FY2010 President’s Budget Request Overview May 13, 2009

2 Agenda FY 2010 Budget Overview How Council Budgets are Formulated The Next Multi-Year Grant (FY 2010 – FY 2015)

3 Looking Towards the Future Fulfill the President’s commitment to science Spur the creation of new jobs and industries Manage our fisheries and the communities they support for long-term sustainability Improve weather forecasting and disaster warnings Provide credible information about climate change and its impacts Revitalize coastal communities and manage on an ecosystem basis

4 Historical NOAA Fisheries Service Budget Trends ($ In Millions)

5 FY 2010 Request provides $911.8 M for NOAA Fisheries Service: Provides funding for inflation Recognizes fiscal constraints Funds the mandates of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act to end overfishing by 2011 Provides funds for species recovery grants Increases fisheries survey capabilities Supports an ecosystem approach to management Builds the nation’s aquaculture capability FY 2010 NOAA Fisheries Service Overview

6 FY2010 NOAA Fisheries Service Budget Overview Line Item / Account ($ in thousands) FY08 Enacted FY09 Enacted FY10 Request Increase/ Decrease Protected Species Research and Management$163,992$173,945$243,538$69,593 Fisheries Research and Management$327,260$360,826$421,468$60,642 Enforcement and Observers$84,894$90,085$103,132$13,047 Habitat Conservation and Restoration$50,245$53,655$44,023- $9,632 Other Activities Supporting Fisheries$81,949$75,494$78,482$2,988 Total ORF$708,340$754,005$890,642$136,638 Total PAC$2,021$4,6000- $4,600 Total Other$118,722$120,369$21,110- $99,259 Grand Total$829,083$878,974$911,752$32,778 Economic Stimulus0$170,0000- $170,000 Overall Total$829,083$1,048,974$911,752- $137,222

7 FY2010 Increases and Decreases Line Item / Account ($ in thousands)ATBIncreasesDecreasesChange Protected Species Research and Management $3,065$81,171($14,643)$69,593 Fisheries Research and Management$5,830$85,178($30,366)$60,642 Enforcement and Observers$1,495$12,600($1,048)$13,047 Habitat Conservation and Restoration$641$1,000($11,273)($9,632) Other Activities Supporting Fisheries$1,235$10,700($8,948)$2,988 Total ORF$12,266$190,649($66,278)$136,637

8 Fisheries Research and Management Highlights NOAA requests an increase of $85.2M for Fisheries Research and Management Magnuson-Stevens Act +$56.5M Marine Monuments +$3.0M Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) +$5.0M Pacific Salmon Treaty +$16.8M Integrated Ecosystem Assessments +$1.0M

9 Magnuson-Stevens Act Highlights NOAA requests $56.5M in new increases for a total of $98.3M to support the requirements of the MSRA Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) +$12.0M Expand Annual Stock Assessments +$9.9M Support for Regional Fishery Management Councils +$4.0M Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Information +$4.8M International Provisions/ IUU Fishing +$3.0M Economics and Social Science Research +$3.3M

10 Enforcement and Observers Highlights NOAA requests an increase of $12.6M for the Enforcement and Observer line. MSRA Enforcement requirements +$7.6M National Fisheries Observer Program +$5.0M

11 Regional Fishery Management Councils’ FY 2010 Budget Outlook In FY 2010, NMFS requested an increase of $4.6 M: —$0.6M to cover fixed costs associated with Council Operations —$4.0M to set, evaluate, and revise ACLs and AMs to end overfishing and to develop amendments to FMPs that implement ACLs and AMs $ in millions FY 2008 Enacted 2009 Enacted 2010 PresBud Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions $25.7$ 27.3$31.9 Regional Councils $17.4$ 18.9$23.5

12 FY 2010 PPA Related to Councils PPA Names ($ in Thousands) FY2009 Enacted FY 2010 Request Regional Councils Base$17,929$18,488 Regional Council LAPP Funding$1,000 Regional Council / FRMP ACL Implementation$1,598$5,598 FRMP Regulatory Streamlining Program$790 FRMP SSC Stipends$500 FRMP Council Peer Review$400$500 Expand Annual Stock Assessments$513 NE Cooperative Research$90 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)$988 Subtotal NMFS$23,808$28,467 NOS - Coral funds$1,035TBD Total Regional Councils$24,843TBD

13 How the Council Budgets are Formulated

14 FY 2009 Council Allocation PPA Names ($ in Thousands) New England Mid Atlantic South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Caribbean North Pacific Western Pacific FY2009 Totals Regional Councils Base $2,627$2,277$1,927$2,322$1,228$2,806$2,631$2,111 $17,929 Regional Council LAPP Funding $146$127$107$129$68$156$147$118$1,000 Regional Council / FRMP ACL Implementation $234$203$172$207$109$250$235$188$1,598 FRMP Regulatory Streamlining Program $116$100$85$102$54$124$116$93$790 FRMP SSC Stipends $73$63$54$65$34$78$73$59$500 FRMP Council Peer Review $0 $100$0 $150 $400 Expand Annual Stock Assessments $0 $483$30$0 $513 NE Cooperative Research $90$0 $90 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) $145$126$106$128$68$155$145$116$988 Subtotal NMFS $3,431$2,897$3,034$2,983$1,562$3,569$3,496$2,835$23,808 NOS - Coral funds $0 $173 $0 $1,035 Total Regional Councils $3,431$2,897$3,207$3,156$1,735$3,569$3,496$3,352$24,843

15 The Next Multi-Year Grant (FY 2010 – 2014)

16 Thank You! Gary Reisner NOAA – National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Management and Budget or visit lights.html