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158 th Caribbean Fishery Management Council Regular Meeting December 13-14, 2016

Developing a U.S. Caribbean Fishery Ecosystem Plan: Providing a Framework for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management. 158 th Caribbean Fishery Management Council Regular Meeting December 13-14, 2016.

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158 th Caribbean Fishery Management Council Regular Meeting December 13-14, 2016

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  1. Developing a U.S. Caribbean Fishery Ecosystem Plan: Providing a Framework for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management 158th Caribbean Fishery Management Council Regular Meeting December 13-14, 2016

  2. Developing a U.S. Caribbean Fishery Ecosystem Plan: Providing a Framework for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management 158th Caribbean Fishery Management Council Regular Meeting December 13-14, 2016

  3. Outline • Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM) Policy • Considering a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan (FEP) • Elements of an FEP • Conclusions

  4. EBFM Policy • NOAA Fisheries rolled out EBFM Policy in November, 2016 • Developed an EBFM Roadmap • Describes benefits of EBFM • Relationship to Living Marine Resource (LMR) management • Establishes six guiding principles

  5. EBFM Policy • What is EBFM? • a systematic approach to fisheries management in a geographically specified area that contributes to the resilience and sustainability of the ecosystem • recognizes the physical, biological, economic, and social interactions among the affected fishery-related components of the ecosystem, including humans • seeks to optimize benefits among a diverse set of societal goods

  6. EBFM Governance Biophysical • MSFMCA • ESA • Council/FMP • Tribal • International • States • Climate • Food Webs • Habitats • Vulnerable Species Humans • Fisheries • Communities • Processors • Cultural Values Slide from Lenfest Ocean: Building Effective Fishery Ecosystem Plans Presentation 11/16/16 Modified from Lenfest Ocean: Building Effective Fishery Ecosystem Plans Presentation 11/16/16 Photo: Batista 2011 (NOAA)

  7. Benefits of EBFM • Facilitates trade-offs between different stakeholder priorities, balancing social and ecological needs • Provides more information to make management decisions, which should improve our ability to sustainably manage fisheries • Contributes to an increased ability to predict likely outcomes of management actions • Provides more stability of ecosystem level measures and translates into better regulatory stability and business plans

  8. EBFM Policy • Six Guiding Principles • 1. Implement Ecosystem-level planning • 2. Advance understanding of ecosystem processes • 3. Prioritize vulnerabilities and risk to the ecosystem • 4. Explore and address trade-offs within the ecosystem • 5. Incorporate ecosystem considerations into management advice • 6. Maintain resilient ecosystems

  9. EBFM Policy • 1. Implement Ecosystem-Level Planning • Engagement Strategy • Develop a strategy to facilitate participation of partners and stakeholders in the EBFM process • Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) • Policy Planning Document to describe ecosystem objectives and priorities for fishery science and management

  10. EBFM Policy • Fishery Ecosystem Plan • Includes ecosystem-scale information on the structure and function: • Physical • Biological • Chemical • Socio-economic • Describe relationships between LMRs, human uses of the resource, and activities affecting the LMRs.

  11. FEP within EBFM FEP will guide us to operate at this level We presently operate at this level

  12. FEP Within Management Context • FEP serves as an umbrella document • Larger scale, but hierarchical: • Individual island • U.S. Caribbean • Caribbean basin/Large Marine Ecosystem • Global • Ecosystem species descriptions and interactions • Species biology • Ecosystem Component Species • Cumulative effects; • Biogeographic information and spatial scales • Other

  13. Next Steps • Develop strategy to facilitate partner and stakeholder engagement in FEP development process (FEAP?) • Identify additional components Council and constituents would like to see included in FEP • Present fully fleshed-out DRAFT outline at spring 2017 Council meeting • Dynamic document, so the only constant will be change

  14. Questions • Further questions or comments: • Bill Arnold, Ph.D, SERO • Bill.Arnold@noaa.gov • Cynthia Meyer, Ph.D, SERO • Cynthia.Meyer@noaa.gov • Additional Resources: • http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/ebfm/index

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