1. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Spiny Dogfish ABC 2015
James L. Armstrong
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

2. Stock Status Previous Update: Current Update:
Overfishing not occurring
F2012: (FMSY: )
Not overfished
B2013: 211,372 mt (BMSY: 159,288 mt)
Current Update:
Stock status very unlikely to have changed
Total catch down, discards slightly up.

3. Projection

4. Catch

5. Catch

6. ABC 2015 Re-estimation of ABC 28,310 mt
Level 3 assessment, B/BMSY >1, P* = 0.40
Constant F = , ABC2013, ABC2014
Re-estimation of ABC
Outside Risk Policy for level 3 assessment

7. Fishery Performance

8. Fishery Performance

9. Fishery Performance Report
Price (18-21¢ per lb) improving from last year (as low as 9¢ per lb)
Market almost entirely dependent on exports, especially to EU
Frozen backs are in demand now
Fresh product continues to be held up in EU – PCB issue
Trip limits
Fishery would like consistent measures, price can be negatively affected by trip limits – varies geographically
Market name, male dogfishfishery, speedy recovery

10. Summary
B2012/BMSY > 1, B2013/BMSY > 1, B2014/BMSY > ½ Stock is not overfished
F2011/FMSY < 1, F2012/FMSY > 1, Catch2013<OFL Overfishing is not occurring
ABC2015 = 28,310 mt
Assumes ABC is removed from stock
Combined ABC ~ 52,000 mt Likely removals much less
Fishery underperforming
Maintaining status quo ABC will not increase the risk of overfishing in 2015