ASMFC Striped Bass Addendum IV

November 18, 2014

2.5.1 Coastwide Population

• Option B: 2013 Benchmark ReferencePoints

2.6 Timeline To Reduce to F target

• If the Management Board determines that the fishing mortality target is exceeded in two consecutive years and the female spawning stock biomass falls below the target within either of those years, the Management Board must adjust the striped bass management program to reduce the fishing mortality rate to a level that is at or below the target within one year.

• Management Trigger 3 requires reducing F to a level at or below the target within one year.

• Board Approved 25% 2013 harvest reduction (recreational); 25% Amendment 6 quota reduction (commercial) for Coast;

• 20.5% reduction from 2012 harvest in Chesapeake Bay (commercial and recreational).

Option B: Reduce F in One YearOption B: at least 25% reduction from 2013 harvest to reduce F in one year.

Coastal Recreational Fishery

– B1 1 fish Bag limit at 28” 31% reduction from 2013 harvest or– State Conservation Equivalency for at least 25%

reduction in 2013 harvest

Option B: Reduce F in One Year

Coastal Commercial Fishery• Option B16: Takes a 25% reduction from the

Amendment 6 quota. • 3.1 - No Commercial Quota Transfers

Option B: Reduce F in One Year For Reference OPTION B16 For Reference

State Am6 Quota (lbs) 25% reduction from Am6 Quota (lbs) 2013 Harvest (lbs)

Maine 250* 188 0New Hampshire 5,750* 4,313 0Massachusetts 1,159,750 869,813 1,002,519Rhode Island 243,625† 182,719 231,280Connecticut 23,750** 17,813 1,479New York 1,061,060† 795,795 823,801New Jersey 321,750** 241,313 6,096Delaware 193,447 145,085 191,424Maryland 131,560† 98,670 93,532Virginia 184,853 138,640 182,427North Carolina 480,480 360,360 0Coastal Total 3,806,275 2,854,706 2,532,558

% Diff from 2013 harvest

+50 +13 0

3.3.2 Commercial Size Limits

• Option B: All areas will maintain a 28 inch minimum size limit for the commercial fishery, except the CB (18 inch minimum), Albemarle Sound (18 inch minimum), and Delaware Bay shad gillnet fishery for Delaware (20 inch minimum).

or• States can submit conservation equivalency

NY Conservation Equivalency Options

NY Conservation Equivalency OptionsRecreational

• Option B: At least 25% reduction from 2013 harvest

• 1 Fish at 28” TL for recreational anglers (B1; 31% reduction);• 2 Fish for-hire vessels• Hudson River (N of GW Bridge) 1 Fish recreational options are

also being developed

NY Conservation Equivalency OptionsCommercial

• B 16. 28” minimum size

• 28” minimum size, and some maximum size. Unknown if this would decrease our quota to less than 795,795 lbs.

• NY current 24-36” slot. Quota is currently reduced to 828,293 lbs. Conservation Equivalency still being calculated. New reduced quota expected at approximately 620,000 pounds.

November 17, 2014 Conference Call: MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ

• NY through MA – For-Hire Sector mode only• TC to evaluate CE measures

• 2 @ 33”• 1 @ 28” - ??” + TROPHY

• NJ – Slot variations for all modes• TC to evaluate CE measures

• 1 @ 30-35”; 1>35” ?????• 1 @ 28-39”; 1 > 39” ?????

Time Line

• States Submit Conservation Equivalency Proposals to ASMFC TC By December 1 for review

• ASMFC Management Reviews and Approves at Winter Meeting in February

• States Implement Regulations by Start of 2015 fishing seasons