NOAA Fisheries approved Framework Adjustment 12 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. This action sets quotas for fishing year 2020 (May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021) and projects quotas for fishing years 2021 and 2022.
Framework 12 Specification
|
Catch Limits |
Northern Area |
Southern Area |
||
|
2020-2022 Specs (mt) |
% Change from 2019 |
2020-2022 Specs (mt) |
% Change from 2019 |
|
|
Acceptable Biological Catch |
8,351 |
10 |
12,316 |
0 |
|
Annual Catch Limit |
8,351 |
10 |
12,316 |
0 |
|
Management Uncertainty |
3% |
- |
3% |
- |
|
Annual Catch Target (Total Allowable Landings + discards) |
8,101 |
10 |
11,947 |
0 |
|
Discards |
1,477 |
- |
6,065 |
107 |
|
Total Allowable Landings |
6,624 |
5 |
5,882 |
-35 |
No changes are being made to day-at-sea allocations or possession limits.
This rule also includes two regulatory clarifications:
- To the interactive voice response system, requiring vessels to call in a trip no more than an hour in advance of leaving port.
- To the monkfish whole weight incidental possessions limits in the Northeast multispecies exempted fisheries, applying the current tail-to-whole-weight (landed) conversion factor of 2.91.
