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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 2016 Annual Report of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Sustainably Managing Atlantic Coastal Fisheries ANNUAL REPORT 2016 2016 Annual Report of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission To the Congress of the United States and to the Governors and Legislators of the Fifteen Compacting States Presented in compliance with the terms of the Compact and the state-enabling acts creating such Commission and Public Law 539 - 77th Congress assenting thereto (Chapter 283, Second Session, 77th Congress; 56 Stat. 267) approved May 4, 1942, as amended by Public Law 721, 81st Congress, approved August 19, 1950 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N Arlington, Virginia 22201 703.842.0740 Robert E. Beal Executive Director Tina L. Berger Editor February 2017 Commonly Used Acronyms AAE Annual Awards of Excellence NEFMC New England Fishery Management Council ACCSP Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program NEFSC Northeast Fisheries Science Center ACFHP Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service; also known as NOAA Fisheries ACFCMA Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ACLs Annual catch limits PDT Plan Development Team ARM Adaptive Resource Management PID Public Information Document AMG Atlantic migratory group PRT Plan Review Team APAIS Access Point Angler Intercept Survey RHL Recreational harvest limit ASMFC Atlantic States Marine Fisheries RSA Research Set-Aside Commission (also referred to as the Commission) SAFIS Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System CPUE Catch-per-unit-effort SAFMC South Atlantic Fishery Management DPS Distinct population segments Council DW Dressed weight SARP Southeast Atlantic Aquatic Resources ERPs Ecological-based reference points Partnership ESA Endangered Species Act SAS Stock Assessment Subcommittee F Fishing mortality SCA Statistical catch-at-age FMP Fishery Management Plan SCS Small coastal shark GBK Georges Bank SEAMAP Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program GOM Gulf of Maine SEDAR SouthEast Data, Assessment, and GOM/GBK Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Review Process HMS Highly Migratory Species SFMP Sustainable fishery management plan ISFMP Interstate Fisheries Management Program SNE Southern New England IFA Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act SNE/MA Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic ITC Interstate Tagging Committee SPR Spawning potential ratio IUCN International Union for the Conservation SSB Spawning stock biomass of Nature SSC Scientific and Statistical Committee LCS Large coastal shark TAC Total allowable catch MAFMC Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council TAL Total allowable landings MRIP Marine Recreational Information Program TLA Traffic Light Analysis MSY Maximum sustainable yield USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MT Metric tons TEWG Technical Expert Working Group NEAMAP Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program 2 A S M F C A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 6 Table of Contents Commonly Used Acronyms 2 Scup 30 Shad & River Herring 31 Guiding Principles 4 Spanish Mackerel 32 Spiny Dogfish 33 Our Commissioners 5 Spot 34 Spotted Seatrout 35 Preface 6 Summer Flounder 36 Tautog 37 Report to Our Stakeholders 7 Weakfish 38 Winter Flounder 39 Report from the Chair 8 Fisheries Science to Stock Status Overview and Support Management 41 Quick Guide to Stock Status 9 Fishery-Independent Data Collection 41 Research Initiatives 42 Species Highlights 12 Cooperative Tagging 45 American Eel 12 Ecosystem Models and Assessments 45 American Lobster 13 Stock Assessment Peer Review 45 Atlantic Croaker 14 Stock Assessment Training 46 Atlantic Herring 15 Habitat Protection, Restoration, Atlantic Menhaden 17 and Enhancement 46 Atlantic Striped Bass 18 Atlantic Sturgeon 20 Dependable and Timely Black Drum 21 Fisheries-Dependent Statistics 49 Black Sea Bass 22 Bluefish 23 Annual Awards 51 Coastal Sharks 24 Cobia 25 Financial Reports 56 Horseshoe Crab 26 Jonah Crab 27 Staff by Program Area 58 Northern Shrimp 28 Red Drum 29 Acknowledgements 60 3 A S M F C A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 6 Guiding Principles Mission To promote cooperative management of fisheries – marine, shell, and diadromous – of the Atlantic coast of the United States by the protection and enhancement of such fisheries, and by the avoidance of physical waste of the fisheries from any cause Vision Sustainably Managing Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Goals • Rebuild, maintain, fairly allocate, and promote Atlantic coastal fisheries • Provide the scientific foundation for, and conduct stock assessments to support, informed management actions • Promote compliance with fishery management plans to ensure sustainable use of Atlantic coast fisheries • Protect and enhance fish habitat and ecosystem health through partnerships and education • Strengthen stakeholder and public support for the Commission • Advance Commission and member states’ priorities through a proactive legislative policy agenda • Ensure the fiscal stability and efficient administration of the Commission Commissioner Values • Effective stewardship of marine resources through strong partnerships • Decisions based on sound science • Long-term ecological sustainability • Transparency and accountability in all actions • Timely response to new information through adaptive management • Balancing resource conservation with the economic success of coastal communities • Efficient use of time and fiscal resources • Work cooperatively with honesty, integrity, and fairness 4 A S M F C A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 6 Our Commissioners Maine New York Virginia Patrick C. Keliher James J. Gilmore, Jr., Vice Chair John M.R. Bull Sen. Brian Langley Sen. Philip M. Boyle Sen. Richard H. Stuart Stephen R. Train Emerson C. Hasbrouck Catherine W. DavenporT New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Douglas E. Grout, Chair David Chanda Dr. Braxton Davis Sen. David H. Watters Asm. Sgt. Robert Andrzejczak Rep. Bob Steinburg G. Ritchie White Thomas P. Fote W. Douglas Brady Massachusetts Pennsylvania South Carolina Dr. David Pierce John A. Arway Robert H. Boyles, Jr. Rep. Sarah K. Peake Rep. Michael Vereb Sen. Ronnie W. Cromer William A. Adler Loren W. Lustig Dr. Malcolm Rhodes Rhode Island Delaware Georgia Janet L. Coit David E. Saveikis A.G. “Spud” Woodward Sen. Susan Sosnowski Rep. William J. Carson Rep. Chad Nimmer David V.D. BordEN Roy W. Miller Nancy A. Addison Connecticut Maryland Florida David G. Simpson David Blazer Jessica McCawley Rep. Craig A. Miner Del. Dana Stein Sen. Thad Altman Dr. Lance L. StewarT Rachel A. Dean William R. Orndorf 5 A S M F C A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 6 Preface The Atlantic States Marine The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service states of the Commission are Fisheries Commission (USFWS) also provides grant funding (from north to south): Maine, (Commission) was formed 75 to the Commission through its New Hampshire, Massachusetts, years ago by the 15 Atlantic coastal Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Rhode Island, Connecticut, New states to assist in managing and Program (Wallop/Breaux). Also, York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, conserving their shared coastal since 1999 the Commission has Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, fishery resources. overseen the administration of the North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Georgia, and Florida. Each state With the recognition that fish do Program (ACCSP), a state and federal is represented on the Commission not adhere to political boundaries, partnership for Atlantic coastal fisheries by three Commissioners: the the states formed an Interstate data collection and management. director of the state’s marine Compact, which was approved Funding for this program is provided fisheries management agency, a by the U.S. Congress in 1942. by ACFCMA and the Fisheries state legislator, and an individual The states have found that their Information Network line in the appointed by the state’s governor mutual interest in sustaining NOAA Fisheries budget. In 2016, the to represent fishery interests. These healthy coastal fishery resources Commission was given responsibility Commissioners participate in is best promoted by working for oversight and management for deliberations in the Commission’s cooperatively, in collaboration with the state conduct of the Access Point main policy arenas: interstate the federal government. With this Angler Intercept Survey. Funding for fisheries management, fisheries approach, the states uphold their this program is provided by NOAA science, habitat conservation, and collective fisheries management Fisheries. law enforcement. Through these responsibilities in a cost-effective, activities, the states collectively timely, transparent, and responsive The Commission serves as a deliberative ensure the sound conservation and fashion. body of the Atlantic coastal states, management of Atlantic coastal coordinating the conservation and fishery resources and the resulting The Commission’s current budget management of nearshore fishery benefits that accrue to their fishing is $11.5 million. The base funding resources, including marine, shell, and and non-fishing public. ($665,255) comes from the diadromous species. The 15 member member states’ appropriations, which are determined by the value 2017 Return on State Assessments to the Commission of commercial fishing landings Source: FY17 ASMFC Assessments and FY16 ACFCMA & IFA Allocations and saltwater recreational trips 500 within each state. The bulk of Indirect Benefits ACFCMA/IFA Funding to the States State Assessments the Commission’s funding comes 450
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