NY Striped Bass Conservation Equivalency Options

MRAC January 13, 2015

NY Conservation Equivalency OptionsRecreational

• Option B: At least 25% reduction from 2013 harvest – From Addendum IV – All Recreational Sectors (private and for-hire)

Coast/NY % reduction from

Option Bag Limit Size Limit Trophy Fish from 2013 harvestB1 1 28" min n/a 31%/31%B5 2 33" min n/a 29%/33%B6 2 28-34" slot n/a 28%/27%B7 2 1 fish 28-34" slot 1 fish 36" min 28%/B8 2 1 fish 28-36" slot 1 fish 38" min 26%/B9 2 1 fish 28-37" slot 1 fish 40" min 26%/

NY : Recreational – Additional Conservation Equivalency Proposal

(also submitted by MA, CT, RI)State Size

LimitsBag

LimitsTotal %

Reduction From

2013 NY Harvest

New York (private) marine

28” 1

New York (for-hire) marine

32” 2 27%

Additional Recreational Information

• NY is proposing to eliminate the special striped bass Party/Charter permit.

• For-hire vessels would fish on the regular Party/Charter permit.

• Everyone needs to report landings of all species caught on trip report forms.

3.3.2 Commercial Size Limits

• Option B: All areas will maintain a 28 inch minimum size limit for the commercial fishery, except the CB (18 inch minimum), Albemarle Sound (18 inch minimum), and Delaware Bay shad gillnet fishery for Delaware (20 inch minimum).

or• States can submit conservation equivalency

NY Commercial – 28” Minimum For Reference OPTION B16 For Reference

State Am6 Quota (lbs) 25% reduction from Am6 Quota (lbs) 2013 Harvest (lbs)

Maine 250* 188 0New Hampshire 5,750* 4,313 0Massachusetts 1,159,750 869,813 1,002,519Rhode Island 243,625† 182,719 231,280Connecticut 23,750** 17,813 1,479New York 1,061,060† 795,795 823,801New Jersey 321,750** 241,313 6,096Delaware 193,447 145,085 191,424Maryland 131,560† 98,670 93,532Virginia 184,853 138,640 182,427North Carolina 480,480 360,360 0Coastal Total 3,806,275 2,854,706 2,532,558

% Diff from 2013 harvest

+50 +13 0

NY Commercial

• 28” min size fish quota = 795,795 lbs.• 24” min size fish quota (conservation

equivalency) = 730,920 lbs.• Catching 28” minimum size would require gear

change (increase in gill net mesh size from current 6” minimum, stretched mesh, inside measure, throughout the net , to 6.25 or 6.5” minimum mesh size).

Projected Tag Allocations2015 - Projections

24 - 36" 24 - 38" 28-36" 28 - 38"

Quota (lbs) 730,920 730,920 795,795 795,795Average wt (lbs) 10.81 11.50 11.00 11.98Permits -Total 459 459 459 459Permits - Part 92 92 92 92Permits - Full 367 367 367 367Total Tags 67,615 63,558 72,345 66,427Total Part Share Tags 2,710 2,576 2,852 2,668Part Share IQ 29 28 31 29Total Full Share Tags 64,905 60,982 69,493 63,759Full Share IQ 177 166 189 174