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1 U.S. Fisheries - Sustainable Seafood Laurel Bryant Chief, External Affairs NOAA Fisheries Communications Office

2 Sustainable Seafood-3 Things Dynamic and every evolving NOAA - founding partner, global leader Aquaculture is critical U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 2

3 Sustainable Seafood A U.S. Success Story

4 The origin of NOAA Fisheries was the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Established in 1871 under the Smithsonian Institution, the Commission was the first Federal agency dedicated to natural resource conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 4

5 Four Primary Laws National Environmental Protection Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Endangered Species Act Magnuson-Stevens Act U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 5

6 Pivotal Points for Managing Our Nation s Fisheries 1976 Magnuson Stevens Act and the Fishery Conservation Zone 1996 Essential Fish Habitat and 10 National Standards 2007 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 6

7 Regional Fishery Management Councils North Pacific Pacific New England Mid-Atlantic Western Pacific South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 7

8 U.S. Fisheries Largest in Size 4.4 million square miles 95,000 coastline miles U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 8

9 10 National Standards of Sustainability 1. Optimum Yield 6. Variations and Contingencies 2. Scientific Information 7. Costs and Benefits 3. Management Units 8. Communities 4. Allocations 9. Bycatch 5. Efficiency 10. Safety of Life at Sea U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 9

10 Three Pillars of Implementation U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 10

11 U.S. Science-Based Management Preventing Monitoring Responding Fish Management Plans Annual Catch Limits Stock Assessments Accountability Measures U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 11

12 40 Rebuilt Since 2000 North Pacific: 1. Southern tanner crab Bering Sea (2007 and 2012) 2. Blue king crab Saint Matthews Island (2009) 3. Snow crab Bering Sea (2011) Pacific: 1. Pacific whiting Pacific Coast (2004) 2. Lingcod Pacific Coast (2005) 3. Chinook salmon Northern California Coast: Klamath (fall) (2011) 4. Widow rockfish Pacific Coast (2011) 5. Coho salmon Washington Coast: Queets (2011) 6. Coho salmon Washington Coast: Western Strait of Juan de Fuca (2012) 7. Chinook salmon California Central Valley: Sacramento (fall) (2013) 8. Canary rockfish Pacific Coast (2015) 9. Petrale sole Pacific Coast (2015) 1. Blacktip shark is now two separate stocks, but was previously assessed as one combined Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico stock Gulf of Mexico: 1. Red grouper Gulf of Mexico (2007) 2. King mackerel Gulf of Mexico (2008) 3. Gag Gulf of Mexico (2014) New England: 1. Sea scallop Northwestern Atlantic Coast (2001) 2. Silver hake Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank (2002) 3. Silver hake Southern Georges Bank/Middle Atlantic (2007) 4. Winter flounder Georges Bank (2003) 5. Haddock Georges Bank (2010) 6. Pollock Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank (2010) 7. Haddock Gulf of Maine (2011) 8. Acadian redfish Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank (2012) 9. Windowpane Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (2012) 10. Yellowtail flounder Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (2012) 11. Barndoor skate Georges Bank/S. New England (2016) New England/Mid-Atlantic: 1. Goosefish (Monkfish) Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank (2008) 2. Goosefish (Monkfish) Southern Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic (2008) 3. Spiny dogfish Atlantic Coast (2010) Mid-Atlantic: 1. Bluefish Atlantic Coast (2008) 2. Scup Atlantic Coast (2009) 3. Black sea bass Mid-Atlantic Coast (2009) 4. Summer flounder Mid-Atlantic Coast (2011) 5. Tilefish Mid-Atlantic Coast (2014) 6. Butterfish Gulf of Maine/Cape Hatteras (2014) Highly Migratory Species: 1. Blacktip shark Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico (2003) 1 2. Swordfish North Atlantic (2009) South Atlantic: 1. Yellowtail snapper South Atlantic/ Gulf of Mexico (2003) 2. Pink shrimp Southern Atlantic Coast (2012) 3. Black sea bass Southern Atlantic Coast (2013) U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 12

13 Overfished Species North Pacific: 1. Blue king crab Pribilof Islands Pacific: 1. Pacific ocean perch 2. Yelloweye rockfish New England: 1.Atlantic cod Georges Bank 2. Atlantic cod Gulf of Maine 3. Windowpane Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank 4. Witch flounder 5. Yellowtail flounder Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine 6. Yellowtail flounder Georges Bank 7. Yellowtail flounder S. New England/Mid-Atlantic 8. Thorny skate Gulf of Maine 9. Atlantic halibut 10. Atlantic salmon Atlantic wolffish 12. Ocean pout 13. Winter flounder Georges Bank 14. Winter flounder Southern New England Highly Migratory Species: 1. Blacknose shark Atlantic 2. Blue marlin Atlantic 1,2 3. Dusky shark Atlantic 4. White marlin Atlantic 1,2 5. Scalloped hammerhead Atlantic 6. Porbeagle shark Atlantic 7. Sandbar shark Atlantic 8. Bluefin tuna West Atlantic 1,2 Mid-Atlantic: None Pacific and Western Pacific: 1. Pacific bluefin tuna Pacific 1, 2 Western Pacific: 1. Seamount Groundfish Complex Hancock Seamount 1 2. Striped marlin Western/Central N. Pacific 1,2 1. Non-FSSI stock 2. Stock is fished by US and international fleets Gulf of Mexico: 1. Gray triggerfish 2. Greater amberjack 3. Red snapper South Atlantic: 1. Hogfish Southeast Florida 2. Red snapper 3. Red porgy 4. Snowy grouper Caribbean: 1. Goliath grouper 1 2. Nassau grouper 1 3. Queen conch U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 13

14 U.S. Fisheries Leading in Performance Compliance with the Voluntary FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Nature, vol 457 / 5, February U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 14

15 U.S. Fisheries Management Clears High Bar for Sustainability NOAA Tech Memo: Comparative Analysis of U.S. Federal Fishery Management to the FAO Ecolabelling Guidelines: A Self- Assessment U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 15

16 U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 16

17 The Nation s Database U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 17

18 U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 18

19 U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 19

20 Priorities Moving Forward Domestic aquaculture Climate change Ecosystem-based fisheries management Technology adavancements Bycatch reduction U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 20

21 The Nation s Database on Sustainable Seafood U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Page 21

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