Action #1: Stock unit Yr 2: Proposals for stock units developed & put out for 1.1.1 Stock status identification and consultation. providing basis for Yr 3.Stock units agreed management Yr 4: Stock units incorporated into management planning. 1.2.1 Harvest Action #2: Develop Yr 2: Develop proposals for stock / fisheries harvest strategy formal harvest strategies, based on stock units identified in Action #1 strategies above. Yr 3: Proposals put out for consultation and finalised. Yr 4: Preliminary harvest strategies embedded in management processes. Yr 5. Review and finalisation of harvest strategies 1.2.2 HCRs & Action #3: Yr 2: Develop outline Channel scallop management plan, tools Development of inc. proposals for stock / fisheries harvest control rules, formal harvest based on the strategies identified in Action #2 above. control rules Yr 3: Proposals put out for consultation and finalised. Yr 4: Preliminary harvest control rules embedded in management processes. Yr 5. Review and finalisation of harvest control rules. 1.2.3 Information Action #4: Gather Yr 1: Identify information gaps for Action #1, #2 & #3. & Monitoring additional stock Yr 2: Conduct necessary research / information gathering information to as required, on Yr 1 gaps analysis. support Actions #1, Yr 3: Final report made available, inc. on-going information / #2 & #3. monitoring needs. 2.1.3 & 2.2.3 Action 6 months: #5: Gather Review of existing observer data. Information additional information Yr 1: Design and resourcing of observer program, with initial (primary & on primary & trials, if required. secondary species. Yr 2: One full year’s data collection
1.1.1 Stock status Action #1: Stock unit identification and providing basis for management Yr 2: Proposals for stock units developed & put out for consultation. Yr 3.Stock units agreed Yr 4: Stock units incorporated into management planning. 1.2.1 Harvest strategy Action #2: Develop formal harvest strategies Yr 2: Develop proposals for stock / fisheries harvest strategies, based on stock units identified in Action #1 above. Yr 3: Proposals put out for consultation and finalised. Yr 4: Preliminary harvest strategies embedded in management processes. Yr 5. Review and finalisation of harvest strategies 1.2.2 HCRs & tools Action #3: Development of formal harvest control rules Yr 2: Develop outline Channel scallop management plan, inc. proposals for stock / fisheries harvest control rules, based on the strategies identified in Action #2 above. Yr 3: Proposals put out for consultation and finalised. Yr 4: Preliminary harvest control rules embedded in management processes. Yr 5. Review and finalisation of harvest control rules. 1.2.3 Information & Monitoring Action #4: Gather additional stock information to support Actions #1, #2 & #3. Yr 1: Identify information gaps for Action #1, #2 & #3. Yr 2: Conduct necessary research / information gathering as required, on Yr 1 gaps analysis. Yr 3: Final report made available, inc. on-going information / monitoring needs. 2.1.3 & 2.2.3 Information (primary & Action #5: Gather additional information on primary & secondary species. 6 months: Review of existing observer data. Yr 1: Design and resourcing of observer program, with initial trials, if required. Yr 2: One full year’s data collection
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