Post on 26-Mar-2015
Catch Share Program in Puerto Rico
Flavia Tonioli
CIMAS -University of Miami
Miami, Florida
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
Meetings
1st 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
Number of ‘active’ fishermen in the DWS fishery (trip ticket database)
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
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.
Meetings
2nd 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?
Sea Grant Outreach
Number of ‘active’ fishermen in the DWSG fishery
Average landings per trip based on the trip ticket
Comparing results with trip ticket database
Trip Ticket YearTotal revenues per trip ($/trip)
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) N
2007 297.6 86.5 8
2008 377.6 109.8 7
2009 282.1 94.4 8
2010 352.1 115.7 9
Average (2007-2010) 327.35 101.6
Catch Share Pilot-Survey 573.3/ 562.3* 116.7/ 114.2* 9/ 13*
Comparing results with trip ticket database
Trip Ticket YearTotal revenues per trip ($/trip)
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) N
2007 297.6 86.5 8
2008 377.6 109.8 7
2009 282.1 94.4 8
2010 352.1 115.7 9
Average (2007-2010) 327.35 101.6
Catch Share Pilot-Survey 573.3/ 562.3* 116.7/ 114.2* 9/ 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
Thank you!
Preliminary results of interviews with the Panel
AverageMedia
n Min Max N STD
Experience fishing DWS (years) 17.8 11 6 45 13 11.7
Age (Years) 44.6 48 30 63 13 11.9
Total trip cost ($/trip) 218.8 200 125 450 13 87.3
Total revenues ($/trip) 562.3 500 300 950 13 177.2
Average landings (lbs/trip) 114.2 100 60 200 13 37
Target species price ($/lb) 4.8 4.75 4.5 5 13 0.2
Number of trips (trips/year) 129.2 132 72 192 13 34
Comparing results with trip ticket database
2007 Average Median Min Max N STD
Total revenues per trip ($/trip) 297.6 302.3 592.1 17.8 8 165.3
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) 86.5 82.6 158.5 9.5 8 43.2
2008
Total revenues per trip ($/trip) 377.6 302.6 788.9 229.7 7 191.4
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) 109.8 97.6 218.4 77.8 7 49.2
2009
Total revenues per trip ($/trip) 282.1 260.2 376.1 236 8 47.6
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) 94.4 92.8 121.8 76.3 8 47.6
2010
Total revenues per trip ($/trip) 352.1 348.2 521.6 263.3 9 80.7
Average landings per trip (lbs/trip) 115.7 127.1 187.9 58.4 9 80.7