The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Tuesday, September 17th from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. to develop recommendations for future Spiny Dogfish specifications.
Staff contacts:
Webinar Connection
Webex Meeting number: 2330 179 5299
Password if needed: chSbDY2SB52
If joining by phone only: 415-655-0001 and use meeting number
Meeting Materials
Please see spiny dogfish materials on the September 2024 SSC Meeting page
Agenda: The task of the Monitoring Committee is to make recommendations to ensure that the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and other specifications are not exceeded, starting with the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) provided from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). To complete this task the following must be identified:
How much to set aside for Canadian landings/catch?
This results in the U.S. ACL
How much of a management uncertainty buffer is needed?
This results in the Annual Catch Target (ACT)
How much to set aside for discards?
This results in the Total Allowable Landings (TAL)
How much to set aside for recreational landings?
This results in the commercial quota.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has provided ABCs for 2025/2026 of either 7,230 metric tons (MT) for both years or 7,031 MT for 2025 and 7,446 MT for 2026.