Dan Hull, Chairman
Chris Oliver, Executive Director
SUBJECT: title
Allocation Review Triggers - Discussion paper
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STAFF CONTACT: David Witherell
ACTION REQUIRED: recommended action
Review discussion paper; action as necessary.
BACKGROUND:
In July 2016, NMFS issued a Fisheries Allocation Policy Directive 01-119 (further revised on 2/17), and two associated Procedural Directives. Collectively, these directives are intended to provide guidance to the Councils on reviewing fisheries allocations. The directives describe a mechanism to ensure fisheries allocations are periodically evaluated to ensure that OY is being achieved under current conditions. The policy and directives establish three steps in an allocation review process, with the first step occurring if a review trigger is met. Categories of triggers that can be used by a council to initiate an allocation review: public interest, time, or indicators. The councils are required to identify one or more triggers for each fishery with an allocation that meets the definition contained in the revised policy directive by August 2019.
A discussion paper was prepared to address the new requirements for triggering an allocation review. Potential trigger approaches were examined and a list of allocations meeting the definition was developed. The following is a summary of findings based on this discussion paper. The Council may wish to act on these findings to determine the allocation review policy for each fishery.
* There are 10 allocations that appear to meet the Fishery Allocation Review Policy definition, including all LAPP programs, the GOA Pacific cod sector allocation, the BSAI Pacific cod sector allocation, and the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan. These allocations were recommended by NMFS AKRO and HQ staff, and drawn from the possible universe of all NPFMC allocations.
* The Community Development Quota allocation will not be subject to periodic allocation reviews, as this allocation is outside of the...
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