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Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 3-year Review Report - 2020
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2021
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Alternative Title:Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 3-year Review Report, 2020: Reviewing SBRM Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
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Description:The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) Omnibus Amendment to the fishery management plans (FMPs) of the Greater Atlantic Region was implemented in February 2008 to address the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to include standardized bycatch reporting methodology in all FMPs of the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC). In response to a remand by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia concerning observer coverage levels specified by the SBRM, an SBRM Omnibus Amendment was implemented in 2015. The SBRM can be viewed as the combination of sampling design, data collection procedures, and analyses used to estimate bycatch and allocate observer coverage in multiple fisheries. The SBRM also provides a structured approach for evaluating the efficacy of the allocation of observer coverage (sea days) to multiple fisheries to monitor a large number of species under the 13 different NEFMC and MAFMC FMPs and the Endangered Species Act. The SBRM is not intended to be the definitive document on estimation methods nor is it a compendium of discard rates and total discards. Instead, the SBRM is intended to support the application of multiple bycatch estimation methods that can be used in specific stock assessments. The SBRM provides a general structure for defining fisheries into homogeneous groups and allocating/re-allocating observer coverage based on prior information and the expected improvement in overall performance of the program. The general structure helps identify gaps in existing coverage, similarities among species groups that allow for realistic imputation, and the tradeoffs associated with coverage levels for different species. The SBRM allows for continuous improvement in allocation as new information on the results of the previous year’s data is obtained, and it requires an annual report on discards occurring in Greater Atlantic Region fisheries to be prepared by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and provided to the Councils. Annual reports have been completed every year since 2009, including 2012-2014 when there were no SBRM regulations in place.
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