Economic Performance of Catch Share Programs

National Catch Shares Workshop Agenda
August 2-3, 2011
Seattle, WA

August 2, 9:00 AM

I. Introduction - Rita Curtis

  • Overall scope of catch share performance measure development
    • Tiered/Phased approach
    • Objective for current workshop

II. Office of Sustainable Fisheries Catch Share Performance Measure – Kelly Denit

  • Key Objectives
    • Revenue per boat
    • Full utilization
    • Decreased bycatch
    • ACL not exceeded
    • Reporting targets and Timelines

III. Phase 1 – Tier 1 Eric Thunberg/Trish Clay/Christopher Liese

  • Outcomes/Products (Trish)
    • Meet SF requirement for revenue per boat Due Date: December 2011
    • National catch share performance measure report Target Date: February 2012
      • Up to 10 Year time series – while under catch share
      • Benchmark – 3-year average condition prior to catch share
  • Tier 1 Metrics Annual (Eric)
    • Approach
    • Definitions –
      • Strawman
      • Discussion
      • Accept/Revise
  • Data sources

Office of Sustainable Fisheries Tier 1 Metric - Revenue per Boat (Due December 2011)

  • Total Revenue
  • Vessels
    • Number holding share
    • Active/Participating
  • Revenue per Vessel - Calculated
    • Revenue per trip
    • Revenue per days absent

NMFS Economics & Social Sciences Program Tier 1 Catch Share Metrics (Target: February 2012)

  • Average Revenue per Boat by quartiles
  • Total landings
  • Trips
    • Number
    • Days absent/fishing time
  • Season Length
  • Excessive Share Cap Y/N
  • Lease Price
  • Share Price

IV.          National Database (Christopher Liese)

V.            Tier 2 Metrics – Time permitting (Trish Clay, Eric Thunberg)

  • Determine whether any of the metrics identified in Tier 2 can be moved to Tier 1
  • Assessment of work needed to move up to Tier 1
  • Priorities

VI.          Tier 3 Metrics – Time permitting