| CRD 01-03
Table 14. Amendment 12 criteria for determining whether northern
and southern silver hake are overfished based on NEFSC autumn survey
biomass indices, delta-distribution. |
| Northern Silver Hake Overfishing Status Evaluation |
|
Year |
Autumn Index |
Autumn Index 3-Year Moving Average |
3-Year Average Index Above BMSY? |
3-Year Average Index Above Biomass Threshold? |
BMSY Proxy |
Biomass Threshold |
|
1990 |
15.246 |
11.369 |
Yes |
Yes |
6.626 |
3.313 |
|
1991 |
11.889 |
13.228 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1992 |
14.245 |
13.793 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1993 |
8.117 |
11.417 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1994 |
6.925 |
9.762 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1995 |
13.161 |
9.401 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1996 |
7.886 |
9.324 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1997 |
5.638 |
8.895 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1998 |
21.966 |
11.830 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
1999 |
11.636 |
13.080 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Southern Silver Hake Overfishing Status Evaluation |
|
Year |
Autumn Index |
Autumn Index 3-Year Average |
3-Year Average Index Above BMSY? |
3-Year Average Index Above Biomass Threshold? |
BMSY Proxy |
Biomass Threshold |
|
1990 |
1.645 |
1.865 |
Yes |
Yes |
1.785 |
0.892 |
|
1991 |
0.907 |
1.557 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1992 |
0.978 |
1.177 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1993 |
1.329 |
1.071 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1994 |
0.799 |
1.035 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1995 |
1.641 |
1.256 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1996 |
0.431 |
0.957 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1997 |
0.842 |
0.971 |
No |
Yes |
|
|
|
1998 |
0.620 |
0.631 |
No |
No |
|
|
|
1999 |
0.870 |
0.777 |
No |
No |
|
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