Fishermen’s Forum Maine Permit Bank Program Full Speed Ahead FY2012 I.Welcome & Introductions II.Background III.FY 2011 Update IV.FY 2012 ACE Distribution.

Fishermen’s Forum Maine Permit Bank Program

Full Speed Ahead FY2012I. Welcome & Introductions

II. Background

III. FY 2011 Update

IV. FY 2012 ACE Distribution Proposal

V. Panel Members Comments

VI. Public Comments & Questions

Panel Members• Ben Martens

– PCS Manager• Ed Snell

– Fisherman, NCCS• Randy Cushman

– Fisherman, PCS• William Whitmore

– NMFS• Bert Jongerden

– PFEx Manager• Geoff Smith

– Nature Conservancy

What is a ‘Permit Bank’?

A Collection of FishingPermits, Held by an

Organization orIndividual, for the

Purpose ofLeasing Out the Fishing

Rights/ PrivilegesAssociated with those

Permits

New England Permit Banks• Gloucester Community Preservation Fund

– Preserve Landings in Gloucester

• Cape Cod Fisheries Trust– Future Access, ‘Hook” Fishing, Business Planning

• Island Institute– Gear Selectivity Research

• Nature Conservancy – Gear Selectivity Research

• PERC– Preserving Future Access– Hook Fishing

Maine Permit Bank

• Small-Scale Fishermen= or < 45’

• Catch Landed in Maine

Request For Proposals

• Multispecies Permits• Evaluation Criteria

– GOM Stocks• Cod, Hake & Witch Flounder

– Scallop – Monkfish

• Panel

First Dana Robert Stephen Timothy Lawrence Mark 1st RFPLast Hammond Bracey Joyce Eddy Tamilio DavisST ME ME NH ME MA MA

Price $350,000 $67,000 $24,500 $102,000 $120,000 $232,000 $895,500GB Cod 1 0 0 0 0 1,107 1,108

GOM Cod 6,906 3,567 3,013 8,671 10,312 9,588 42,055GB Had 7 0 6 0 5 5,268 5,287

GOM Had 275 13 24 362 42 571 1,287G YT 0 0 0 2 0 0 2S YT 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

GOM YT 2 0 1 130 3,148 762 4,043Plaice 31,267 29 2 5,517 865 3,609 41,287Witch 7,936 1 1 921 160 147 9,166GB WF 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

GOM WF 2 0 0 40 1,976 200 2,218Red 1,590 178 434 355 0 1,534 4,091

Hake 4,019 935 49 224 6 6,891 12,124Pollock 4,526 7,058 1,264 382 27 45,625 58,883ALL Lb 56,530 11,781 4,793 16,606 16,542 75,301 181,554

GOM Lb 56,523 11,780 4,786 16,602 16,537 68,926 175,154Hi Value 18,861 4,502 3,062 9,816 10,478 16,626 63,345

A DAS 23.7 19.2 5.3 19.2 15.9 24.2 108Scallop IFQ NGOM NGOM 1930 lbs

Monkfish D D E D E E 3d & 3E

Maine Permit Bank Holdings - FY 2011

FY2011

• Assisted 15 Qualified Vessels– Ace Auction on May 19th @ PFEx– 13 PCS & 2 NCCS– Leased out 133,724 lbs. of fish

• Maine only state to offer assistance to its groundfishing fleet in FY 2011.

Permit # 1 2 3 4 2nd RFPST ME ME ME MA

Price $495,000 $995,000 $284,000 $170,069 $1,944,069GB Cod 10,941 52 2,002 0 12,995

GOM Cod 5,775 43,942 8,115 16,197 74,029GB Had 18,296 0 2,766 0 21,062

GOM Had 11,024 800 1,650 1,506 14,980G YT 342 0 0 0 342S YT 514 0 0 18 532

GOM YT 10 2 29 1,881 1,922Plaice 29,094 190 54 4,709 34,047Witch 10,424 27 55 1,371 11,877GB WF 5 0 0 3 8

GOM WF 0 0 2 249 251Red 70,825 58,711 14,272 87 143,895

Hake 41,236 48,214 15,662 12 105,124Pollock 37,434 288,318 87,839 763 414,354ALL Lb 235,920 440,256 132,446 26,796 835,418

GOM Lb 205,822 440,204 127,678 26,775 800,479Hi Value 57,435 92,183 23,832 17,580 191,030

A DAS 39.6 43.2 39.6 24.4 147Scallop NGOM

Monkfish C E E E 1C & 3E

Second RFP

1st RFP 2nd RFP TOTAL6 Permits 4 Permits 10 Permits

Price $895,500 $1,944,069 $2,839,569GB Cod 1,108 12,995 14,103

GOM Cod 42,055 74,029 116,084GB Had 5,287 21,062 26,349

GOM Had 1,287 14,980 16,267G YT 2 342 344S YT 1 532 533

GOM YT 4,043 1,922 5,965Plaice 41,287 34,047 75,334Witch 9,166 11,877 21,043GB WF 2 8 10

GOM WF 2,218 251 2,469Red 4,091 143,895 147,986

Hake 12,124 105,124 117,248Pollock 58,883 414,354 473,237ALL Lb 180,416 835,418 1,016,972

GOM Lb 174,016 800,479 975,633Hi Value 63,345 191,030 254,375

A DAS 108 147 254Scallop 1930 lbs 1930 lbs

Monkfish 3d & 3E 1C & 3E C, 3D & 6E

Maine Permit Bank Holdings - FY 2012*

DRAFTFY2012 ACE Distribution

• Allocation Equally Divided• 29 Qualified Permit Holders

• Each Get an equal “Share” • Cost Recovery up to $50,000

3 Maine SectorsSustainable Harvest (4)Port Clyde (20)Northeast Coastal Communities (5)

DRAFT FY2012 ACE Distribution

Current All FishermenAllocation 29

GB Cod 14,103 486GOM Cod 116,084 4,003GB Haddock 26,349 909GOM Haddock 16,267 561GB Yellowtail 344 12SNE/MA Yellowtail 533 18CC/GOM Yellowtail 5,965 206Plaice (Dab) 75,334 2,598Witch (Gray Sole) 21,043 726GB Winter (Black Back) 10 0GOM Winter 2,469 85Redfish 147,986 5,103White Hake 117,248 4,043Pollock 473,237 16,319ALL StocksTOTAL 1,016,972 35,068

FY2012 Maine Permit Bank Holdings*

Stocks

Next Steps• Finalize ACE Distribution for FY2012• FY2012 Specifications TBD

• April NEFMC Meeting

• Continue to Seek Flexibility from NMFS on the MOA

• Close Out Grant & Provide Final Report to NMFS

Panel Member Comments

Question & Answer Session