SMART Indicator Report: Highly Migratory Species Landings

1 Indicator category

[Fill by hand, needs decision by Council]

2 Indicator name

Highly Migratory Species Landings

Includes variable(s): BAYS_HMS Landings, BAYS_HMS Revenue, Bluefin Tuna_HMS Landings, Bluefin Tuna_HMS Revenue, Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings, Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue, Pelagic Sharks_HMS Landings, Pelagic Sharks_HMS Revenue, Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings, Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue, Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings, Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue, Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Landings, Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Revenue, Swordfish_HMS Landings, Swordfish_HMS Revenue

3 Indicator brief description

Aggregated Atlantic HMS landings data prepared for the Fisheries of the United States (FUS) report, spanning 2015-2023.

4 Indicator visualization

Data are provided to SOE editors to generate the visualizations.

5 Indicator documentation

5.1 Are indicators available for others to use (data downloadable)?

## Yes

5.1.1 Where can indicators be found?

## Data: https://noaa-edab.github.io/ecodata/index.html 
## Description:  https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/hms_landings.html 
## Technical documentation:  https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/hms_landings.html

5.1.2 How often are they updated? Are future updates likely?

[need sequential look at datasets for update frequency. Future requires judgement]

5.1.3 Who is the contact?

Jennifer Cudney (jennifer.cudney@noaa.gov)

5.2 Gather indicator statistics

5.2.1 Units

## no Units field

5.2.2 Length of time series, start and end date, periodicity

General overview: Annual

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU	StartYear	EndYear	NumYears	MissingYears
BAYS_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
BAYS_HMS Landings	NE	2015	2023	9	0
BAYS_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
BAYS_HMS Revenue	NE	2015	2023	9	0
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Landings	NE	2015	2023	9	0
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Revenue	NE	2015	2023	9	0
Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Landings	NE	2015	2023	7	2
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Revenue	NE	2015	2021	6	1
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2021	7	0
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2021	7	0
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB	2022	2023	2	0
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB	2022	2023	2	0
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Landings	NE	2017	2022	2	4
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Revenue	NE	2017	2022	2	4
Swordfish_HMS Landings	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Swordfish_HMS Landings	NE	2015	2023	9	0
Swordfish_HMS Revenue	MAB	2015	2023	9	0
Swordfish_HMS Revenue	NE	2015	2023	9	0

5.2.3 Spatial location, scale and extent

General overview: Regionally by EPU

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU
BAYS_HMS Landings	MAB
BAYS_HMS Landings	NE
BAYS_HMS Revenue	MAB
BAYS_HMS Revenue	NE
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Landings	MAB
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Landings	NE
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Revenue	MAB
Bluefin Tuna_HMS Revenue	NE
Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB
Large Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Landings	NE
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB
Pelagic Sharks_HMS Revenue	NE
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB
Small Coastal Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Landings	MAB
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Landings	NE
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Revenue	MAB
Smoothhound Sharks_HMS Revenue	NE
Swordfish_HMS Landings	MAB
Swordfish_HMS Landings	NE
Swordfish_HMS Revenue	MAB
Swordfish_HMS Revenue	NE

5.2.4 Management scale: all species, FMP level, species level, can it be aggregated or separated to different scales?

[Classify by hand, note gridded data if available could be applied to different species ranges]

5.2.5 Uncertainty metrics

5.3 Are methods clearly documented to obtain source data and calculate indicators?

## Yes

5.3.1 Can the indicator be calculated from current documentation?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.3.2 Is code publicly available? up to date?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.3.3 Have methods changed over time?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.4 Are indicator underlying source data linked or easy to find?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgements]

5.4.1 Where are source data stored?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

5.4.2 How/by whom are source data updated? Are future updates likely?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

5.4.3 How often are they updated?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

6 Indicator analysis/testing or history of use

6.1 What decision or advice processes are the indicators currently used in?

This indicator provides a comprehensive summary of commercial landings information for HMS fisheries that target or retain tunas, swordfish, and sharks. These data can be evaluated independently, and can also be included in overall estimates of commercial fisheries landings in the northeast region.

6.2 What implications of the indicators are currently listed?

HMS landings data are summarized and presented in the annual HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report. In 2021 the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) finalized recommendations for a two-year retention ban for shortfin mako (ICCAT Rec. 21-09), which will also affect total overall landings of pelagic sharks in coming years.

6.3 Do target, limit, or threshold values already exist for the indicator?

[Fill by hand; if not in key results or implications, likely does not exist]

6.4 Have the indicators been tested to ensure they respond proportionally to a change in the underlying process?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

6.5 Are the indicators sensitive to a small change in the process, or what is the threshold of change that is detectable?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

6.6 Is there a time lag between the process change and the indicator change? How long?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

7 Comments

[Fill below by hand once above data complete]

7.1 Additional potential links to management in addition to uses listed above

7.2 What additional work would be needed for the Council to use the indicator?

7.3 What issues are caused if there is a gap or delay in data underlying the indicator