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Andy StrelcheckNMFS Southeast Regional Office
FishSmart Workshop April 11‐13, 2012FWRI
It can be a long journey …
It’s complicated …
Send this back to the Council. It’s not complicated enough.
So where do you begin…
Identify the problem
As an example …
Forgone Yield
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
2007 2012 2017 2022 2027 2032
Year
Tota
l A
llow
able
Cat
ch 1
06lb
s.
MSY linked (MSMY equal proportion)74% shrimp F74-67-60% shrimp F
Approvedrebuilding
plan
Forgone Yield
Approvedrebuilding
plan
And another example …
So what’s next …
Collect some data
Construct a hypothesis and test it
Ask the right questions …
9/0 12/0 15/0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 cm
Circle Hook Size9/0 12/0 15/0 9/0 12/0 15/0
Cat
ch p
er H
ook
Hou
r
0
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2
3
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6
All FishRed Snapper
All Fish
Red Snapper
Other SnappersG
Tota
l Len
gth
mm
200
400
600
800
Now what? Whose going to use my research…
The stock assessment process …
Peer reviewed publications
So where does management fit in?
MMPAESA
Fishery Management Plans
Whose in charge?
The process …
Fishery politics
The Ten National Standards
Opportunities for Public Input
The final decision …
ApproveDisapprovePartially approve
Certification as best available science
National Standard 2 –Be based on the best scientific
information available
In a nutshell…
Fisheries
101
In a nutshell…
Fisheries
101
… it’s really quite simple.
For more information navigating the fishery management process
http://www.gulfcouncil.org/news_resources/ Publications/Navigating.pdf
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