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Modification of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper and West Florida Hogfish Annual Catch Limits 10/19/18 Modification of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper and West Florida Hogfish Annual Catch Limits Framework Action to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico October 2018 This is a publication of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA15NMF4410011. This page intentionally blank Red Snapper and Hogfish ACLs ii ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ABC acceptable biological catch ACL annual catch limit ACT annual catch target ALS accumulated landings system AM accountability measure APAIS Access Point Angler Intercept Survey Bi Op Biological Opinion CMP coastal migratory pelagic Council Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council CS Consumer Surplus DPS Distinct Population Segment EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFH Essential Fish Habitat EFP Exempted Fishing Permits EIS Environmental Impact Statement EJ Environmental Justice EO Executive Order ESA Endangered Species Act F Fishing Mortality Rate FMP Fishery Management Plan FL Fork Length FWC Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission GMFMC Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council GPS global positioning system GSAD Gulf and South Atlantic Dealer Gulf Gulf of Mexico gw gross weight HAPC Habitat Areas of Particular Concern IFQ Individual Fishing Quota IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change LAPPs Limited Access Privilege Programs Magnuson-Stevens Act Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act MFMT Maximum Fishing Mortality Threshold MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act mp million pounds MRFSS Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey MRIP Marine Recreational Information Program MSST Minimum Stock Size Threshold NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOR Net Operating Revenue NPDV net present discounted value OFL overfishing limit OY Optimum Yield PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Red Snapper and Hogfish ACLs iii PS Producer Surplus RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act RFFA Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions RIR Regulatory Impact Review RQ Regional Quotient RS red snapper SEDAR Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review process SEFSC Southeast Fisheries Science Center SERO NMFS Southeast Regional Office SPR Spawning Potential Ratio SOI Segment of Interest SRHS Southeast Region Headboat survey SSB Spawning Stock Biomass SSC Scientific and Statistical Committee SSRG Social Science Research Group TAC Total Allowable Catch TL total length TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service ww whole weight Red Snapper and Hogfish ACLs iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Used in this Document ........................................................................................... iii Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ v List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... viii Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Gulf Red Snapper ........................................................................................................ 2 1.1.2 West Florida Hogfish .................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Purpose and Need ................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 History of Management ........................................................................................................ 7 1.3.1 Gulf Red Snapper ........................................................................................................ 8 1.3.2 West Florida Hogfish ................................................................................................ 10 Chapter 2. Management Alternatives .......................................................................................... 11 2.1 Action 1 – Modify Red Snapper Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Recreational Annual Catch Targets (ACT) .......................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Action 2 – Modify the West Florida Hogfish ACL ............................................................ 14 Chapter 3. Affected Environment ................................................................................................ 16 3.1 Description of the Red Snapper and Hogfish Components of the Reef Fish Fishery ........ 16 3.1.1 General Information .................................................................................................. 16 3.1.2 Red Snapper .............................................................................................................. 18 3.1.3 Hogfish ...................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Description of the Physical Environment ........................................................................... 23 3.3 Description of the Biological Environment ........................................................................ 26 3.3.1 Red Snapper .............................................................................................................. 26 3.3.2 Hogfish ...................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.3 General Information on Reef Fish Species ............................................................... 29 3.4 Description of the Economic Environment ........................................................................ 35 3.4.1 Commercial Sector.................................................................................................... 35 3.4.2 Recreational Sector ................................................................................................... 43 3.5 Description of the Social Environment .............................................................................. 51 3.5.1 Landings by State ...................................................................................................... 52 3.5.2 Fishing Communities ................................................................................................ 53 3.5.3 Environmental Justice Considerations ...................................................................... 58 3.6 Description of the Administrative Environment ................................................................ 61 Red Snapper and Hogfish ACLs v 3.6.1 Federal Fishery Management .................................................................................... 61 3.6.2 State Fishery Management ........................................................................................ 62 Chapter 4. Environmental Consequences .................................................................................... 63 4.1 Action 1 – Modify Red Snapper Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Recreational Annual Catch Targets (ACT) .......................................................................................................... 63 4.1.1 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Physical Environment ......................................... 64 4.1.2 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Biological/Ecological Environment ................... 64 4.1.3 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Economic Environment ...................................... 65 4.1.4 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Social Environment ............................................ 70 4.1.5 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Administrative Environment .............................. 71 4.2 Action 2 – Modify the West Florida Hogfish ACL ............................................................ 73 4.2.1 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Physical Environment ......................................... 73 4.2.2 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Biological/Ecological Environment ................... 73 4.2.3 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Economic Environment ...................................... 74 4.2.4 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Social Environment ............................................ 76 4.2.5 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Administrative Environment .............................. 76 4.3 Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................................. 77 Chapter 5. Regulatory Impact Review ......................................................................................... 80 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 80 5.2 Problems and Objectives .................................................................................................... 80 5.3 Description of Fisheries ...................................................................................................... 80 5.4 Impacts of Management Measures ..................................................................................... 80 5.4.1 Action 1: Modify Red Snapper Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Recreational Annual Catch Targets (ACT)............................................................................................................. 80 5.4.2 Action 2: Modify
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