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1 NRC, UMASS Amherst ATL ANTIC HERRING PDT Jamie M. Cournane, PhD University of New Hampshire and Environmental Defense Fund Steven Correia Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries NEFMC Atlantic Herring Oversight Committee Meeting July 28, 2010 in Portland, ME

2 Outline Alewife Blueback herring NEFMC Atlantic Herring Committee Motion on May 17, 2010: Identification of river herring bycatch hotspots Fishing effort and river herring bycatch Trips (VTR) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) River herring hotspot ranking and river herring bycatch Hotspot ranking (NMFS BTS) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) Images from: 2

3 Study Area: Eastern US Continental Shelf 3

4 Gear Category Bottom Otter Trawl (OT) Mid-Water Trawl Single & Pair (PR) Data: Directed Herring Trips, >2,000 lbs of kept herring/trip Unique Trips 948 2,595 Purse Seine (PS) 1,172 All 4,715 VTRs Trips Q1-4 Gear Category Year OT PR PS ALL ALL NEFOP Hauls & Sets Q1-4 Gear Category Year OT PR PS ALL ALL

5 Data: Seasonal NMFS Bottom-Trawl Surveys, numbers = number of survey tows/month for all years NMFS BTS Seasons Month Fishing Quarter Winter Spring Fall numbers = number of survey tows/season/yr Season Year Winter Spring Fall ALL ALL

6 Outline Alewife Blueback herring NEFMC Atlantic Herring Committee Motion on May 17, 2010: Identification of river herring bycatch hotspots Fishing effort and river herring bycatch Trips (VTR) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) River herring hotspot ranking and river herring bycatch Hotspot ranking (NMFS BTS) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) Images from: 6

7 Fishing Effort: Directed Herring Trips, Q1, VTR Trips

8 Fishing Effort: Directed Herring Trips, Q2, VTR Trips

9 Fishing Effort: Directed Herring Trips, Q3, VTR Trips

10 Fishing Effort: Directed Herring Trips, Q4, VTR Trips

11 Outline Alewife Blueback herring NEFMC Atlantic Herring Committee Motion on May 17, 2010: Identification of river herring bycatch hotspots Fishing effort and river herring bycatch Trips (VTR) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) River herring hotspot ranking and river herring bycatch Hotspot ranking (NMFS BTS) River herring bycatch events (NEFOP) Images from:

12 Data: Seasonal NMFS Bottom-Trawl Surveys,

13 Spatial Stratification Schemes Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 13

14 Ranking Methods Percent Occurrence Ranked Raw Data Mean Median Ranked Z-Score Mean Median Ranked Q (Rankits) Mean Median 14

15 Ranking Methods Percent Occurrence Ranked Raw Data Mean Median Ranked Z-Score Mean Median Ranked Q (Rankits) Mean Median Tows RH, AREA Tows TOTAL, AREA 15

16 Ranking Methods Percent occurrence Ranked Raw Data Mean Median Ranked Z-Score Mean Median Ranked Q (Rankits) Mean Median Highlights Separated by season Fall Winter Spring Pooled Calculated percent occurrence for each statistical area/stratum 16

17 Ranking Methods Percent occurrence Ranked Raw Data Mean Median Ranked Z-Score Mean Median Ranked Q (Rankits) Mean Median 17

18 Percent occurrence Ranked Raw Data Mean Median Ranked Z-Score Mean Median Ranked Q (Rankits) Mean Median Ranking Methods Highlights Separated by season Fall Winter Spring Used the number of river herring individuals per tow (density) Calculated index for each tow within a year Pooled standardized values Selected Median Q index for each statistical area/stratum 18

19 Spatial Stratification Schemes Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 19

20 Spring RH Hotspot Ranking by Fisheries Statistical Area NMFS BTS Spring AREA TOWS Percent Occurrence Ranked Median Q Index Ranked % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

21 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area 21

22 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area > 74% - 100% > 52% - 74% > 18% - 52% > 0% - 18% 0% 22

23 Spring RH Median Q-Index by Statistical Area 23

24 Spring RH Median Q-Index by Statistical Area > > >

25 Spatial Stratification Schemes Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 25

26 Spring RH Hotspot Ranking by Survey Stratum NMFS BTS Spring STRATUM TOWS Percent Occurrence Ranked Median Q Index Ranked % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

27 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Survey Stratum 27

28 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Survey Stratum > 77.4% - 100% > 63.3% % > 26.7% % 0% % 28

29 Spring RH Median Q-Index by Survey Stratum 29

30 Spring RH Median Q-Index by Survey Stratum > > >

31 Spatial Stratification Schemes Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 31

32 Comparison for Spring RH Percent Occurrence Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 32

33 Spring Comparison for RH Median Q Index Fisheries Statistical Areas Survey Strata 33

34 RH Hotspot Ranking by Stratification Scheme percent occurrence by statistical area median Q index by statistical area percent occurrence by survey stratum median Q index by survey stratum 34

35 Fall RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area 35

36 Winter RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area 36

37 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area 37

38 Fall RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area > 74% - 100% > 52% - 74% > 18% - 52% > 0% - 18% 0% 38

39 Winter RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area > 74% - 100% > 52% - 74% > 18% - 52% > 0% - 18% 0% 39

40 Spring RH Percent Occurrence by Statistical Area > 74% - 100% > 52% - 74% > 18% - 52% > 0% - 18% 0% 40

41 Seasonal NMFS Bottom-Trawl Surveys, numbers = number of survey tows/month for all years NMFS BTS Seasons Month Fishing Quarter Winter Spring Fall

42 Comparison Using Statistical Areas Fishing Effort, Q3&4 Percent Occurrence, Fall 42

43 Comparison Using Statistical Areas Fishing Effort, Q1 Percent Occurrence, Winter 43

44 Comparison Using Statistical Areas Fishing Effort, Q1&2 Percent Occurrence, Spring 44

45 Summary In general, quarterly river herring bycatch events overlap with quarterly fishing effort concentrations. Similar patterns of quarterly river herring bycatch events overlap seasonal river herring hotspots using percent occurrence per statistical area. 45

46 Next Steps Herring Oversight Committee Review PDT recommendations Develop options for river herring hotspots Herring Plan Development Team Update analysis and white paper (July 29 to mid-august) Present update at next PDT meeting (mid-august) Present findings and PDT recommendations at next Herring Committee Meeting (September 1-2) 46

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