Current Status of Accomplishment or Milestone: Milestone completed. Appendix A of the CPS Fishery Mangement plan consists of Section
1.0, description of the Coastal Pelagic Fishery (which was competed in April 1998), Section
2.0, Fishery Components and Section 3.0, Socioeconomics of the Coastal Pelagic Fishery (written by other members of the CPSPDT). Appendix A may, or may not, be distributed for pubic comment along with Appendix B
('Options and Analyses for Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries Management Plan') in August depending upon costs of printing. Appendix B was accepted by the Pacific Council for submission for public comment at the June 1998 Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Seattle.
Background: Work was started on the development of a Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan in mid-1997. The CPS Plan Development Team participated in numerous public scientific meetings and CPS Advisory Panel meetings held in La Jolla, Long Beach and Monterey. Work is on schedule on the CPS Plan and the Plan will be ready for submission for approval by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council in September.
Purpose of Activity/Goal of Project: Documentation of the biology and population dynamics of the coastal pelagic species (Pacific sardine, Pacific mackerel, northern anchovy, jack mackerel and market squid) included in the proposed CPS fishery management plan.
Description of Accomplishment and Significant Results: Based on concepts developed for the population dynamics of the Pacific sardine stock, a new population simulation model was developed for this fishery. The model allowed an analysis of a wide range of management options (several thousand) for this fishery. The analysis scheme allowed development of harvest strategies which allowed the CPSPDT to develop a range of options varying from maximum long-term average yield, to maximum stability in yield to a policy which is optimized for a combination of average yield, fishery stability and high forage availability to higher trophic levels and endangered species.
Significance of Accomplishment (e.g., to the Center, to Management, and to NMFS Strategic plan Goals): The sardine management harvest policies recommended in the management plan demonstate that optimum yield in this species is achieved with a harvest policy that includes environmental (sea surface temperature) factors.
Problems: None.
Key Contact: Richard Parrish (PFEL) (831-648-9033); Larry Jacobson (Coastal Division) (619-546-7117)