Proposal for conversion of intended WCRL recreational TAC into effort and related limitations

Butterworth, Doug S; Johnston, Susan J

Proposal for conversion of intended WCRL recreational TAC into effort and related limitations

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2016-08

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Abstract

At present the intended TAC for WCRL for recreationals is translated into a “days of allowed fishing” allocation on a linear proportionality basis. Thus the current recreational TAC of 69.2 tons converts to an allowed fishing day allocation of 21 days in terms of the agreed formula. However, in comparing such predicted recreational catches with estimates from the telephone surveys, analyses in Johnston and Butterworth (2016, see Figure 1 thereof) show that the recent reduction in this fishing day allocation has not achieved the desired extent of catch reduction. Recent intended catches of 69.2 tons were in fact 92 tons, some 33% higher than intended.

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