2015 Recreational Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Regulations Update

This update covers the regulations for recreational fishing of summer flounder and black sea bass in 2015, providing details on harvest statistics, regional management options, voting procedures, and projected harvest sizes for different states. The content includes images of slides outlining various aspects of the regulations and management decisions.

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• Summer flounder
• Black sea bass

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1. 1 2015 Recreational Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Regulations Update !!! MRAC January 13, 2015

2. 2 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 2014 Summary: NY harvested 515,830 fish (preliminary estimate) Coast-wide harvest in 2014 was 2,423,195 fish 2015 RHL: 2,438,863 fish (2014 harvest is 99.4% of this) Addendum passes: Regional Management Addendum fails to pass: State-by-state Conservation Equivalency (NY s allocation = 429,240 fish)

3. 3 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI Regional Management: Status Quo RI joins CT thru NJ NJ is split in half and southern NJ joins DE thru VA* NJ portion of DE Bay joins DE thru VA* DE Bay (both NJ and DE) becomes its own Region * * Last 3 Options all include sub-options that create a region that includes RI thru NJ

4. 4 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI The ASMFC Board must vote to pass the Addendum. The ASMFC Board would then vote and choose a Regional Option. 9 states, USFWS, NMFS = 11 votes (of which NY is one) Meeting Date: February 5, 2015

5. 5 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI Following slides are EXAMPLES of regulations that are possible under each Option, given preliminary data. Once a Regional Option has been chosen, different sets of regulations for that Option can be created. At 99.4% of the 2015 RHL, there isn t much wiggle room to get creative w/o taking fish from another region. In 2014, Board voted for options that achieved 95% of the RHL

6. 6 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 1. STATUS QUO PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 113,993 16.0 RHODE ISLAND 181,601 18.0 CONNECTICUT 119,063 18.0 NEW YORK 515,830 18.0 NEW JERSEY 1,151,351 18.0 DELAWARE 86,347 16.0 MARYLAND 70,806 16.0 VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,423,195 RELATIVE TO 2015 RHL 99.4% VS. 1998 -20,144 42,586 28,825 86,590 197,755 10,742 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 5 8 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 4 4 6 132 245 365 365 365 365 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

7. 7 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 2. 4 REGIONS (RI-NJ) PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 88,623 17.0 RHODE ISLAND 135,022 18.0 CONNECTICUT 116,801 18.0 NEW YORK 511,188 18.0 NEW JERSEY 1,131,778 18.0 DELAWARE 86,347 16.0 MARYLAND 70,806 16.0 VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,324,768 2015 RHL 95.3% VS. 1998 -45,515 -3,994 26,563 81,948 178,183 10,742 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 4 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 4 4 6 132 365 365 365 365 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

8. 8 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 4a. NJ SPLIT PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 88,801 17.0 RHODE ISLAND 145,099 19.0 CONNECTICUT 80,725 19.0 NEW YORK 381,198 19.0 N NEW JERSEY 340,397 19.0 S NEW JERSEY 1,085,495 17.0 DELAWARE 60,270 17.0 MARYLAND 42,554 17.0 VIRGINIA 102,299 17.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,372,800 2015 RHL 97.3% VS. 1998 -45,337 5 8 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 5 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 4 4 4 6 132 245 6,084 -9,513 -48,042 472,296 365 365 365 365 365 -15,335 -30,611 -304,991 -90,615 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

9. 9 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 4b. NJ SPLIT w/ RI-NJ PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 88,623 17.0 RHODE ISLAND 107,882 19.0 CONNECTICUT 79,191 19.0 NEW YORK 377,768 19.0 N NEW JERSEY 334,610 19.0 S NEW JERSEY 1,085,495 17.0 DELAWARE 60,270 17.0 MARYLAND 42,554 17.0 VIRGINIA 102,299 17.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,324,654 2015 RHL VS. 1998 -45,515 -31,133 -11,047 -51,472 4 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 128 (Mx45d Wv 3) 4 4 4 4 6 132 466,510 365 365 365 365 365 -15,335 -30,611 -304,991 -90,615 95.3% VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

10. 10 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 5a. DE Bay(NJ) joins South PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 113,993 16.0 RHODE ISLAND 162,533 18.5 CONNECTICUT 107,850 18.5 NEW YORK 475,180 18.5 NEW JERSEY 901,376 18.5 DE BAY(NJ) 198,922 16.0 DELAWARE 86,347 16.0 MARYLAND 70,806 16.0 VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,301,210 2015 RHL 94.4% VS. 1998 -20,144 23,518 17,612 45,940 5 8 5 145 (Mx53d Wv 3) 5 145 (Mx53d Wv 3) 5 145 (Mx53d Wv 3) 4 4 4 4 6 132 245 146,702 365 365 365 365 365 10,742 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

11. 11 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 5b. DE Bay joins South w/ RI-NJ PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 113,993 16.0 RHODE ISLAND 147,882 18.5 CONNECTICUT 110,976 18.5 NEW YORK 483,920 18.5 NEW JERSEY 912,274 18.5 DE BAY(NJ) 198,922 16.0 DELAWARE MARYLAND VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA TOTAL 2,309,324 2015 RHL VS. 1998 -20,144 8,867 20,738 54,680 5 5 148 (Mx56d Wv 3) 5 148 (Mx56d Wv 3) 5 148 (Mx56d Wv 3) 5 148 (Mx56d Wv 3) 4 4 4 4 6 132 157,600 365 365 365 365 365 86,347 16.0 70,806 16.0 10,742 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 45,962 15.0 94.7% VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

12. 12 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 6a. DE Bay Region PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 113,993 16.0 RHODE ISLAND 162,533 18.5 CONNECTICUT 116,187 18.5 NEW YORK 498,486 18.5 NEW JERSEY 930,439 18.5 DE BAY (NJ) 144,898 17.0 DE BAY (DE) 26,287 17.0 DELAWARE 47,054 16.0 MARYLAND 70,806 16.0 VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,294,887 2015 RHL 94.1% VS. 1998 -20,144 23,518 25,949 69,246 5 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 132 245 153 153 153 184 184 365 365 365 365 121,741 -2,264 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

13. 13 Summer Flounder Addendum XXVI 6b. DE Bay Region w/ RI-NJ PROJ HARVEST SIZE POSS SEASON MASSACHUSETTS 113,765 16.0 RHODE ISLAND 157,229 18.5 CONNECTICUT 116,187 18.5 NEW YORK 498,486 18.5 NEW JERSEY 930,439 18.5 DE BAY (NJ) 144,898 17.0 DE BAY (DE) 26,287 17.0 DELAWARE 47,054 16.0 MARYLAND 70,806 16.0 VIRGINIA 138,242 16.0 NORTH CAROLINA 45,962 15.0 TOTAL 2,289,355 2015 RHL 93.9% VS. 1998 -20,372 18,214 25,949 69,246 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 132 153 153 153 153 184 184 365 365 365 365 121,741 -2,264 -2,360 -269,048 -90,615 VS. 1998 = (-) if donating fish and (+) if receiving fish

14. 14 Black Sea Bass 2014 Summary: NY projected harvest 516,962 fish (preliminary estimate) Coast-wide harvest in 2014 ~ 1,960,807 fish 2014 RHL: 1,189,474 (Coast is at 165% of the RHL) 2015 RHL: 1,326,124 fish Northern states (MA thru NJ) must take a 32.8% reduction

15. 15 Black Sea Bass Changes in Possession Limit (8)? 5 fish ~6% 4 fish ~13% 3 fish ~22% 2 fish ~36% Changes in Season (July 15 Dec. 31)? Days in Wave 4(July & Aug) ~1% per day Days in Wave 5 (Sept and Oct) ~0.75% per day

16. 16 Black Sea Bass Changes in Minimum Size Limit (13.0 )? 13.5 ~15% 14.0 ~30% Increasing minimum size increases discards and may have greater impacts due to the life history of BSB. NJ will probably maintain its minimum size of 12.5 Use of minimum size to achieve the reduction is still being discussed by the technical committee and will ultimately be a Board decision.

17. 17 Black Sea Bass Fishing in Wave 3 (May & June)? Adding days in Wave 3 costs ~0.9% per day

18. 18 Scup? Current regulations: 30 fish at 10 May 1 December 31 45 fish bonus season on for-hire vessels Sept. 1 Oct. 31 NY harvested 1,135,220 scup Atlantic Coast (99% from MA-NY) harvested 4,104,226 scup This is 67.7% of the 2015 RHL by weight 2015 Federal Measures include year around season, 9 minimum size and a 50 fish possession limit