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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status. Duane Harris, Chairman South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status.

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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status

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  1. South Atlantic Fishery Management CouncilACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Duane Harris, Chairman South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

  2. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Species Experiencing Overfishing (all are in the snapper grouper fishery) Golden tilefish Gag grouper Snowy grouper Red grouper Black sea bassBlack grouper Speckled hind Vermilion snapper Warsaw grouper Red snapper

  3. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Meet2010 Meet2011 ACL deadline ACL deadline Golden tilefish Yes Snowy grouper Yes Black sea bass Yes Speckled hind Yes Warsaw grouper Yes Gag grouper Yes Red grouper Yes Black grouper Yes Vermilion snapper Yes Red snapper Yes All other species (86) Yes

  4. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Actions to End Overfishing • Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C (implemented in October 2006) ended overfishing for golden tilefish (in 2006) and snowy grouper and black sea bass (in 2008)

  5. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Actions to End Overfishing • Snapper Grouper Amendment 16 (now under Secretarial review) proposes actions that will end overfishing of gag grouper, red grouper, black grouper and vermilion snapper

  6. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Actions to End Overfishing • Snapper Grouper Amendment 6 (implemented in 1994) should have ended overfishing for speckled hind and Warsaw grouper, however, there has not been a stock assessment conducted for these species since the amendment was implemented

  7. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Actions to End Overfishing • In June 2008 the Council was notified that red snapper was experiencing overfishing • Amendment 17 (now being developed) contains actions that will end overfishing for red snapper • The Council will also consider an Interim Rule request to prohibit all harvest and possession of red snapper at the March Council meeting

  8. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Actions to End Overfishing • All other 86 species managed by the SAFMC are either not experiencing overfishing (29) or the overfishing status is unknown (57)

  9. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Overfished/Rebuilding Plans Status • Snowy grouper – Year 4 of 34 • Black sea bass – Year 4 of 10 • Red porgy – Year 10 of 16 • Pink Shrimp – N/A Annual crop • Red snapper – Being developed • 13 Species – Not overfished • 78 Species – Overfished status unknown

  10. ACLs, Actions to End Overfishing and Rebuilding Status Scheduled Stock Assessments • Black & red grouper - 2009 • Black sea bass - 2011 • Speckled hind & Warsaw grouper - 2012 Stock Assessment Updates • Snowy grouper & golden tilefish - 2010 • Gag grouper - 2011 • Red porgy - 2012

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