SMART Indicator Report: Recreational HMS

1 Indicator category

[Fill by hand, needs decision by Council]

2 Indicator name

Recreational HMS

Includes variable(s): LargeCoastal-MAB, LargeCoastal-NE, Prohibited-MAB, Prohibited-NE, SmallCoastal-MAB, SmallCoastal-NE

3 Indicator brief description

Recreational shark landings pulled from the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP).

4 Indicator visualization

Recreational landings of sharks are plotted. Sharks are categorized as large coastal, prohibited and small coastal.

## Error in optim(par = rho, fn = likelihood_ar1, gr = NULL, data, hypothesis,  : 
##   L-BFGS-B needs finite values of 'fn'

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/rec_hms.html 
## Technical documentation:  https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/rec_hms.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?

Brandon Beltz (brandon.beltz@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: annually from 1981 to 2022

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU	StartYear	EndYear	NumYears	MissingYears
LargeCoastal-MAB	MAB	1981	2022	42	0
LargeCoastal-NE	NE	1981	2022	34	8
Prohibited-MAB	MAB	1981	2022	42	0
Prohibited-NE	NE	1981	2022	19	23
SmallCoastal-MAB	MAB	1982	2022	25	16
SmallCoastal-NE	NE	2019	2019	1	0

5.2.3 Spatial location, scale and extent

General overview: by EPU

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU
LargeCoastal-MAB	MAB
LargeCoastal-NE	NE
Prohibited-MAB	MAB
Prohibited-NE	NE
SmallCoastal-MAB	MAB
SmallCoastal-NE	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?

Recreational shark landings pulled from the MRIP database

6.2 What implications of the indicators are currently listed?

Sharks are landed recreationally in quantities that are relevant to fisheries management. These landings should be considered when assessing the populations of sharks.

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