1. Catch Share Program in Puerto Rico Flavia Tonioli CIMAS -University of Miami Miami, Florida

2. Outline: * Catch Share Effort Update - Issues arising at meetings - Content of surveys - Outreach conducted by Sea Grant * Next steps - Surveys approval (OMB) - Follow up mini workshops

3. Meetings 1 st Meeting (Rincon, PR – September 11, 2011): * DWS fishermen profile * How to define the population of active fishermen? * Content of Surveys (landings and attitudes and perceptions) * Concerns raised by the fishermen - Anticipated advantages and disadvantages of the CS program - Criteria and requirements for the initial allocation of shares (eligibility) - New entrant fund (design, size) - Monitoring and enforcement of CS. - How the quotas are determined

4. Number of active fishermen in the DWS fishery (trip ticket database) Years Number of fishermen (>1 grouper and snapper/year) Number of fishermen (>100 grouper and snapper/year) Number of fishermen (>500 grouper and snapper/year) Number of fishermen (>1000 grouper and snapper/year) 20071951155240 20082041196651 20091721035341 2010133845037 Average170.3101.35442.3

5. Encuesta sobre Captura y Costos en la Pesquería de Pargos y Meros de Aguas Profundas. Encuesta sobre Percepciones y Actitudes sobre un Posible Programa de Participaciones de Captura para la Pesquería de Pargos y Meros de Aguas Profundas. Surveys

6. Content of Surveys * Landings and trip costs in the Deep-water Snapper- Grouper Fishery -Demographic Information -Historical Landings (2007-2010) -Trip Costs *Attitudes and Preferences about the Potential Use of Catch Shares in the DWS Fishery -Knowledge & Perceptions about the CS Program (advantages & disadvantages) -How to implement the CS Program (monitoring and enforcement) -How quotas should be distributed, whom should receive the quotas, leasing/selling quotas, new entrant fund, etc.

7. Meetings 2 nd Meeting (Rincon, PR – November 11, 2011): * Advisory Panel & Sea Grant Video * Revisit population of active fishermen at higher landing levels * Q&A about fishermen concerns (Drs. Keithly & Agar) - Anticipated advantages and disadvantages of the CS program - Criteria and requirements for the initial allocation of shares - New entrant fund (design, size) - How many pounds of allocation will I receive ? - When I retire who is going to buy all my quota? - Why will the price of the fish go up under CS? - Will the ACL go up over time?

8. Sea Grant Outreach

9. Number of active fishermen in the DWSG fishery Years Number of fishermen (>1000 lbs snapper & grouper/year) Number of fishermen (>1500 lbs snapper & grouper/year) Number of fishermen (>2000 lbs snapper & grouper/year) 200740/43*30/31*22/23* 200851/56*44/47*36/37* 200941/47*36/39*31/32* 201037/50*33/40*28/34* Average42.5/ 49*35.8/39.3*29.3/31.5*

10. Average landings per trip based on the trip ticket

11. Comparing results with trip ticket database Trip Ticket Year Total revenues per trip ($/trip) Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)N 2007297.686.58 2008377.6109.87 2009282.194.48 2010352.1115.79 Average (2007-2010)327.35101.6 Catch Share Pilot-Survey573.3/ 562.3*116.7/ 114.2*9/ 13*

12. Comparing results with trip ticket database Trip Ticket Year Total revenues per trip ($/trip) Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)N 2007297.686.58 2008377.6109.87 2009282.194.48 2010352.1115.79 Average (2007-2010)327.35101.6 Catch Share Pilot-Survey573.3/ 562.3*116.7/ 114.2*9/ 13*

13. Next Steps * Surveys approval (OMB) * Follow up mini workshops - Refine estimate of active DWS fishermen - Continue to address concerns about CS * Report and summary of findings

14. Thank you!

15. Average landings per trip by year (Trip ticket database) Years Average landings per trip (>1 groupers & Snappers/year) Average landings per trip (>100 groupers & Snappers/year) Average landings per trip (>500 groupers & Snappers/year) Average landings per trip (>1000 groupers & Snappers/year) 200765.3 lbs/trip67.5 lbs/trip75.8 lbs/trip82.4 lbs/trip 200879.0 lbs/trip80.9 lbs/trip87.7 lbs/trip97.4 lbs/trip 200964.9 lbs/trip66.2 lbs/trip71.3 lbs/trip77.3 lbs/trip 201071.8 lbs/trip73.2 lbs/trip77.3 lbs/trip81.3 lbs/trip Average72.8 lbs/trip75.3 lbs/trip82.5 lbs/trip84.6 lbs/trip

16. Preliminary results of interviews with the Panel AverageMedian MinMax NSTD Experience fishing DWS (years)17.8116451311.7 Age (Years)44.64830631311.9 Total trip cost ($/trip)218.82001254501387.3 Total revenues ($/trip)562.350030095013177.2 Average landings (lbs/trip)114.2100602001337 Target species price ($/lb)4.84.754.55130.2 Number of trips (trips/year)129.2132721921334

17. Comparing results with trip ticket database 2007AverageMedianMinMaxNSTD Total revenues per trip ($/trip)297.6302.3592.117.88165.3 Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)86.582.6158.59.5843.2 2008 Total revenues per trip ($/trip)377.6302.6788.9229.77191.4 Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)109.897.6218.477.8749.2 2009 Total revenues per trip ($/trip)282.1260.2376.1236847.6 Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)94.492.8121.876.3847.6 2010 Total revenues per trip ($/trip)352.1348.2521.6263.3980.7 Average landings per trip (lbs/trip)115.7127.1187.958.4980.7