FOR Information Contact: October five, 2011 727-824-5305, FAX 727-824-5308 FB11-080
Adjustments to 2011-2012 Recreational Yearly Catch Restrict for
Black Sea Bass in the South Atlantic
On January 31, 2011, NOAA Fisheries Services carried out a ultimate rule creating industrial and recreational annual catch limits and accountability measures for black sea bass. Annual catch limits are set at ranges that stop overfishing (population is much too low). Accountability actions consist of in-year closures and annual catch limit adjustments for the duration of the following fishing 12 months to recover any overages from the prior fishing yr.
NOAA Fisheries Support monitored recreational black sea bass landings and projected that the 2010-2011 yearly catch restrict would be achieved and recreational harvest closed on February twelve, 2011. When last recreational landings info for the 2010-2011 fishing yr became offered, it was established that the annual catch restrict was exceeded by 67,253 lb. Consequently, this rulemaking adjusts the 2011-2012 recreational annual catch restrict from 409,000 lb to 341,747 lb to make up for the 67,253 lb overage.
It is expected that the modified recreational yearly catch restrict will be satisfied in mid-to-late Oct 2011. Accessible landings for June-August indicate 64 percent of the annual catch restrict has been caught. NOAA Fisheries Provider expects to announce when the recreational fishing year for black sea bass will close inside the up coming week, and will give fishers 10 days discover of the precise closure date.
Background
Black sea bass are overfished, and experiencing overfishing (fee of elimination is also higher). The business quota is 309,000 kilos, and the recreational annual catch restrict is currently being adjusted from 409,000 kilos to 341,747 pounds to account for the recreational overage during the 2010-2011 fishing yr. The business sector was closed on July 15, 2010, because the commercial quota of 309,000 kilos was projected to be satisfied by that date. Harvest amounts should be held under these yearly catch ranges to avert overfishing from happening, and to rebuild the black sea bass population. Yearly catch limits and accountability actions are needs of the Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Administration Act.
More Info
For more details please refer to Amendment 17B Usually Asked Queries, Black Sea Bass Frequently Asked Questions, or the South Atlantic Fishery Administration Council’s Web page at: www.safmc.net.
Southeast Fishery Bulletin
Nationwide Maritime Fisheries Services, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Voie South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701