54 MAFMC ABC/ACL and Catch
Description: The catch limit (either ABC or ACL) and total catch from 2012 - present for all MAFMC species and sector (commercial or recreational), if appropriate.
Found in: State of the Ecosystem - Mid-Atlantic (2022)
Indicator category: Synthesis of published information, Database pull
Contributor(s): Jessica Coakley, Kiley Dancy, Jose Montanez, Julia Beaty, Karson Coutre, Jason Didden
Data steward: Brandon Muffley bmuffley@mafmc.org
Point of contact: Brandon Muffley bmuffley@mafmc.org
Public availability statement: Source data are publicly available
54.1 Methods
54.1.1 Data Sources
These data were compiled from MAFMC Fishery Information Documents, Stock Assessment reports, SSC reports, GARFO catch/landings database, and MRIP queries.
54.1.2 Data Analysis
Each stock has a threshold and catch value assigned to it from the sources above. The table below shows where the information comes from for each stock.
| Stock | Fishery | Catch Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Quahog | Commercial | ABC |
| Surfclam | Commercial | ABC |
| Summer Flounder | Recreational | ABC |
| Summer Flounder | Commercial | ABC |
| Scup | Recreational | ABC |
| Scup | Commercial | ABC |
| Atlantic Mackerel | Recreational | ABC |
| Atlantic Mackerel | Commercial | ABC |
| Black Sea Bass | Recreational | ABC |
| Black Sea Bass | Commercial | ABC |
| Butterfish | Commercial | ABC |
| Longfin Squid | Commercial | ABC |
| Illex Squid | Commercial | ABC |
| Golden Tilefish | Commercial | TAL |
| Blueline Tilefish | Recreational | ABC |
| Blueline Tilefish | Commercial | ABC |
| Bluefish | Both | ABC |
| Spiny Dogfish | Both | ABC |
| Chub Mackerel | Both | ACL |
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) for each managed stock is set by the MAFMC Science and Statistical Committee(SSC), Annual Catch Limit (ACL) (if appropriate) is developed by the Council; recreational data come from MRIP (Marine Recreational Information Program), commercial catch from either the NEFSC assessment lead or GARFO database.
Each species, depending upon data availability, sectors, fleets etc., goes through a different data processing process.
54.1.3 Data Processing
Data were formatted for inclusion in the ecodata R package using the R code found here.
catalog link https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/abc_acl.html