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Trends in USVI commercial catch reporting. Fisheries Statistics Division. SEFSC. December 17, 2012. Caribbean Commercial Landings. Island specific information Landings vs ACLs (table) Data improvement effects ACL specific information Caribbean wide ACLs.
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Trends in USVI commercial catch reporting • Fisheries Statistics Division • SEFSC • December 17, 2012
Caribbean Commercial Landings • Island specific information • Landings vs ACLs (table) • Data improvement effects • ACL specific information • Caribbean wide ACLs
2011 /1 is Jan-June 2011 – old form and old reporting system 2011 / 2 is July-Dec. 2011 – new form and new reporting system Numbers of fishers are not additive between the systems so are shown separately 2011/1=Jan-Jun, 2011 2011/2=Jul-Dec, 2011
Fisher reporting percentage by ACL groupSt. Croix ACL groups highlighted in red have a moderate-large decrease in frequency reported ACL groups highlighted in green have a large increase in frequency reported
St. Thomas and St. Johnlandings summary and data reporting effects
2011 /1 is Jan-June 2011 – old form and old reporting system 2011 / 2 is July-Dec. 2011 – new form and new reporting system Numbers of fishers are not additive between the systems so are shown separately 2011/1=Jan-Jun, 2011 2011/2=Jul-Dec, 2011
Fisher reporting percentage by ACL groupSt. Thomas / St. John ACL groups highlighted in red have a moderate-large decrease in frequency reported ACL groups highlighted in green have a large increase in frequency reported
St. Thomas / St. Johnlandings by ACL groupfor groups without data reporting effects
St. Thomas / St. Johnlandings by ACL groupfor groups with possible data reporting effects
**These taxa were not included on the commercial logbook form
Percentage of Puerto Rico fishers reporting landings of each ACL unit, by year. Includes all gears.
Puerto Rico Recreational Landings for the 2010 ACL Amendment Species
Puerto Rico Recreational Landings for the 2011 ACL Amendment Species
Models Used to Determine Projected Closure Dates for Stocks/Complexes Exceeding ACLs
St. Croix data availability for ACLs Sources: Messineo 2004, J. Cruz USVI DFW pers. comm.
St. Thomas data availability for ACLs Sources: Messineo 2004, J. Cruz USVI DFW pers. comm. 1998/1999 -1999/2000 St. Croix only. St Thomas forms in transition
St. Croix landings by ACL groupfor groups without data reporting effects
Dotted lines are mean landings 2010-2011
Dotted lines are mean landings 2010-2011
Dotted line is mean landings 2010-2011
St. Croix landings by ACL groupfor groups with data reporting effects
Includes “wenchman” defined as squirrelfish from July, 2011 ACLs compared to 2011 landings Y axis truncated
Dotted lines are mean landings 2010-2011