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Maximizing Benefits of NOAA Catch Share Policy: A Guide for Sustainable Fisheries Management

This document provides an overview of NOAA’s draft Catch Share Policy, emphasizing its alignment with the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). It explores fundamental elements such as design, implementation, and monitoring of catch shares, while highlighting critical management goals, transferability, and community engagement. The policy aims to support sustainable fisheries, promote economic benefits, and ensure fair allocation to fishing communities. Effective measurement and clarity in objectives are vital for minimizing adverse impacts and fostering diverse fishing practices.

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Maximizing Benefits of NOAA Catch Share Policy: A Guide for Sustainable Fisheries Management

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  1. MSA – Catch Shares - Economics Eric Thunberg Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Social Sciences Branch, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology, Economic and Social Analysis Divisions Eric.Thunberg@NOAA.GOV

  2. Overview • NOAA Catch Share Policy (Draft) • MSA Provisions • Most Important Issues • Opportunity Cost

  3. NOAA Catch Share Policy • Catch Shares are a tool • Encourage consideration in fisheries where appropriate • NOAA will support design, implementation and monitoring of catch shares • Design Features • Specific management goals • Transferability • Periodic review • Distinctions among sectors (user groups) • Fishing community sustainability • Royalties

  4. MSA Requirements/Features • Not a right or interest in any fish prior to harvest • Shall assist in rebuilding • If over-capacity, contribute to reducing capacity • Promote – safety, social and economic benefits • Include appeals process for initial allocations • Establish procedure to detect collusion • Allows allocations to communities • Allows allocations to regional fishery associations

  5. Allocation: “Shalls” • Ensure fair and equitable initial allocations • Consider • Current/historical harvest • Employment in harvest and processing sectors • Investments in and dependence on the fishery • Current and historical participation by fishing communities

  6. Allocation “Shalls” • Include measures to assist where necessary and appropriate • Entry-level and small vessel owner-operators • Captains and crew • Fishing communities • Set asides, Economic assistance in purchasing • Excessive share limits

  7. Allocation “Considers” • Basic cultural and social framework • Small owner-operator • Fishing communities • Regional or port-specific landing requirements • Excessive geographic concentration or other consolidation in harvesting or processing sectors

  8. Other Provisions • Shall establish transferability consist with Council objectives • Consider auctions in initial allocations or other program to collect royalties • Shall develop program for cost recovery • Permit issued for a period not more than 10 years • will be renewed unless revoked • LAPP Assisted Purchase Program • Reserve 25% of fees collected under royalty/auction for • Entry level or small vessel fishermen

  9. Most Important Issues • Articulate goals/objectives • Objectives need to be measureable/data informed • Be up front about the tradeoffs among objectives

  10. Amendment 16 Goals/Objectives • Fleet capacity commensurate with resource to achieve goals of economic efficiency that encourages diversity within the fishery • Minimize adverse impacts on fishing communities and shoreside infrastructure • Maintain diverse groundfish fishery including gear types, vessel size, geographic location, participation • Develop biological, social, and economic performance measures to assure accountability in achieving management objectives

  11. The Shrinking Opportunity Set

  12. Summary Points • Catch Shares a tool not a requirement • Councils afforded considerable discretion in design • MSA requires consideration of wide range of economic and social concerns but few “actionable” requirements • Objectives, Objectives, Objectives • Clear • Measurable/Data informed • Articulate tradeoffs • Be wary of shrinking opportunities

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