1. SSC Update Pacific Fishery Management Council Pacific Fishery Management Council 2011 National Scientific and Statistical Committee Workshop Kingsmill Conference Center, Williamsburg, VA October 4-6, 2011 1

2. ACL implementation P* approach, with different σ for data-rich (category 1), data- moderate (category 2), and data-poor stocks (category 3). Council adopted Groundfish OFLs for 2013-14 recommended by the SSC – Selected species-specific P*s for two stocks in an appropriate if not fully enlightened manner Data-poor methods review panel endorsed DCAC and DB-SRA as suitable methods for obtaining OFLs for data-poor stocks. Salmon ACL amendment adopted (ABCs=ACLs not constraining except under high stock size) Pacific Fishery Management Council 2

3. ACL implementation (off-year science activities) Another data-poor methods review panel scheduled for 2012 SSC is considering methods for setting stock-specific σs for category 1 stocks Initial planning for MSE modeling to evaluate the appropriate level of scientific uncertainty (σ) for data-poor groundfish stocks Request for guidelines on the P* policy decision? Pacific Fishery Management Council 3

4. SSC Subcommittees Hold separate meetings for review of subject-area analyses Subcommittee reports go to the full SSC for review and endorsement Ecosystem Based Management Subcommittee was initially established as the Marine Reserve Subcommittee – 9 subcommittee members out of 17 SSC members Economics Subcommittee – 2 economists, 2 quantitative biologists that dabble in economics Pacific Fishery Management Council 4

5. EBFM in the PFMC Council launched a major initiative in 2009 Established a Ecosystem Plan Development Team and Ecosystem Advisory Panel Initial focus on a Purpose and Need statement and the regulatory scope of the EFMP Informational presentations (NPFMC SSC Chair, California Current IEA developers) SSC has given advice on EBFM to the Council in a number of areas: – Conceptual frameworks, next steps, questions to be addressed – Ways of incorporating ecosystem science into the Council process – Review processes needed for ecosystem science tools and products Pacific Fishery Management Council 5

6. Council Sentiments (a subjective assessment) Progress on EBFM should be evolutionary rather than revolutionary The Council is already doing many things generally regarded as EBFM – EFH provisions – Environmentally-based run size forecasts and harvest control rules – Bycatch restrictions to rebuild overfished groundfish stocks – Ban on krill fishing EBFM should augment single species management rather than replace it What are the tangible benefits of EBFM in achieving Council responsibilities under MSA? Pacific Fishery Management Council 6

7. Progress on EBFM In June 2011 the Council approved the draft purpose and need statement as proposed by the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) Moved to develop an ecosystem plan that is primarily advisory in nature with the potential for expanding the plan to include regulatory authority in the future. Recommended continued management of stocks and fisheries through existing fishery management plans (FMP) Potential for additional management measures for forage fish species as the Council deems appropriate. Pacific Fishery Management Council 7

8. Purpose of Fishery Ecosystem Plan The purpose of an FEP is to enhance the Council’s species-specific management programs with more ecosystem science, broader ecosystem considerations and management policies that coordinate Council management across its FMPs and the California Current Ecosystem (CCE). An FEP should provide a framework for considering policy choices and trade-offs as they affect FMP species and the broader CCE. Pacific Fishery Management Council 8

9. Socioeconomics review in the PFMC Either review by the full SSC or review by the Economics Subcommittee Typical review topics – Socioeconomic data collection programs – Economic models used for impact analysis – Socioeconomic analyses in NEPA documents – Bycatch projection models with implicit fleet dynamics (joint with Groundfish Subcommittee) Pacific Fishery Management Council 9

10. Regional Economic Impact Model 10

11. Pacific Fishery Management Council 11 Socioeconomic Review Issues Economic analyses tend to appear for review as near final drafts (providing no opportunity for revision) Reviews are often combined with, and are subordinate to, review of associated non-economic analyses No formal review process with TOR (unlike the STAR-process for stock assessments) Improvements are under consideration 11