 
        November 28, 2008
Click here: userfiles/lobster multi year plan 2009 goals & rating eng_v1.XLS to view
the complete excel spreadsheets explaining DFO's proposal for 10 year management plans.
Below is a html version of part of the plan:
This was presented at the latest DFO follow-up meeting in Moncton, NB on November 27th, 2008, pertaining to a 10 year lobster management plan for each LFA in the Gulf Region. DFO is advising each LFA to create a 10 year plan based on the following criteria:
Responding to the FRCC Report
Meeting November 27, 2008
Short Term Biological Goal (2009 - 2011)
Set minimum carapace size for lobster based on allowing 50% of mature females to be protected from fishery.
Long Term Goal (2009 - 2018)
Effort reduction and productivity are linked:
| Proportion of long-term goal achieved (%) | 0 | 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100 | 
| Rating | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Reduce Effort | Minimum points needed = 3 | ||||||||||
| Increase Productivity | Maximum points allowed = 5 | ||||||||||
| Strengthen Stewardship | Maximum points allowed = 2 | ||||||||||
| Total Needed | 10 | ||||||||||
| Proposed Evaluation Criteria Long Term Goal | |||
| Meeting November 27, 2008 | |||
| GOAL | Reduce exploitation rate by 10% by 2018 | Increase productivity | Strengthen stewardship of the resource | 
| Proportion of long-term goal achieved (%) | 0 | 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100 | 
| Rating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 
| Reduce Effort | Minimum points needed = 3 | ||||||||||
| Increase Productivity | Maximum points allowed = 5 | ||||||||||
| Strengthen Stewardship | Maximum points allowed = 2 | ||||||||||
| Total Needed | 10 | ||||||||||
| Effort Reduction Measures | Options | 23A | 23B | 23C | 24 | 25 | 26A1/3 | 26A2 | 26B | 
| Number of days fished at the end of the season reduced by | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Rating | 23A | 23B | 23C | 24 | 25 | 26A1/3 | 26A2 | 26B | |
| Number of traps per harvester reduced by | 1 | 164 | 164 | 118 | 75 | 122 | 152 | 82 | 161 | 
| 2 | 165 | 165 | 119 | 78 | 123 | 154 | 85 | 162 | |
| 3 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 80 | 125 | 155 | 87 | 163 | |
| 4 | 168 | 168 | 123 | 82 | 126 | 157 | 89 | 165 | |
| 5 | 179 | 179 | 125 | 84 | 127 | 158 | 91 | 166 | |
| 6 | 171 | 171 | 127 | 87 | 128 | 160 | 93 | 168 | |
| 7 | 172 | 172 | 129 | 89 | 130 | 161 | 96 | 169 | |
| 8 | 174 | 174 | 130 | 91 | 131 | 163 | 98 | 170 | |
| 9 | 175 | 175 | 132 | 93 | 132 | 164 | 100 | 172 | |
| 10 | 176 | 176 | 134 | 96 | 134 | 166 | 102 | 173 | 
| Options | Rating | Productivity Measures | Options | Rating | ||||
| Maximum carapace size (mm) males and females | 125 | 1 | Minimum carapace size LFAS 23, 24, 25, 26A (mm) | 73-75 | 1 | |||
| 120 | 2 | 75-76 | 2 | |||||
| 115 | 3 | 77-78 | 3 | |||||
| Options | Rating | 79 | 4 | |||||
| Minimum number of traps per line | 3-5 | 1 | >79 | 5 | ||||
| 6-9 | 2 | Productivity Measures | Options | Rating | ||||
| 10 | 3 | Minimum carapace size LFA26B (mm) | 76 | 1 | ||||
| Options | Rating | 77 | 2 |