co M M' Mn 0) 0) CDCD0

)

a) 0.) 0) o) a, o) .) .) . 0 CDI Bay. Cap, based on the mean landings from 2001- 2005, in place from 2006 through 2010. Though not required by the plan, other states ha've implemented more conservation management measures in their waters.

NOTE: The graph provides a relative index of fishing mortality versus its FMP threshold and fecundity (measured in the number of mature ova) versus its FMP target. Management action will be triggered when FAge 2/Threshold is above the relative benchmark value of 1 (as indicated by solid black line) or FEC/Target falls below the relative benchmark value of 1.

Updated 1/07

Overview of Stock Status Atlantic Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis Atlantic Striped Bass Total Abundance and Female Spawning Stock Biomass Source: ASMFC Striped Bass Technical Committee, 2005 70 60-Total Abundance Female SSB Am 6 SSB Target Amendment 5 nHR* '~~Amenden 60 2'

---

Am 6 SSB Threshold 1 r "n1 50 50 .

0 CA 40 40 n C-)

C 0

30 30 6" 0

20 20 e-9 0

V CL 0

10 0.

0 N nO NT Wo Wc WcOc (.0 co ý-

co Co 0')

o co C0; M-0W ) (N co 0W M N11 M 0U-)

0 M 0M (0 -r- 00 a) 00  ; 0(N 0M 0'It 01O

0) 0) 0) 0) 03 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0M 0M 0M 0M 0) M 0M M 0) 0) 0 0 0 0

-- -- -- - - - - - - -- --- -- N N Year Management Considerations:

Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Fishing Mortality Target = 0.30 Female SSB Target = 38.6 million pounds (17,510 mt)

Fishing Mortality Threshold = 0.41 Female SSB Threshold= 30.9 million pounds (14,016 mt)

FMP Status: Amendment 6, approved February 2003, established new biological reference points and includes triggers for Board action. In October 2006, the Board postponed final approval of Draft Addendum I, which proposes the establishment of a data collection program to assess the.accuracy of current fishery discard estimates and their overall impact on the striped bass population. The Board will review a revised Draft Addendum II, which may include an angler education program and state incentives, in August 2007.

Primary Management Measures:

The commercial fishery is controlled through state-by-state quotas (for coastal and bay fisheries), minimum size limits, and seasons. The recreational fishery is managed through bag and size limits.

Overview of Stock Status Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishery-independent Catch Rates of Juvenile Atlantic Fishery-independent Catch Rates of SubAdult Atlantic Sturgeon Taken in the Delaware River Tag-Recapture Program Sturgeon in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina Source: NC Division of Marine Fisheries, 2006 3 5 --- ' . .Source:

. .......... DE..----...

Fish

"..Wildlife

.... .. . . Divsion, 2006 "5 0.035 -

30 0.03 0 __T 25 0.025 o;

20 , . 0.02

-0)ý 15 0 015 0D =~

(L 2 10 D. 0.005 5

CL 0 a.H 0

K________

(N co IC LO o r- 00 C14 M~ Itj Lr CD I'- M M 0) C - M TI

' Ur) 0M) 0') 0 ) 0 ) 0 oo M0 M) 00 0M 0) 0M OM 0C 0 0 0 0 D o4 0 0o 0M 0 )

0M 0D 0M 0)

M ) ) 0") 0 0 0 0 0 0

.-- . - - - - - - (N4N (N (N (N (N Year Year .

Mana-gement Considerations:

Condition: Overfished FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals" To have at least 20 protected age classes of females in each spawning stock.

FMP Rebuilding Schedule: Approximately 20 to 40 years from initiation of Amendment 1 (1998), depending on a number of factors, including individual spawning stock's maturity rate; longevity: geographic area; and length of prior fishery closures.

FMP Status:

FMP approved in 1990; Amendment 1 to the FMP approved and implemented in 1998; Addendum I approved and implemented in 2001; Addendum II approved in May 2005; Addendum III approved in November 2006. Combined, all three Addenda permit the importation of non-indigenous Atlantic sturgeon as well as the development of private Atlantic sturgeon aquaculture facilities in Florida and North Carolina.

Primary Management Measures:

Amendment 1 mandated all Atlantic coastal states to enact a moratorium on harvest and possession of Atlantic sturgeon.

Overview of Stock Status' Black Sea Bass, Centropristisstriata Three Year Moving Average of Catch-Per-Tow of Black Sea Bass ] Black Sea Bass Landings from 1981 to 2005 Source: NMFS NE Fisheries Science Center Spring Offshore Survey Source: NMFS Fisheries Statistics & Economics Division, 2005 1.6 18 1.4 - Biomass jAmendment 13 i Recreational Landings c16

,--Biomass Threshold 3-year avg 1.2 Lo14 Commercial Landings 0

1 - 12 0

O 0.8

=8-0.6 r 64 -

0, 0.4 co m 0.2 S2

.j 0o 0 N~ 1 LO 0 r-- a)) M - (N M 'I 1M (D N- 00 0) C)0 N Q IT M U-) N-t_ 0M0 O LO r-_ M) M- U' 1 - M) n - -

C)C -)C - C- -)C - -) -)C - -)C)C

- )C C )C 0000

)000000C\IN (o r-N - r-- r-- W)0 0 0)0) W 0) (7) C ) 0) 0 C) ) ) C C C) C) C) ) C C) C) ) C C) 0 0

~r ~ r2r r N "

Management Considerations:

Condition: Overfished and overfishing is unknown.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Biomass Threshold (3-year moving average of catch per tow of NEFSC spring survey) = 0.9 kg/tow FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

Rebuild by 2010 FMP Status:

Joint management with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 13 approved in 1998. Addendum XII (state commercial allocation) and Addendum XIII (multi-year TALs) were approved in August 2004, In March 2006, the Commission and Council initiated development of Amendment 15 to address a broad range of management issues concerning summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass.

Primary Management Measures:

Annual total allowable landings (TAL) divided into a state-by-state commercial quota (49% of TAL) and recreational harvest limit (51% of TAL). Coastwide commercial management measures include minimum fish and mesh sizes, as well as pot/trap specifications. The Commission and the MAFMC determine coastwide recreational bag/size limits each year, Update 8/10/06

Overview of Stock Status Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix Bluefish Commercial Landings and Recreational Catch, with Estimated Fishing Mortality Rates, 1974- 2005 Estimated Bluefish Biomass, 1982 - 2005 Source: Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop, 2005 Source: AMSFC Bluefish Technical Committee, 2006 140 10.50 300 Landings - 0.45 ..,

120 250

'--O-Fishing Mortality - 0.40 N

0 0 100 A o100.35 '" 0 200

-I "6 80 8-0.30 V)

.2 1_0.25g C 150

• .- 60 [0.20m U, 0.15,* 100

• 40

- 0.10 E 50

• 20 ~ý 02 UUFLLU+L 0,I l ", 010-t

,_j 0.00 0 N CO-M 'Cr Ln (0 WC M0) C -4Cr oC - Wo 0) C - N M "I Lo N4 M 'IT U) C0 r- Wo M)~ a 4 Cl-to clLO0r-N CM 0)M a 0 - l V WO00 Wo Wo Wo Wo Wo COO 0M)00 M) M MCMMa 0M)0 CN C) C) C 0)0))0))0)00)00)00)0))0) 0 C)0C C) C) C C) - - - - - - - -N (N N4 N4 C4 014 -

---

04j 0404 (N (N Management Considerations Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Fishing Mortality Rebuilding Target (Frebuild) = 0.31 Biomass threshold (1/2 BMSY) = 73.5 million lbs (33,339 mt)

Fishing Mortality Target (FMsy) = 0.19 Biomass target = 147.05 million lbs (66,678 mt)

Fishing Mortality Threshold (Fthreshold) = 0.4 Biomass 2004 = 140.4 million lbs (63,679 mt)

FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

The FMP identifies a 9-year rebuilding period with year one in 1999.

FMP Status:

Joint management with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Amendment I approved in July 2000 and implemented in August 2000. An updated stock assessment was approved by SAW/SARC in 2005.

Primary Management Measures:

For the first two years of the rebuilding plan (1999-2000), F was set at (F=0.51), reduced to F=0.41 in years 3-5 (2001-2003) and finally to F=0.31 in years 6-9 (2004-2007). During the rebuilding period, the target F for the next fishing year would be set at the level specified in the schedule or the level estimated for the most recent year, whichever is lower. Annual total allowable landings (TAL) are divided into a corrmercial quota (17% of TAL) and recreational harvest limit (83% of TAL). Commercial trip limits and seasons are determined on a state-by-state basis. The coastwide recreational bag limit is 15 fish.

Overview of Stock Status Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus Horseshoe Cab Bait Landings Regional Trends in Horseshoe Abundance Source, ASMFC 2006 Source: ASMFC Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Report, 2004 3.5 F /P Region Sub-region Time series Conclusion about C" 3.0 duration of population change Addendum I longest dataset

.2.5 Southeast 1995-2003 Stable Delaware Bay i~>j. 1988-2003 Declined 2.0 }1Addendum II 2 .2 New York W. Long Island 1987-2003 Stable or increased

= 15 Addendum III Sound, various 1 90 bays E. Long Island 1980-2003 Declined from peak Sound, Peconic levels in early to mid Bay 1990s, but consistent.

with mid 1980s levels New England Cape Cod 1978-2002 Declined or stable 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005*

Year Narragansett Bay 1975-2002 Declined

• Note: 2005 data are preliminary Manacqement Considerations:

Condition: Unknown FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: None FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None FMP Status:

- FMP approved in 1998, implemented in 1999.

) Addendum I, implemented in 2000, requires states to cap harvest at 25 percent below 1995-1997 levels of 2,999,491 horseshoe crabs and encourages states with more restrictive measures to maintain those measures. Addendum II, implemented in 2001, allows for state-to-state quota transfers.

> Addendum Ill, implemented in 2004, capped annual harvest in NJ and DE at 150,000 crabs/state and sets MD's annual quota at its 2001 landings level (170,653 crabs); three states also prohibited from the harvest and landings of horseshoe crab for bait from May 1 to June 7.

Addendum IV, approved in May 2006, establishes a male-only harvest of up to 100,000 crabs annually from June 8 to December 31 through the September 2008 in New Jersey and Delaware. It also sets an annual closed season in Maryland waters from January 1 through June 7 for the next two years.

Addendum IV further restricts Virginia's ocean harvest to no more than 40% of its quota and requires that the sex ratio of the harvest comprise at least 2 to 1 males to females, Primary Management Measures:

The commercial bait fishery is controlled through state-by-state quotas and closed seasons.

Updated 8/11/06

Overview of Stock Status Northern Shrimp, Pandalus borealis Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp Total Stock Biomass, using the Collie-Sissenwine analysis Source: ASMFC Northern Shrimp Technical Committee, 2006 80 1.20 70 1.00 60 0.80 *"

• 50 0

E 40 40 0.60 o

.2 o

.2 30 0.40 20 0.20 10 0 0.00 0' NM o') a') a)

(0 co 0) 0 0o co co co co 0,. a) 0 o o N e CD) a4 CD U a0 0 0 0q N

Fishing Season Management Considerations:

Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Amendment 1:

Fishing Mortality Target = 0.22 Stock Biomass Threshold = 19.8 million pounds (9,000 mt)

Fishing Mortality Limit = 0.6 Stock Biomass Limit = 13.2 million pounds (6,000 mt)

FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None. Management action triggered when fishing mortality exceeds F = 0.22 or biomass falls below threshold.

FMP Status:

Amendment 1 approved in May 2004; state implementation in July 2004.

Primary Management Measures:

Fishery specifications are set annually and primarily consist of seasonal closures and mesh size restrictions. However, Amendment 1 provides a suite of management tools to be implemented through adaptive management. 2006/2007 season is set at 151 days.

Overview of Stock Status Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus Red Drum Commercial Landings and. Recreational Catch (Harvest + Live Releases) Source: NOAA Fisheries Website, 2006 u-

- Recreational Harvest

• Recreational Live Releases --*-Commercial Landigs]

3.5 0.5 0

.0 0 Recreational Management Measures by State 0.4 3 §t-ate Size Limit~ .Possession Limift~

0.4 0. IL* 18 -27 1 10 2.5 GA* 14-23 5 0.3 SC 15-24 2 2 0.3 " NC 18-27 1 VA18-26 3 0.2 *PRFC 18-25 5 1.5 *MD 18-27 1 I-0.2 *DE:< 20-27 5 1 NJ 18-27 1 0.1 0 0.1 0.5 0.

0 0.0 A~

,I MCDL (- i- It ')Q0ý-W 0 - C\IM tLO I -------- ------- --- NN N NN N Management Considerations Condition: Overfished (biomass unknown), overfishing status unknown*.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: Fishing Mortality Threshold = 30%SPR Fishing Mortality Target = 40% SPR FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None.

FMP Status:

Amendment 2 approved June 2002; implementation in January 2003..

Primary Management Measures:

All states have implemented an appropriate bag and size limit, which will attain the management goal of 40%SPR and a maximum size limit of 27 inches total length or less for all red drum fisheries. All states must also maintain current or more restrictive commercial fishery regulations for red drum.

• This data is from the 2000 stock assessment, which included data through 1998. The next stock assessment is scheduled for 2008/2009.

Updated 12/19/06

Overview of Stock Status Scup, Stenotomus chrysops Three-year Moving Average of Catch-Per-Tow of Scup Scup Landings (1981-2005)

Source: NMFS NEFSC Spring Trawl Survey, 1981- 2005 Source: NMFS Fisheries Statistics & Economics Division, 2006 4

I 3.5 -U--Spring SSB 3-year avg 30 0 Recreational Lanidngs 0 -- - Biomass Threshold 3-year avg = 25 17,Commercial Landings 3

0 a-2.5 0 20 2 0 E.

0 15 1.5 0,

CL 0.5 1 F9 010 C 50 L1ri~

n 0 0 - ot -c

- ~ M L0) (0 r-cc cc00 Wc Wc Mc Mc Mc 00 CY) cc 0 C' CO C'Z L0~ (0 r-. 00 0)

Mc Mc Mc Mc M M M M 0

0 C'

0 n')

CD 0 0 n(

WcWcMccc 00 Mc00) -cc Ccc cc Wc W cc M"'-T in0CD cr- CO c ccc co c c000000 ',c -1 cc c c c c c c c CDcc cc cc cc cc ccccc000000 Management Considerations:

Condition: Overfished; overfishing status unknown.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Biomass Threshold (3-year moving average of catch per tow of NEFSC spring survey) = 2.77 kg/tow Fmax=0. 2 5 (Fmax is a proxy-for Fmy)

FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

Rebuild by 2010 FMP Status:

Joint management with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC). Amendment 13 approved in 2002. Addendum XIII (multi-year TALs) was approved in August 2004. In March 2006, the Commission and Council initiated development of Amendments 14 (scup rebuilding schedule) and 15 (a broad range of management issues concerning summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass).

Primary Management Measures:

Total annual quotas are divided between the recreational fishery (22%) and the commercial fishery (78%). Recreational fishery management measures are developed annually and include a combination of minimum size limits, bag limits and fishing seasons. A coastwide quota regulates the winter period.

(November-April), while state-by-state quotas regulate the summer period (May-October). Specific management measures for the commercial fishery include minimum size limits, minimum mesh requirements for trawls and closed seasons..

Updated 8/10/06

Overview of Stock Status Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Total Allowable Catch, and Commercial Estimated Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Stock Abundance.

and Recreational Landings Source: 2003 Report of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel Source: 2003 Report of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel 32 14

' 1 Recreational 30 Commercial 12 - TAC 28 U,

10 26 0- '4-0 24

0. 8 .,

o 22 0 6 20 4

18 2

16 0 14 1984/85 1988/89 1992/93 1996/97 2000/01 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Year Year Management Considerations Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Biomass threshold = (1-M)* BMSY Fishing mortality threshold = F30oSpR FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

None. The stock will continue to be rebuilt until the stock biomass is restored to greater than BMsy within in an unspecified time frame.

FMP Status:

Joint management with South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Interstate FMP approved in 1990.

Primary Management Measures:

The annual total allowable catch (TAC) is allocated on a 55:45 basis between the commercial and recreational fisheries. The commercial fishery is controlled through an annual quota and trips limits, while the recreational fishery is managed through a 15 fish bag limit coastwide (New York -

Florida).

Overview of Stock Status Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish Female Spawning Stock Biomass* (>80 cm) Spiny Dogfish Pup Biomass* (<=35 cm)

Source: 43rd SARC 2006 Source: 43rd SARC 2006 12 700 - 3 Year Moving Average

- Stochastic Estimate 10 (both sexes) Federal FMP (May'00); ASMFC

• ..........h re ho ld 600 V Emergency Action (Aug '00) 500 - (n 8 o 400 Federal FMP (May'00):

ASMFC Emergency Action .2.

300 (Aug'00) ASMFCFMP (My0)~4 FM '(Ma3'03)

My 200 -

100 -"..

CD CDC 0c CD <D DCDC DC 0 0 0 4 CD M M ( D (0Q CD c 0 0 0 0 0 M 00W 0 4` r n (D~~~~~~~~C 0(0(

0 (3 (D (D( 0' W X, co 0 rW N N* CO Stochaatic models are considered the most reliable spiny dogfish SSB estimation method by the 43 SARC. based on available data and data collection techniques. Stochastic models are an improvement over previously used three-year moving averages that do not adjust for variability. The stochastic model used here takes a three-year average using data from the previous and subsequent year, A minimum trawl footprint estimate that takes a three-year moving average (using data from the previous 2 years) was used to calculate pup biomass.

• 'The2005 estimate of biomass is strongly influenced by the 2006 survey estimate. The difference between the 2005 and 2006 biomass estimates are not biologically reasonable. Either the 2005 estimate is too low or the 2006 estimate is too high.

Management Considerations Condition:

Not overfished**. Overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

Female SSB threshold (1/2 SSB max) = 83,500 mt Fishing Mortality Rebuilding Target (Frebuild) = 0.03 Female SSB target (100% SSB max) = 167,000 mt Fishing Mortality Target (Fmsy) = 0.082 Fishing Mortality Threshold (Fthreshold) = 0.39 FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

None. The FMP does not identify a specific time period for rebuilding, but states, "The time necessary to rebuild the female portion of the spawning stock biomass if an F of 0.03 is maintained throughout the rebuilding period".

FMP Status:

FMP approved November 2002, implementation in 2003.

Primary Management Measures:

Constant fishing mortality (.03) with annual coastwide commercial quota (2005 - 2006 quota - 4 million pounds), allocated between two seasonal periods with trip limits: May 1 -

October 31: 57.9% and 600 Ibs; November 1 - April 30: 42.1% and 300 lbs. Updated 10/13/06

Overview of Stock Status Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus Spot Recreational and Commercial Landings Source: NMFS Fisheries Statistics & Economic Division, 2005 16 - QCommercial O Recreational

~14 Lco12 0810 I~I

-J H1 1 1!1 C CI) 0") C' L CO z 0 00 N- C ' C. 0M ()N L0O 0 '--

Ln Ln LO L0 (0 C. D N0- r- r- CO 0o C0 0o 0) 0) 0) Co 0M0 0') 0') 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) a) ,0) 0') 0) 0) 0a) 0) CD (N (

Year Management Considerations:

Condition: Unknown FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: None FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None FMP Status:

FMP approved in 1987.

Primary Management Measures: None

Overview of Stock Status Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus Spotted Seatrout Commercial and Recreational Landings Spotted Seatrout Recreational Harvest and Releases Source: NOAA Fisheries Website, 2005 Source: NMFS Fisheries Website, 2006 3.5 8 DCommercial 7 3

03 Recreational 6 0

2.5-0.

0 5

U, 2 0 0 4

.2 1.5 3

1 2

0.5 1

-J 0

0

- N CI) 0 (0 Ný- 00 0) 0C N C') ;r U-) D N- 00 0) 0 co'It 0N (N M')T LO (D) o- CO 0) 0 " M' ýT U)O

mmmmmmm000000 No

- CO 0) 0 3 C(NCI) 'Cr U)

0) 0) 00)0)0 00 00 0)00 0) 0)0) 0)0M 0) 0)0 0)C 0) 0 C0 0 0 o') *000000 T ý2 04 ~C',N N (N (N 04 (J (N (N Manacqement Considerations:

Condition: Unknown FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: Objective of maintaining Spawning Potential Ratio (SPR) to at least 20%

FMP Rebuilding Schedule: None FMP Status:

FMP approved in 1984; Amendment I approved in 1991.

Primary Management Measures:

There are no coastwide management measures. However, Florida's Spotted Seatrout FMP has a goal of 35% SPR, while South Carolina and Georgia have adopted the ASFMC's recommended goal of 20% SPR. All states in the management unit (MD - FL) have implemented a minimum size limit of 12 inches total length.

Overview of Stock Status Summer Flounder, Paralichthysdentatus Summer Flounder Spawning Stock Biomass Summer Flounder Abundance at Age: 1992, 1998, and 2006 Source: Summer Flounder Assessment & Biological Source: Summer Flounder Assessment & Biological Reference Point Update, 2006 Reference Point Update, 2006 35000-225 0 1992 0-1998 El 20061 200 0 30000-CL 175 Spawning Stock Biomass 0.

0 150 .... SSB Threshold 25000-

- - - SSB Target *__

125 *LL 20000-E 100 0 75 Amendment 7 Amendment 1 E

0 Cn Original VIP Aedet E0 15000-2 50

.£ 10000-25 0 5000-M Ln (0 N W M 0 N M 'IT U't (0 N 00 M 0 O

- C C"* LO e

Mo M CO Co Ms 0n pr Cd Ce Cions0 Note that 2005 data are based on model projections, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+

Age Manaaement Considerations:

Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is occurring. Current fishing mortality is F=0.407 and SSB is equal to 104.7 million pounds.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: FMP Rebuilding Schedule:

Fishing Mortality Target/Threshold = 0.276 Rebuild by 2010* (*this will likely extend to 2013 with reauthorization of the Magnuson SSB Threshold = 98.559 million pounds Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act)

SSB Target = 197.118million pounds FMP Status: Joint management with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Amendment 12 approved in 1998. Addendum XIII (multi-year TALs) was approved in August 2004. Addendum XVII .(August 2005) provides additional management strategies in setting recreational regulations. Addendum XVIII (February 2006) allows states to voluntarily maintain their 2005 recreational management measures in order to transfer savings to states facing severe reductions. In March 2006, the Commission and Council initiated development of Amendment 15 to address a broad range of management issues concerning summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass, Primary Management Measures: Annual total allowable landings (TAL) divided into a state-by-state commercial quota (60% of TAL) and recreational harvest limit (40% of TAL). Coastwide commercial management measures include minimum fish and mesh sizes. Recreational bag/size limits and seasons are determined on a state-by-state basis using conservation equivalency.

Updated 1/11/07

Overview of Stock Status Tautog, Tautoga onitis Tautog Spawning Stock Biomass and Fishing Mortality Source: ASMFC Tautog Stock Assessment Report, 2006 100 0.7 90 0.6 80 "0

70 0.5 -n CL 0 UF 0.

60 0.4 0

0 50 0 0.3 40 E

30 0.2 (D

.2 0

20 0.1 10 0 0

(" C. LO WO 00 co 0, 0 ('1 LO w 00 C, 0 c..J 0 UO 00 00 Co co 00 0, 0, a)

C" 0, 0 0 0M C, Q O() 0) a) 0- 0, 0, M, 0,

-" 0) CDJ CD' 0 0 (N C4 Year FMP Milestones: Original FMP (1996); Addendum 1(1997); Addendum 11 (1999); Addendum III (2002)

Management Considerations:

Condition: Overfishing is not occurring, based on the 2006 stock assessment update.

FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: The plan does not include biomass reference points, so cannot determine whether stock is overfished.

Fishing Mortality Target = 0.29 FMP Status:

Addendum 1 (May 1997) required all states reach the interim fishing mortality target (F=0.24) and a 14" size limit by April 1, 1998. Further, it required all states achieve the F target of 0.15 by April 1, 2000. Addendum I (November 1999) extended the compliance schedule to meet the target overfishing definition to April 2, 2002. Addendum III (February 2002) required the states to develop and implement plans to reduce F in their respective recreational fisheries by April 1, 2003 and revises the plan F target to F40%SSB. In August 2006, the Board initiated development of Addendum IV to establish biological reference points to assess stock status.

Primary Management Measures:

The commercial and recreational fisheries are controlled by minimum size limits, possession limits, gear restrictions, and seasonal closures.

Overview of Stock Status Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis Estimated Weakfish Biomass, 1982-2003 Weakfish Recreational & Commercial Harvest Source: ASMFC Weakfish Stock Assessment Subcomittee, 2006 Sources: ASMFC & NMFS, 2006 An 22

ýAm. 3 ('96)1 20 70 [FMP (85)] El Recreational 18 0Commercial S60 16 0 14 50 0 0 12 40 0 10-(n C

.2 30 8

[ dU11d 6-E 20 02 10 0

4 2

n *J I Ff F f~hfld14~rfldTh (N 'IT (0 00 C) N 'T (D 00 C (N (ND 0o0. C (N CD CO o (N 00 00 00 00 OY) M CD CD 0D C) C 0 0 00 00 00 0') 0')

0) 0) 0') 0) 0 C (32 0) 0 0 0) 0') a) a) 0M C> C 0M 0) 0) a) 0Y)C 0)3 0Y) C, C, C)

-~~~~1

-r ,- r r - ( N Condition: depleted, overfishing not occurring FMP Stock Control Rules:

Fishing Mortality Target = 0.31 Spawning Stock Biomass Threshold - 31.8 million pounds (amount based on 2002 assessment; Fishing Mortality Threshold = 0.5 threshold may need to be modified to reflect 2006 assessment methodologies)

FMP Rebuilding Schedule: FMP specifies a 6-year rebuilding period if SSB falls below the threshold level or the fishing mortality threshold is exceeded, in any two consecutive year period.

FMP.Status: Amendment 4, implemented in 2003, established overfishing and overfished definitions, provided alternative recreational fish size and creel limit options, and increased the commercial bycatch limit. Addendum 1(2005) replaces Amendment 4's biological sampling program with the goal of providing ample data to support stock assessment efforts. Addendum II (2007) implements several management measures to control expansion of the fishery in the event that stock status improves: more conservative recreational creel limits, a reduced commercial bycatch limit, and two management triggers based on harvest that will require the Management Board to reevaluate the management program when reached.

Primary Management Measures: The commercial fishery is controlled through minimum size, closed season, closed area, mesh size regulations, and bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery. The recreational fishery is managed through bag and size limits.

Overview of Stock Status Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectesamericanus Winter Flounder, SNE/MA Total & Spawning Stock Biomass Winter Flounder, GOM Total & Spawning Stock Biomass Source: 36th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop, Source: 36th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop, NEFSC 2002 NEFSC 2002 80 __ _ 25 70 7 r-Biomass r Biomass 60...... --- I - SSB Threshold -* 20 ------ SSBTarget II .. . .SSB Target -T

- - - SSB Threshold 50SSB SSB Co° m Z 40 - - - - - - - -

2L 15 M.--o li,..

lj E*o09 1~

e30 0

E.2o E5 O) 0) ) 0) 0) 0) O) 0) 0) 0) 0 CO O0 O0 CO 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0

' Yea

- "--* ]

'*- CN 7 -- 0) 0) 0 ") 'Year 0)'0 0 -" 0') O c Mana qement Considerations: Managqement Considerations:

Condition: Overfished and overfishing is occurring Condition: Not overfished and overfishing is not occurring FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals: FMP Stock Rebuilding Goals:

F Target = 0.24 SSB Target = 66.4 million lbs 30,100 mt) F Target = 0.32 SSB Target = 9.0 million pounds (4,100 mt)

F Threshold = 0.32 SSB Threshold =33.2 million lbs (15,050 mt) F Threshold = 0.43 SSB Threshold = 4.5 million pounds (2,050 mt)

FMP Status:

Amendment 1approved in March 2005 Primary Management Measures:

For the SNE/MA stock, recreational measures include a 12-inch minimum size limit, a 10-fish creel limit, and a 60-day open season. Twenty days of March and April must be closed and the 60-day open season cannot be divided into more than two periods. For the GOM stock, recreational meassres include a 12-inch minimum size limit, an eight-fish creel limit, and no requirements for closed seasons.

Amendment 1 anticipates a large reduction in F for the offshore commercial fishery with implementation of the New England Fishery Management Council's Amendment 13 to Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish. To complement these actions in state waters, Amendment 1 establishes commercial management measures of a 12-inch minimum size limita a minimum 6.5-inch diamond or square mesh size for the SNE/MA stock. States in the region must also retain their existing commercial season closures.

For the GOM stock, the Amendment establishes a 12-inch minimum size limit, a mesh size consistent with that in the EEZ adjacent to state waters (currently 6.5-inch diamond or square mesh), and maintenance of existing commercial season closures.