Rougheye and blackspotted rockfish complex and longspine thorny management plan 2012: chapter 3
3. Proposed implementation schedule
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) encourages other agencies and organizations to participate in the conservation of the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex and Longspine Thornyhead through the implementation of this management plan. Table 5 summarizes those actions that are recommended to support the management goals and objectives. The activities implemented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be subject to the availability of funding and other required resources. Where appropriate, partnerships with specific organizations and sectors will provide the necessary expertise and capacity to carry out the listed action. However, this identification is intended to be advice to other agencies, and carrying out these actions will be subject to each agency’s priorities and budgetary constraints.
Action | Objective | Priority | Threats or concerns addressed |
Participating Agencies | Timeline |
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A1. Continue current management regime in the commercial groundfish fisheries, while working to develop methods to obtain catch estimates for Rougheye and Blackspotted Rockfish. | 1, 2 | High | Commercial fishing; Lack of biological information on the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex | DFO, Commercial fishing industry | Ongoing |
A2. Work with other commercial fishing sectors to develop methodologies to account for bycatch of the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex and Longspine Thornyhead in commercial non-groundfish fisheries | 3 | Medium | Commercial fishing | DFO, Commercial fishing industry | 3 years |
A3. Incorporate all catch on research surveys into future DFO stock assessments of Rougheye, Blackspotted Rockfish and Longspine Thornyhead | 3 | Medium | Research harvest | DFO | Ongoing |
A4. Continue existing work with DFO recreational fisheries management and stakeholders to improve catch monitoring and reporting methods, including species identification in BC recreational fisheries a. Include Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex in recreational creel survey |
3 | Medium | Recreational fishing | DFO, Recreational fishers | 2 years |
A4. Continue existing work with DFO recreational fisheries management and stakeholders to improve catch monitoring and reporting methods, including species identification in BC recreational fisheries b. Include species identification tools for the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex in DFO’s Tidal Waters Fishing Guide |
3 | Medium | Recreational fishing | DFO, Recreational fishers | 2 years |
A5. Improve catch monitoring and reporting methods in First Nations FSC fisheries a. Continue existing work with AFS managers to improve catch monitoring and reporting methods |
3 | Medium | Food, Social and Ceremonial (FSC) fishing | DFO, First Nations | Ongoing |
A5. Improve catch monitoring and reporting methods in First Nations FSC fisheries b. Develop species identification tools to help First Nations identify the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex among other rockfish catches. |
3 | Medium | FSC fishing | DFO, First Nations | 2 years |
Action | Objective | Priority | Threats or concerns addressed |
Participating Agencies | Timeline |
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A6. Improve existing DFO Science research surveys for Longspine Thornyhead by increasing the number of tows in deep strata | 4, 5, 6 | Medium | Insufficient tows capturing Longspine Thornyhead to calculate an abundance index | DFO | Ongoing |
A7. Take genetic samples (from all area-depth strata) of the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex on all DFO Science surveys that currently encounter these species | 4, 5, 6 | High | Lack of biological information on the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex | DFO | Ongoing |
A8. Develop protocols to acquire biological (incl. genetic) samples from commercial catch for the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex | 5, 6 | High | Lack of biological information on the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex | DFO, Commercial fishing industry | 3 years |
A9. Investigate potential impacts of climate change to the Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex and Longspine Thornyhead populations and their habitat in Canadian Pacific waters | 6 | Low | Expansion of low-productivity regimes (temporal and spatial) | DFO, IOS | 5 years |
Action | Objective | Priority | Threats or concerns addressed |
Participating Agencies | Timeline |
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A10. Conduct an analysis to identify gaps in data that are necessary to conduct stock assessments and implement programs to rectify the data shortfalls | 4, 5, 6 | Low | Ensure monitoring and assessment for effective management of these species | DFO | 3 years |
A11. Ensure that the Rougheye, Blackspotted Rockfish and Longspine Thornyhead stocks are prioritized for DFO Science assessments | 5 | High | Ensure monitoring and assessment for effective management of these species | DFO | 5 years |
A12. Review Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish complex and Longspine Thornyhead abundance trends to monitor the status of these stocks on an annual basis | 1 | High | Ensure monitoring and assessment for effective management of these species | DFO | Ongoing |
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