OPTIONS PAPER FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT (ACL) AMENDMENT FOR THE U.S. CARIBBEAN Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands December 22, 2010 Scoping Comments Caribbean Fishery Management Council February 7, 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico February 9, 2011, Mayagüez Puerto Rico February 10, 2011, Ponce Puerto Rico February 16, 2011 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands February 17, 2011, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

AttendeesDeponentsWritten Comments San Juan154 (2 Assoc.)0 Mayagüez2212 (4 Assoc.)1; ACL 2011 Mayaguez Minutes Plus App.pdfACL 2011 Mayaguez Minutes Plus App.pdf Ponce200 St. Croix1560 St. Thomas12 (10)30 STFA letterletter Sttfa david Olsen ACL Scoping Feb2011.PDF PEW letter Comprehensive ACL Scoping FINAL.pdf

Comments on Actions Action 1(a): Year sequences PR: ; (commercial) Highest landings PEW Recommendation: Longer time series, Avg to set OFL SSC recommendations SSC Meeting March SSC Conclusions.pptxSSC Meeting March SSC Conclusions.pptx Action 1(b): MSY proxies – No Action Action 1(c ): Allocations ACLs – Separate by Island – Equidistant

Comments on Actions Action 2 (aquarium trade species) – No Action – Option 2, Sub-option C – Option 3, Sub-option B – Option 4 – Keep track of these species (ecosystem) – PEW recommendations – SSC recommendations

Comments on Actions Action 3 (a): – Separate commercial and recreational ACLs Action 3(b): Bag limits – Option 2 (5 fish) – Option 4 (0 fish) – Option 6 (aggregate) – 1 or 2 days per year for recreational fishing – Other ACL 2011 SJU Minutes.pdfACL 2011 SJU Minutes.pdf – PEW recommendations to set bag limits

Comments on Actions Action 4 (a) AMs – No Action – Option 2, Sub-option A – PEW recommendations Action 4(b) – No Action – Not Option 3 – no payback – PEW recommendation

Comments on Actions Action 5 (a) and (b) Framework – No Action – Options 2 or 3 (USVI)