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U.S. Caribbean Fishery-Independent Survey Workshop. SEFSC/SERO. Caribbean Fishery Management Council Meeting St. Croix USVI April 22-23, 2014. Internal MARFIN awarded FY2013.
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U.S. Caribbean Fishery-Independent Survey Workshop • SEFSC/SERO • Caribbean Fishery Management Council Meeting • St. Croix USVI • April 22-23, 2014
Internal MARFIN awarded FY2013 • Title: U.S. Caribbean Fishery-Independent Survey Workshop: to evaluate extant and novel fishery-independent surveys in the U.S. Caribbean in order to maximize their utility for stock assessment. • Co-PIs: Shannon L. Cass-Calay, William S. Arnold, Jennifer Schull, Meaghan D. Bryan • TentativeDate and Location: • Miami, FL • September 10-12, 2014 or Sept. 16-18, 2014
Specific Objectives: • Evaluate the design, data collection methods, etc. of available FI surveys. • Explore the utility of surveys with respect to stock assessments. • Make near-term and long-term recommendations on how to improve data collection methods to enhance utility for stock assessment. • Conduct a cost/benefit analysis to identify “action items”.
Scope of Work • Focus on U.S. Caribbean • All available FI surveys, including historic surveys. For example: • Diver-based visual surveys • SEAMAP Caribbean survey • St. Croix Trap Study • Trap studies • ROV surveys • Camera surveys • Deep-diver surveys
Agenda • DAY 1: • Morning Session- Modeling and data considerations • Overview of available models and data requirements • Discussion of current practices • Afternoon Session- Description of survey designs • Selection of sampling locations (e.g. Stratification) • Sampling Intensity • Temporal-spatial coverage of sampling effort • Frequency of occurrence of relevant species • Data Collected (e.g., number species, length, sex) • Training and Equipment Needs
Agenda • DAY 2: • Morning Session: Description of survey designs (cont.) • Afternoon Session: Integration and Enhancement • Strengths/Weaknesses with respect to assessing the status of fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean • Gap Analysis (for example) • Insufficient temporal/spatial coverage • Deep-water fisheries • Diver-shy species • Cryptic species
Agenda • DAY 3: • Morning Session: Integration and Enhancement (cont.) • Description of additional sampling required to enhance utility for Stock Assessment • Predicted benefits • Afternoon Session: Workshop Summary and Recommendations • Recommendations • Action Items
Participation • We would like additional participation from USVI and Puerto Rico • Miguel Rolon • Graciela Garcia-Moliner • Richard Appeldoorn • Richard Nemeth • Jim Berkson • John Christensen • Shannon Cass-Calay • Bill Arnold • Todd Gedamke • Meaghan Bryan • Kevin McCarthy • Jennifer Schull • Nancie Cummings • Mandy Karnauskas • Graciela Garcia-Moliner • Ron Hill • Andy Strelcheck • Jim Berkson • Jerry Ault • Steve Smith • Randy Clark • Jim Bohnsack • Steve Turner • David Gloekner • Joseph Serafy • David Die • Todd Kellison • Benjamin Ruttenberg • Nick Farmer • Clay Porch