1 About this document
This is a prototype of an automatic report that documents how the user specified the operating model and their various justifications.
2 Introduction
Describe the history and current status of the fishery, including fleets, sectors, vessel types and practices/gear by vessel type, landing ports, economics/markets, whether targeted/bycatch, other stocks caught in the fishery. Commercial landings are consistent throughout the year with a small peak in June, which coincides with the beginning of the spawning season. Average monthly landings during spawning months are generally greater than during non-spawning months. Recreational landings increase noticebly in May and remain high through September, which coincides with the entire spawning season. Average monthly landings are greater in spawning months than in non spawning months
Describe the stock’s ecosystem functions, dependencies, and habitat types.
Provide all relevant reference materials, such as assessments, research, and other analysis. regulations: https://fishrulesapp.com/fish/46/Jack,%20Almaco#regulation-3150 general info and life history: https://geo.gcoos.org/restore/species_profiles/Almaco Jack/ Adams, M.S. Adams, S.R. Sagarese, and A.B. Rios 2016. Gulf of Mexico Data-Limited Species Life History Compilation. SEDAR49-DW-05. SEDAR, North Charleston, SC. 36 p Sagarese, S.R., J. J. Isely, and M.W. Smith 2016. Review of Operating Model Parameters for SEDAR 49: Almaco Jack. SEDAR49-AW-01. SEDAR, North Charleston, SC. 18 pp Farmer, N. A., R. P. Malinowski, M. F. McGovern, and P. J. Rubec. 2016. Stock complexes for fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 8:177-201. SEDAR (2016). Gulf of Mexico Data-limited Species: Red Drum, Lane Snapper, Wenchman, Yellowmouth Grouper, Speckled Hind, Snowy Grouper, Almaco Jack, Lesser Amberjack. Stock Assessment Report. SEDAR 49. SEDAR 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201 North Charleston, SC 29405 Smith, M.S. and Adyan Rios . 2016. Catch per unit effort indices and Effort Time-series for SEDAR 49 Data Limited Species captured in the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Headboat Fishery (1986 – 2015). SEDAR49-DW-02. SEDAR, North Charleston, SC. 16 pp Gulf of Mexico Historical Stock Landings and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/2019-and-2018-preliminary-gulf-mexico-stock-annual-catch-limit-landings)
3 Fishery Characteristics
3.1 Longevity
| Answered |
|---|
| Very short-lived (5 < maximum age < 7) |
| Short-lived (7 < maximum age < 10) |
| Moderate life span (10 < maximum age < 20) |
| Moderately long-lived (20 < maximum age < 40) |
| Long-lived (40 < maximum age < 80) |
| Very long-lived (80 < maximum age < 160) |
| Justification |
|---|
| 22 yrs; M=0.289-0.410. see Table 1 (Sagarese et al 2016, Farmer et al 2016). |
3.2 Stock depletion
| Answered |
|---|
| Crashed (D < 0.05) |
| Very depleted (0.05 < D < 0.1) |
| Depleted (0.1 < D < 0.15) |
| Moderately depleted (0.15 < D < 0.3) |
| Healthy (0.3 < D < 0.5) |
| Underexploited (0.5 < D) |
| Justification |
|---|
| fishery and recreational are still open |
3.3 Resilence
| Answered |
|---|
| Not resilient (steepness < 0.3) |
| Low resilience (0.3 < steepness < 0.5) |
| Moderate resilence (0.5 < steepness < 0.7) |
| Resilient (0.7 < steepness < 0.9) |
| Very Resilient (0.9 < steepness) |
| Justification |
|---|
| 0.74-0.8 for Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) (see Table 9, Adams et al 2016). Note The steepness value for Greater Amberjack was not recommended as discussed in Section 2.8.7 (CEDAR 2016) |
3.4 Historical effort pattern
| Answered |
|---|
| Stable |
| Two-phase |
| Boom-bust |
| Gradual increases |
| Stable, recent increases |
| Stable, recent declines |
| Justification |
|---|
| The nominal index and standardized index show similar trends over the entire timeseries and indicate a near term increase in abundance beginning in 2011. The index peaked in 2003 and since then has displayed cyclical fluctuations with a long term flat or possible slightly negative trend (Table 3 & Figure 7). (Smith and Rios . 2016) |
3.5 Inter-annual variability in historical effort
| Answered |
|---|
| Not variable (less than 20% inter-annual change (IAC)) |
| Variable (maximum IAC between 20% to 50%) |
| Highly variable (maximum IAC between 50% and 100%) |
| Justification |
|---|
3.6 Historical fishing efficiency changes
| Answered |
|---|
| Declining by 2-3% pa (halves every 25-35 years) |
| Declining by 1-2% pa (halves every 35-70 years) |
| Stable -1% to 1% pa (may halve/double every 70 years) |
| Increasing by 1-2% pa (doubles every 35-70 years) |
| Increasing by 2-3% pa (doubles every 25-35 years) |
| Justification |
|---|
|
The nominal index and standardized index show similar trends over the entire timeseries and indicate a near term increase in abundance beginning in 2011. The index peaked in 2003 and since then has displayed cyclical fluctuations with a long term flat or possible slightly negative trend (Table 3 & Figure 7). (Smith and Rios . 2016). Factors and factor levels tested for inclusion in the delta lognormal standardization procedure applied to data from the Lane Snapper and Almaco Jack Gulf of Mexico headboat fisheries Factor Levels Values Year 30 1986 - 2015 Region 2 East or West Gulf Season 4 Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec Month 12 Jan - Dec Trip duration 4 1/2 day, 3/4 day, full day, multiday Multiday 2 True, False Anglers (Almaco) 4 2-24, 25-34, 35-44, 44+ Anglers (Lane) 4 1-22, 23-33, 34-48, 48+ Size Limit 2 Yes, No (only for Lane Snapper) |
3.7 Future fishing efficiency changes
| Answered |
|---|
| Declining by 2-3% pa (halves every 25-35 years) |
| Declining by 1-2% pa (halves every 35-70 years) |
| Stable -1% to 1% pa (may halve/double every 70 years) |
| Increasing by 1-2% pa (doubles every 35-70 years) |
| Increasing by 2-3% pa (doubles every 25-35 years) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.8 Length at maturity
| Answered |
|---|
| Very small (0.4 < LM < 0.5) |
| Small (0.5 < LM < 0.6) |
| Moderate (0.6 < LM < 0.7) |
| Moderate to large (0.7 < LM < 0.8) |
| Large (0.8 < LM < 0.9) |
| Justification |
|---|
| 61 − 93 cm FL Maximum Length (cm) = 122 − 204 cm FL (Farmer et al., 2016). 61/122=0.5; 93/204 = 0.4558824 (Sagarese et al 2016). Almaco Jack growth model parameters were reported in Farmer et al. (2016), but the parameters could not be verified in the original citations. |
3.9 Selectivity of small fish
| Answered |
|---|
| Very small (0.1 < S < 0.2) |
| Small (0.2 < S < 0.4) |
| Half asymptotic length (0.4 < S < 0.6) |
| Large (0.6 < S < 0.8) |
| Very large (0.8 < S < 0.9) |
| Justification |
|---|
|
See SEDAR (2016). commercial Regulations No minimum size limit. No trip limit. No fishery Closures (also see https://fishrulesapp.com/fish/46/Jack,%20Almaco#regulation-3150) Recreational 20 fish. |
3.10 Selectivity of large fish
| Answered |
|---|
| Asymptotic selectivity (SL = 1) |
| Declining selectivity with length (0.75 < SL < 1) |
| Dome-shaped selectivity (0.25 < SL < 0.75) |
| Strong dome-shaped selectivity (SL < 0.25) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.11 Discard rate
| Answered |
|---|
| Low (DR < 1%) |
| Low - moderate (1% < DR < 10%) |
| Moderate (10% < DR < 30%) |
| Moderate - high (30% < DR < 50%) |
| High (50% < DR < 70%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.12 Post-release mortality rate
| Answered |
|---|
| Low (PRM < 5%) |
| Low - moderate (5% < PRM < 25%) |
| Moderate (25% < PRM < 50%) |
| Moderate - high (50% < PRM < 75%) |
| High (75% < PRM < 95%) |
| Almost all die (95% < PRM < 100%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.13 Recruitment variability
| Answered |
|---|
| Very low (less than 10% inter-annual changes (IAC)) |
| Low (max IAC of between 20% and 60%) |
| Moderate (max IAC of between 60% and 120%) |
| High (max IAC of between 120% and 180%) |
| Very high (max IAC greater than 180%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| from Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) 0.55-0.99 (Adams et al 2016) |
3.14 Size of an existing MPA
| Answered |
|---|
| None |
| Small (A < 5%) |
| Small-moderate (5% < A < 10%) |
| Moderate (10% < A < 20%) |
| Large (20% < A < 30%) |
| Very large (30% < A < 40%) |
| Huge (40% < A < 50%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| from Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) 0.55-0.99 (Adams et al 2016) |
3.15 Spatial mixing (movement) in/out of existing MPA
| Answered |
|---|
| Very low (P < 1%) |
| Low (1% < P < 5%) |
| Moderate (5% < P < 10%) |
| High (10% < P < 20%) |
| Fully mixed |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.16 Size of a future potential MPA
| Answered |
|---|
| None |
| Small (A < 5%) |
| Small-moderate (5% < A < 10%) |
| Moderate (10% < A < 20%) |
| Large (20% < A < 30%) |
| Very large (30% < A < 40%) |
| Huge (40% < A < 50%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.17 Spatial mixing (movement) in/out of future potential MPA
| Answered |
|---|
| Very low (P < 1%) |
| Low (1% < P < 5%) |
| Moderate (5% < P < 10%) |
| High (10% < P < 20%) |
| Fully mixed |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
3.18 Initial stock depletion
| Answered |
|---|
| Very low (0.1 < D1 < 0.15) |
| Low (0.15 < D1 < 0.3) |
| Moderate (0.3 < D < 0.5) |
| High (0.5 < D1) |
| Asymptotic unfished levels (D1 = 1) |
| Justification |
|---|
| fishery starts in 1950 but no specie-specific information is available. |
4 Management Characteristics
4.1 Types of fishery management that are possible
| Answered |
|---|
| TAC (Total Allowable Catch): a catch limit |
| TAE (Total Allowable Effort): an effort limit |
| Size limit |
| Time-area closures (a marine reserve) |
| Justification |
|---|
|
1. Describe what, if any, current management measures are used to constrain catch/effort. The Almaco Jack commercial fishery is managed jointly with Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish by an annual catch limit in federal waters. The recreational fishery in federal waters is managed by a daily catch limit of 20 that must fit within a total catch limit of 20 for similar reef fishes. There are no commercial catch limits for Almaco Jack in gulf state waters. Recreational catch limits range from no limit to a daily catch limit of 20 that must fit within a total catch limit of 20 for similar reef fishes. There are no commercial or recreational seasonal closures for the fishery. Madison Swanson, Steamboat Lumps and the Edges are closed year round. 2. Describe historical management measures, if any. 3. Describe main strengths and weaknesses of current monitoring and enforcement capacity. 4. Describe and reference any legal/policy requirements for management, monitoring and enforcement. |
4.2 TAC offset: consistent overages/underages
| Answered |
|---|
| Large underages (40% - 70% of recommended) |
| Underages (70% - 90% of recommended) |
| Slight underages (90% - 100% of recommended) |
| Taken exactly (95% - 105% of recommended) |
| Slight overages (100% - 110% of recommended) |
| Overages (110% - 150% of recommended) |
| Large overages (150% - 200% of recommended) |
| Justification |
|---|
| Jacks: Almaco jack, banded rudderfish, and lesser amberjack (see Gulf of Mexico Historical Stock Landings and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) report ) from 2012-2017 |
4.3 TAC implementation variability
| Answered |
|---|
| Constant (V < 1%) |
| Not variable (1% < V < 5%) |
| Low variability (5% < V < 10%) |
| Variable (10% < V < 20%) |
| Highly variable (20% < V < 40%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| Jacks: Almaco jack, banded rudderfish, and lesser amberjack (see Gulf of Mexico Historical Stock Landings and Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) report ) from 2012-2017 |
4.4 TAE offset: consistent overages/underages
| Answered |
|---|
| Large underages (40% - 70% of recommended) |
| Underages (70% - 90% of recommended) |
| Slight underages (90% - 100% of recommended) |
| Taken exactly (95% - 105% of recommended) |
| Slight overages (100% - 110% of recommended) |
| Overages (110% - 150% of recommended) |
| Large overages (150% - 200% of recommended) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
4.5 TAE implementation variability
| Answered |
|---|
| Constant (V < 1%) |
| Not variable (1% < V < 5%) |
| Low variability (5% < V < 10%) |
| Variable (10% < V < 20%) |
| Highly variable (20% < V < 40%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
4.6 Size limit offset: consistent overages/underages
| Answered |
|---|
| Much smaller (40% - 70% of recommended) |
| Smaller (70% - 90% of recommended) |
| Slightly smaller (90% - 100% of recommended) |
| Taken exactly (95% - 105% of recommended) |
| Slightly larger (100% - 110% of recommended) |
| Larger (110% - 150% of recommended) |
| Much larger (150% - 200% of recommended) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
4.7 Size limit implementation variability
| Answered |
|---|
| Constant (V < 1%) |
| Not variable (1% < V < 5%) |
| Low variability (5% < V < 10%) |
| Variable (10% < V < 20%) |
| Highly variable (20% < V < 40%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| No justification was provided |
5 Data Characteristics
5.1 Available data types
| Answered |
|---|
| Historical annual catches (from unfished) |
| Recent annual catches (at least 5 recent years) |
| Historical relative abundance index (from unfished) |
| Recent relative abundance index (at least 5 recent years) |
| Fishing effort |
| Size composition (length samples) |
| Age composition (age samples) |
| Growth (growth parameters) |
| Absolute biomass survey |
| Justification |
|---|
|
1. Provide the time series (specify years, if possible) that exist for catch, effort, and CPUE/abundance indices. CEDAR (2016). Due to the sporadic catches and small sample sizes for Almaco Jack, the statistics presented were deemed unreliable. In 1996, an update to Cummings-Parrack (1993) was completed using data through 1995 (Cummings and McClellan 1996) and included: • Species-specific commercial landings of Almaco Jack between 1991 and 1996 following the implementation of mandatory logbook reporting program in 1990; • Recreational harvest estimates from 1981-1996; • Observed average lengths, weights, and sampling frequencies from commercial fisheries from 1983-1995; • Observed average lengths, weights, and sampling frequencies from recreational fisheries from 1981-1995; and • Catch per unit effort estimated from commercial logbooks from 1991-1996; • Catch per unit effort estimated from recreational fishing trips for MRFSS (1981,1984-1995), NMFS Headboat (1986-1995), and TPWD (1983-1986, 1988-1995); and • Updated recreational bag limit analyses Preliminary data exploration indicated that the headboat data was sufficient for construction of nominal and standardized indices for Lane Snapper and Almaco Jack (Smith and Rios . 2016) 2. Describe how these data collected (e.g., log books, dealer reporting, observers). For the CPUE and Efforts time-series in the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Headboat Fishery (1986 – 2015). Rod and reel catch and effort data from headboats have been collected and compiled by the NMFS Southeast Zone Headboat Survey since 1986 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. At the time of these analyses data were available through 2015. Reported information includes landing date and location, vessel identification, the number of anglers, fishing location, trip duration and type (AM/PM/Both), and catch by species in numbers and weight. Trip duration was reported as a multiple of days fished and for the purpose of CPUE index construction was converted to hours (Smith and Rios . 2016) No substantial data are available at this time to determine life history parameters for Almaco Jack in the GOM for assessment (CEDAR 2016). This includes aging, reproduction and maturity, and estimation of growth parameters. 3. Describe what types of sampling programs and methodologies exist for data collection, including the time-series of available sampling data and quality. Primary research needs identified by the LHWG included the following (CEDAR 2016, p42). 1. Increase in dockside and at-sea sampling for biological samples including age structures, reproductive tissues, and genetic material. 2. While age has been attempted, finding an appropriate aging methodology that includes a way to validate age using multiple hard structures is suggested. 3. Further research is needed for natural mortality estimates. 4. Need for reproductive tissue to examine maturity. 4. Describe all sources of uncertainty in the status, biology, life history and data sources of the fishery. Include links to documentation, reports. For the Catch per unit effort indices and Effort Time-series for SEDAR 49 Data Limited Species captured in the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Headboat Fishery (1986 – 2015). The results and model diagnostics indicate that the headboat data can be used to develop reliable nominal and standardized indices for Lane Snapper and Almaco Jack. In general the headboat data for Lane Snapper and Almaco Jack have good spatial and temporal coverage as the survey was intended to be census of the headbaot fishing activity.Spatially, the bulk of the records are from fishing trips occurring in the eastern Gulf of Mexico; however, sample sizes from the western Gulf were large enough to warrant inclusion in the analysis (1560 Almaco Jack, 11873 Lane Snapper). records are from fishing trips occurring in the eastern Gulf of Mexico; however, sample sizes from the western Gulf were large enough to warrant inclusion in the analysis (1560 Almaco Jack, 11873 Lane Snapper) (in Smith and Rios 2016) |
5.2 Catch reporting bias
| Answered |
|---|
| Strong under-reporting (30% - 50%) |
| Under-reporting (10% - 30%) |
| Slight under-reporting (less than 10%) |
| Reported accurately (+/- 5%) |
| Slight over-reporting (less than 10%) |
| Justification |
|---|
| no info was found |
5.3 Hyperstability in indices
| Answered |
|---|
| Strong hyperdepletion (2 < Beta < 3) |
| Hyperdepletion (1.25 < Beta < 2) |
| Proportional (0.8 < Beta < 1.25) |
| Hyperstability (0.5 < Beta < 0.8) |
| Strong hyperstability (0.33 < Beta < 0.5) |
| Justification |
|---|
5.4 Available data types
| Answered |
|---|
| Perfect |
| Good (accurate and precise) |
| Data moderate (some what inaccurate and imprecise) |
| Data poor (inaccurate and imprecise) |
| Justification |
|---|
|
No substantial data are available at this time to determine life history parameters for Almaco Jack in the GOM for assessment (CEDAR 2016). This includes aging, reproduction and maturity, and estimation of growth parameters. Catch biomass records are incomplete and unreliable. No stock assessment is available. |
6 Version Notes
The package is subject to ongoing testing. If you find a bug or a problem please send a report to t.carruthers@oceans.ubc.ca so that it can be fixed!
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Open Source, GPL-2 2019