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Committee Formed on July 22, 2014

St. Thomas Lobster Committee Recommendations for Spiny Lobster ( Panulirus argus ) Management. Committee Formed on July 22, 2014. Voting Member s: Winston Ledee -----Chairman Warren Querrard —Vice Chairman Julian Magras -------Secretary Daryl Bryan

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Committee Formed on July 22, 2014

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  1. St. Thomas Lobster Committee Recommendations for Spiny Lobster (Panulirusargus) Management

  2. Committee Formed on July 22, 2014 • Voting Members: • Winston Ledee-----Chairman • Warren Querrard—Vice Chairman • Julian Magras-------Secretary • Daryl Bryan • Tony Blanchard • Claude Berry • Thierry Ledee • Edmund F. Bryan • Brett Querrard • CC Kregelo • Ricky Laplace • Mark Quetel • Gregory Ledee • Non-Voting Members: • Marvin Bryan • Joel Questel • Theresa Questel • Michael Berry • Advisors: • Tony Iarocci • Roy Pemberton • Bill Arnold

  3. Trap Types in Use

  4. Common Features • Escape Panel • 8” by 8” • Biodegradable component composition -jute twine -16 gauge non-galvanized wire -top entrance constructed of plastic, wood, or wire include • Biodegradable wood lid

  5. Existing USVI Regulations • All Commercial Fishermen: • 3.5” carapace length • Must be landed whole • No spear fishing, hooks, gigs, or chemicals • Recreational: • Daily harvest limit = 3 per person with no more than 10 per vessel

  6. Importation Rules Minimum weight: 6 oz (170 g) tail meat weight, range = 5.9 – 6.4 oz (167-181 g) Minimum tail length: 6.2” (15.75 cm) Minimum carapace length: 3.5” (8.9 cm) Law Enforcement Interactions For Discussion

  7. Other Topics to Consider Annual Catch Limit considerations • Use more recent data (present ACLs based on data through 2008)? • Rationale for reducing or eliminating “buffer reduction”? • Can we set ABC above the mean or median landings? • Is the ACL needed for spiny lobster (i.e., is minimum size limit adequate to sustain the resource)? • How to handle individual years of very low or very high landings (i.e., landings variability)?

  8. Other Topics to Consider The fishermen would like the CFMC to adopt the use of 16 gauge non-galvanized wirefor fish traps also instead of the jute twine. Rational behind this is with modern technology (GPS) very few traps are lost and this non-galvanized wire rots away quickly (3 weeks). The lobsters, crabs and olewife are just eating away at the jute twine.

  9. Other Topics to Consider The Fishermen of the USVI are also requesting a permitting system for the EEZ to be put in place for the entire Trap System. We are willing to discuss with CFMC the ideas we have and begin a dialog on how it can be done.

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