Document #1c Dr. Rachel Feeney (Skate PDT Chair) Lou Goodreau Jenny Couture Skate Committee meeting August 6, 2020 Technical Support: helpdesk@nefmc.org or (978) 465-0492 x111
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Relevant documents 1a - Meeting agenda 1b - Meeting memo 7
Introductions Skate Committee Rick Bellavance, RI Matthew McKenzie, CT (Chair) Libby Etrie, MA (Vice Chair) Laurie Nolan, MAFMC Allison Ferreira, NMFS/GARFO Scott Olszewski, RIDEM Melanie Griffin, MADMF John Pappalardo, MA Peter Kendall, NH Skate Staff Rachel Feeney (PDT Chair) Jenny Couture Lou Goodreau This is the last Skate Committee meeting for Peter and Laurie. THANK YOU both for your service! Welcome Allison! 8 Image by unknown author, licensed under CC BY
Agenda Doc #1a 9:00 am Webinar logistics, introductions, approval of agenda 9:10 Skate updates and outlook We will take short 9:20 Amendment 5 breaks about every 90 min. 12:00 pm Lunch 12:30 Amendment 5 cont. (if necessary) 1:45 Other business 2:00 Adjourn Any revisions ? 9
Purpose Relevant documents 1d – timeline of skate work Review skate-related timelines, 1e – FY 2020 landings to date Discuss FY 2020 progress 10
Skate timeline: 2020-2021 Doc #1d We are here Questions? Discussion? 11
Skate timeline: near-term Month Day Meetings and Milestones Skate Committee mtg 6 • Amendment 5 PDT mtg Aug. • Annual Monitoring Report – finalize draft 18 • Priorities – finalize recommendations • Amendment 5 - discuss any tasking from Aug 6 2 PDT posts docs for Skate AP & Committee Skate AP mtg (morning), Committee mtg (afternoon) 10 Annual Monitoring Report, A5, priorities Sept. • 17 PDT posts docs for Council mtg 29-30 Council mtg Oct 1 12
FY 2020 Season 1 (May 1 – Aug 31) wing landings Doc #1e 46% of Season 1 quota landed as of July 18 FY 2020: Wing TAL increased from 23.1M lb in FY 2019 to 26.2M lb (whole weight). The wing possession limits increased from 2,600 to 3,000 lb (wing weight) in Season 1 and from 4,100 to 5,000 lb in Season 2. Barndoor skate wing possession limits increased from 650 to 750 lb in Season 1 and from 1,025 to 1,250 lb in Season 2. Figure from Weekly Quota – Landing Reports 13
FY 2020 Season 1 (May 1 – Jul 31) bait landings Doc #1e 29% of Season 1 quota landed as of July 18 FY 2020: Bait TAL increased from 11.7M in FY 2019 to 13.2M lb. The bait possession limit increased from 12,000 to 25,000 lb in Season 3 (25,000 year-round). Questions? Discussion? Figure from Weekly Quota – Landing Reports 14
Purpose Relevant documents To develop a problem statement, 2a - May 29 PDT memo goals, and objectives for 2b - Discussion document Amendment 5. 2c - Your worksheet 15
Council tasking December 2019: • “Define a clear problem statement, goals, and objectives for this action.” June 2020: • Motion to accept the Committee’s problem statement failed unanimously. • Motion to cease work on Amendment 5 also failed. • Council agreed by consensus “To remand this problem statement and goals and objectives back to the Skate Committee.” From May 29 PDT memo (and earlier input): Goal = A desired result or outcome that would solve a problem. A goal is typically broad and long-term in scope. Objective = A specific, measurable action that would help achieve a goal. 16
Meeting Plan • BRIEF Staff presentation • Discussion Document - What’s new since June? • Recap new PDT work brought to June Council meeting. • Committee work • Problem statement • Roundtable of Committee input on current issues. Answer: which are most important to resolve? Develop problem statement. • Goals • Roundtable of Committee input on what problem resolution would look like. Answer: which resolutions are most important to see achieved? Develop goals. • Objectives • Roundtable of Committee input on approaches to achieve goals. Answer: which approaches have the greatest potential to achieve the goals? Develop objectives. Questions? 17
Doc 2b Discussion Document Updates Since June Council meeting: Plan Development Team comments on the Skate FMP goal and objectives (Sect. 3.1). New From the March 11, 2020 PDT memo: previously identified ideas to define a problem statement, goals, objectives and alternatives (Sect. 3.7). From the March 13, 2020 PDT memo: Definition of Federal and state landings (Sect. 5.6.1.2). Information on trip declarations (Sect. 5.6.1.4). FY 2018 revenue for vessels landing skate (Sect. 5.6.1.5): New Skate revenue dependence. Skate revenue by gear type. Revenue from other species. 18
Doc 2b 3.1. Skate FMP Goals and Objectives p. 7 PDT note: highlighted phrases are outdated. Goal: Consistent with the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable laws, to develop a Fishery Management Plan to research and manage the Northeast Skate Complex at long-term sustainable levels. Objective 1: Collect information critical for substantially improving knowledge of skate fisheries by species and for monitoring: (a) the status of skate fisheries, resources, and related markets and (b) the effectiveness of skate management approaches. Objective 2: Implement measures to: protect the two currently overfished species of skates (barndoor and thorny) and increase their biomass to target levels, reduce fishing mortality on winter skate, and prevent overfishing of the other species in the Northeast skate complex – this may be accomplished through management measures in other FMPs (groundfish, monkfish, scallops), skate-specific management measures, or a combination of both as necessary. Objective 3: Develop a skate permit system, coordinate data collection with appropriate state agencies for vessels fishing for skates or catching skates as bycatch only in state waters, and work with the fishing industry to establish a catch reporting system consistent with industry capabilities, including the use of study fleets. Objective 4: Minimize the bycatch and discard mortality rates for skates caught in both directed and non-directed fisheries through the promotion and encouragement of experimentation, conservation engineering, and gear development. Objective 5: Promote and encourage research for critical biological, ecological, and fishery information based on the research needs identified in the Skate SAFE Report and scoping document, including the development and dissemination of a skate species identification guide. Objective 6: Minimize, to the extent possible, the impacts of skate management approaches on fisheries for other species on which New England and Mid-Atlantic fishermen depend (for example, groundfish, monkfish, scallops, and fluke), recognizing the interconnected nature of skate and other fisheries in the Northeast Region. Objective 7: To the extent possible, manage clearnose and rosette skates separately from the other five species in the skate complex, recognizing that these two species are distributed primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions. 19
Doc 2b 5.6.1.5 Revenue and Dependence on Skate p. 43 Table 26. Skate revenue by gear, FY 2018. Food Only Bait Only Food and Bait Total $978,224 $1,246,291 $43,074 $2,267,589 Otter Trawl (17%) (99%) (37%) (32%) $4,657,582 $7,702 $72,464 $4,737,748 Gillnet (81%) (1%) (63%) (66%) $143,994 $4,602 $205 $148,801 Other (3%) (0%) (0%) (2%) • FY 2018 revenue primarily from gillnets. • 99% of bait revenue from trawls. 20
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