SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES BYCATCH OVERVIEW
NOTE: This table is a DRAFT under development and, once finalized, will undergo
periodic updates as new bycatch information becomes available.
NA = Not applicable; the fishery is either species-specific or produces very small amounts of bycatch.
*Logbook data reflect discards only.
**Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation. 1997. Bycatch and its reduction in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery. Final report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tampa, FL, 27pp.
***NMFS. 1997. Bycatch in the southeast shrimp trawl fishery. A data summary report. NMFS, Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Miami, FL, 197pp.
****Sedberry, G.R., and others. Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) in the North Atlantic: Fisheries, Biology and Management of a Widely Distributed and Long-Lived Fish. American Fisheries Society Symposium 23:27-50.
*****Matthews, T.R., and S. Donahue. 1996. By-catch in Florida's Spiny Lobster Trap Fishery and the Impact of Wire Traps. Report submitted to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 15pp.
******NMFS SEFSC Logbook Program. J. Poffenberger, personal communication. The stratified sampling used to select the boats for the approximate 20% sample included "gear" but did not include "fishery" as a stratification.
*******NMFS. 1998. Report to Congress. Southeastern United States Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Program. Nance, J.M. (ed.), 154pp.
|
Year |
Fishery/Fishery Management Plan |
Gear |
Bycatch species |
Discards/ mortality* |
Bycatch data |
Coverage |
Gear requirements (date) |
Other requirements (date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2001 |
Spanish mackerel/FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources |
Handline, rod & reel, bandit, gillnet, cast net |
<51 species |
81% released alive******* |
Logbook data/supplemental discard form (08/01) for longline, rod and reel, bandit gear, and handline****** |
~20% stratified sample |
Minimum gillnet mesh size (1983); prohibition of drift gillnets (1990); gillnet soak time limit (1996) |
None |
|
2001 |
King mackerel/FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources |
Handline, rod & reel, bandit |
60 different species of fish reported discarded |
NA; 0.9% of discards reported dead or mostly dead; 92.7% reported alive or mostly alive; remaining 6% undetermined or condition not reported (08/01-07/02) |
Logbook data/supplemental discard form (08/01) for longline, rod and reel, bandit gear, and handline****** |
~20% stratified sample |
Minimum gillnet mesh size (1983); prohibition of drift gillnets (1990); gillnet soak time limit (1996) |
None |
|
2001 |
FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (nonmackerel) |
Longline, handline, rod & reel, bandit |
Finfish |
No estimate |
None |
None |
Minimum gillnet mesh size (1983); prohibition of drift gillnets (1990); gillnet soak time limit (1996) |
None |
|
2001 |
FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (recreational) |
Bandit, rod & reel, handline, spear |
NA |
NA |
Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey, Saltonstall-Kennedy grant data |
Not available |
Minimum gillnet mesh size (1983); prohibition of drift gillnets (1990); gillnet soak time limit (1996) |
None |
|
2001 |
Atlantic Coast Red Drum FMP |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
No harvest or possession in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone |
|
2001 |
Octocoral commercial fishery/FMP for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region |
Hand harvest |
NA |
NA |
None |
None |
None |
Prohibition of wild live rock harvest (1994) |
|
2001 |
Live rock aquaculture fishery/FMP for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region |
Hand harvest |
NA |
NA |
None |
None |
None |
Prohibition of wild live rock harvest (1994) |
|
2001 |
FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Trap |
Isopods, crabs (including female golden crabs), hagfish, shark, hake |
No estimate, but assumed to be minimal |
Logbook data/supplemental discard form (08/01) for longline, rod and reel, bandit gear, and handline****** |
~20% stratified sample |
Escape panel required (1996); minimum depth required (1996) |
None |
|
2001 |
FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Trawl |
Finfish (including juveniles of managed species), invertebrates, sea turtles, coral, and other benthic species |
44.55 kg (1996)*** (4.5:1 bycatch:shrimp ratio 1996**); NOTE: amounts and ratios have changed since due to BRDs, but analyses of new data have not been completed |
Landings data, observer (minimal), grant data (minimal) |
Not available |
Turtle excluder device regulations (1989-1994), bycatch reduction device regulations (1997) |
Trawl prohibition in Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (1984, 2000) |
|
2001 |
FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Longline, handline, rod & reel, bandit, spear, powerhead |
Finfish, sharks |
No estimate |
No information on spear and powerhead; logbook data/supplemental discard form (08/01) for longline, rod and reel, bandit gear, and handline****** |
~20% stratified sample |
None |
Longline prohibited inside 50 fathoms (1992), south of Port St. Lucie (1995) |
|
2001 |
Black sea bass/FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Pot, trap |
Finfish, crab, other invertebrates |
No estimate |
Logbook data/supplemental discard form (08/01) for longline, rod and reel, bandit gear, and handline****** |
~20% stratified sample |
Escape panel required (1998) |
Prohibition of pot/trap use S. of Cape Canaveral (1992) |
|
2001 |
Wreckfish/FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Rod & reel, bandit, Handline |
Finfish**** |
No estimate, but assumed to be minimal |
None |
None |
None |
Individual transferable quotas (1992) |
|
2001 |
Snapper-grouper (recreational)/FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region |
Handline, rod & reel, bandit, spear, powerhead |
Finfish |
No estimate, but assumed to be minimal |
Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey, Saltonstall-Kennedy grant data |
No estimate |
None |
None |
|
2001 |
Spiny lobster/FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic |
Trap, pot, dip net, bully net, snare, hand harvest |
Finfish including goliath and Nassau grouper*****, sea turtle*****, seabird*****, invertebrates |
4.5% of wood traps and 11.0% of wire traps pulled contained finfish bycatch***** |
None |
None |
Degradable escape panel required for traps (1982) |
2-lobster bag limit north of Florida |
|
2001 |
Spiny lobster (recreational)/FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic |
Trap, pot, dip net, bully net, snare, hand harvest |
NA for dip net, bully net, snare, and hand harvest; finfish and invertebrates from trap and pot use |
No estimate |
None |
None |
None |
None |