Crfm fishery Report – 2012 Volume 2 Fishery Management Advisory Summaries Report of Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 20 30 June 2012
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- CRFM Fishery Report – 2012 Volume 2 Fishery Management Advisory Summaries Report of Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting
- ISSN: 1995-1434 ISBN: 978-976-8165-61-9
- Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1 I. REPORT OF THE CONCH AND LOBSTER RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (CLWG) 2
- B. FISHERIES REPORTS 7 1. The Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) Fishery of Jamaica 7
- II. REPORT OF THE LARGE PELAGIC FISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (LPWG) 10
- B. FISHERIES REPORTS 13
- III. REPORT OF THE REEF AND SLOPE FISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (RSWG) 15 A. OVERVIEW 15
- 2.0 Montserrat Reef Fishery - Red Hind 22
- 4.0 Jamaica Reef Fishery 32
- 5.0 Jamaica Reef Fishery - The Z-trap fishery for Doctorfish 40
- IV. REPORT OF THE SHRIMP AND GROUNDFISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (SGWG) 57 A. OVERVIEW 58
- B. FISHERIES REPORTS 63
- 2.0 Guyana Seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Fishery 71
- V. REPORT OF THE SMALL COASTAL PELAGIC FISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (SCPWG) 77 A. OVERVIEW 77
CRFM Fishery Report – 2012 Volume 2 Fishery Management Advisory Summaries Report of Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 20 - 30 June 2012 CRFM Secretariat, Belize 2012
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CRFM 2012. Report of Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 20 - 30 June 2012 – Fishery Management Advisory Summaries. CRFM Fishery Report – 2012, Volume 2. 78p. ISSN: 1995-1434 ISBN: 978-976-8165-61-9 Published by the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat, Belize and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Foreword The Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting took place during 20 – 30 June 2012 in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. During this Meeting, the five CRFM Resource Working Groups met. The CLWG completed a bio-economic assessment of the Jamaica queen conch fishery. The LPWG conducted several activities including: the evaluation of the status and availability of blackfin tuna data in the Eastern Caribbean; a preliminary assessment of the blackfin tuna fishery; and a review of the ERAEF methodology. Updates on the progress of the recreational fishery studies being conducted under the CLME project were also provided and the FAD deployment and research activities being coordinated by the MAGDELESA project were reviewed. The RSWG continued analysis of the Montserrat reef fishery data and conducted a preliminary analysis of the Jamaica reef fishery. The SCPWG reviewed the MCA study of the flyingfish fishery in the Eastern Caribbean as well as the activities of the first meeting of the joint CRFM / WECAFC Working Group on Flyingfish in the Eastern Caribbean. The main output of this joint working group was an updated the sub-regional fisheries management plan for the flyingfish fishery in the Eastern Caribbean and a resolution to be presented to the CRFM Ministerial Sub-Committee on flyingfish. The SGWG updated the Atlantic seabob assessments for Guyana and Suriname respectively. The DMTWG completed training in methods focused on graphical techniques for data quality control and on graphical approaches to data analysis. A plenary session was held to review the 2011–2012 inter-sessional activities, discuss training needs and develop the workplan for the 2012 – 2013 period. During the plenary session of the Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting, updates were provided on relevant collaborative activities/ projects/ programmes which included: the WECAFC joint-technical working groups; a website being developed by the University of Southern Mississippi to collect data on the Sargassum sp. event; lionfish studies being conducted by UWI/CERMES; the MAGDELESA project being coordinated by IFREMER; and the status of the Lionfish Action Plans at the national level. The Report of the Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting is published in two Volumes: Volume 1 contains the report of the plenary sessions and the full reports of the CRFM Resource Working Groups for 2012. Eight national reports were submitted for consideration by the Meeting in 2012, and these are published as Supplement 1 to Volume 1. Volume 2 contains part A (Overview), and the fishery management advisory summaries of individual fishery reports comprising part B of each Working Group report, where relevant. Volume 1 is intended to serve as the primary reference for fishery assessment scientists, while Volume 2 is intended to serve as the main reference for managers and stakeholders. The covers for this volume were designed and prepared by Mr. Shaun Young, while the photographs were provided by Mr. Derrick Theopille, Mr. Jullan Defoe, Mr. Fujii Motoki and Mr. Tetsuya Miyahara. These contributions are gratefully acknowledged. Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1 I. REPORT OF THE CONCH AND LOBSTER RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (CLWG) 2 A. OVERVIEW 2 1. Review of inter-sessional activities since last meeting, including management developments during this period 2 2. General review of fisheries trends throughout the region, including recent developments. 4 3. Fishery data preparation, analysis, and report preparation 4 4. Inter-sessional workplan and Recommendations 5 5. Review and adoption of Working Group report, including species / fisheries reports for 2012. 6 6. Adjournment. 6 B. FISHERIES REPORTS 7 1. The Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) Fishery of Jamaica 7 1.1 Management Objectives 7 1.2 Status of Stock 7 1.3 Management Advice 8 1.4Statistics and Research Recommendations 8 1.5 Stock Assessment Summary 8 1.6 Special Comments 8 1.7 Policy Summary 8 1.8 References 9
A. OVERVIEW 10 1. Blackfin tuna data analyses 10 2. Review of Recreational Studies done for CLME project 10 3. Review of the work progress on ERAEF 11 4. Review of progress of MAGDELESA Project 11 5. General Recommendations 12 6. Any other business 12 7. Adjournment 12 B. FISHERIES REPORTS 13 1. The Blackfin Tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) Fishery of the Eastern Caribbean 13 1.1 Management Objectives 13 1.2 Status of Stock 13 1.3 Management Advice 13 1.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 13
1.5 Stock Assessment Summary 14 1.6 Special Comments 14 1.7 Policy Summary 14 III. REPORT OF THE REEF AND SLOPE FISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (RSWG) 15 A. OVERVIEW 15 B. FISHERIES REPORTS 16 1.0 Montserrat Reef Fishery 16 1.1 Management Objectives 19 1.2 Status of Stocks 20 1.3 Management Advice 20 1.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 20 1.4.1 Data Quality 20 1.4.2 Biological data collections 21 1.4.3 Other data collections 21 1.5 Data Analysis Summary 21 2.0 Montserrat Reef Fishery - Red Hind 22 2.1 Management Objectives 25 2.2 Status of Stock 25 2.3 Management Advice 26 2.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 26
3.1 Management Objectives 30 3.2 Status of Stock 30 3.3 Management Advice 31 3.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 31 4.0 Jamaica Reef Fishery 32 4.1 Management Objectives 32 4.2 Status of Stocks 33 4.3 Management Advice 33 4.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 33 4.4.1 Data Quality 33 4.4.2 Biological data collections 33 4.5 Data Analysis Summary 33 5.0 Jamaica Reef Fishery - The Z-trap fishery for Doctorfish 40 5.1 Management Objectives 40 5.2 Status of Stocks 40 5.3 Management Advice 40 5.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 40 5.5 Data Analysis Summary 40 5.5.1 South Coast 40 5.5.2 North Coast 44 5.5.3 Offshore Bank 48 5.5.4 Discussion 52 5.5.5 Biological data collection 53 IV. REPORT OF THE SHRIMP AND GROUNDFISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (SGWG) 57 A. OVERVIEW 58 1. Report of Work Progress since the last Meeting 58 2. Report on Relevant Activities/Plans of Other International Fisheries Organizations. 59 3. Tasks to be addressed at 2012 Meeting. 59 4. Relevant Policy / Management Objectives, Fishery Characteristics/Trends and Available Data for Fishery Analyses / Assessments Identified at (3). 59 5. Fisheries Statistical and Assessment Analyses Conducted 60 6. Other Tasks Conducted. 61 7. Review and Adoption of Fishery Analysis Reports and Other Technical Documents. 61 8. Issues and Recommendations Re: Data, Methods, Training for DMTWG. 61 9. Inter-sessional Work Plan and Recommendations 61 10. General Recommendations 63 11. Review and Adoption of Working Group Report. 63 12. Adjournment. 63 B. FISHERIES REPORTS 63 1.0 The Seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Fishery of Suriname 63 1.1 Management Objectives 64 1.2 Status of Stock 64 1.3 Management Advice 65 1.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 67 1.4.1 Data Quality 67 1.4.2 Research 68 1.5 Stock Assessment Summary 68 1.6 Special Comments 69 1.7 Policy Summary 70 2.0 Guyana Seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Fishery 71 2.1 Management Objectives 71 2.2 Status of Stock 71 2.3 Management Advice 72 2.4 Statistics and Research Recommendations 73
2.5 Stock Assessment Summary 73 2.6 Special Comments 76 2.7 Policy Summary 76 V. REPORT OF THE SMALL COASTAL PELAGIC FISH RESOURCE WORKING GROUP (SCPWG) 77 A. OVERVIEW 77 1. Review of inter-sessional activities since last meeting, including management developments during this period 77 2. Inter-sessional workplan and Recommendations 78 3. Review and adoption of Working Group report for 2012. 78 4. Adjournment 78 Download 1.66 Mb. Share with your friends:
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