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1.1 F ishing Mortality at MSY Fmsy

USAIDGhana Performance Indicator Reference Sheet CDCS Goal: Ghanas Transition Towards Established Middle Income Status Accelerated Development Objective: DO 2 – Sustainable and Broadly Shared Economic Growth Intermediate Result: IR 2.1: Increased competitiveness of major food chains IR 2.4: Increased government accountability, responsiveness Sub-Intermediate Result: IR 2.1.1: Increased agricultural productivity IR 2.4.2: Improved local community management of natural resources Name of Performance Indicator: Fishing Mortality at MSY F msy Performance Plan and Report Indicator: Foreign Assistance Framework: IR 2.1 indicator from Ghana CDCS Indicator Type: Outcome PERFORMANCE INDICATOR DESCRIPTION Precise Definitions: This indicator measures maximum level of harvest rate allowed by the fishery in order to produce the Maximum Sustainable Yield MSY and which maintains the biological sustainability of the stock. This indicator used to determine if Indicator: hectares of biological significance have improved Maximum Sustainable Yield MSY: is a fisheries management term to describe the highest average catch by weight that can be safely taken from a single species stock without reducing its abundance overtime while taking into account the stock’s reproductive and growth rates under prevailing environmental conditions Unit of Measure: Rate of harvest Disaggregated by: Not Applicable Rationale or Management Utility optional: Targets of stock sustainability: F msy and B msy Fishery managers use a set of monitoring parameters to evaluate the adequacy and achievement of management measures in reference to the sustainable standards. An annual stock assessment will provide measures of fishing mortality and current biomass by single or multiple species F current and B current . These two parameters will be analyzed annually against the targets F msy and B msy . Each stock has its own sustainability target F msy and B msy based on species life history and population dynamics. However, monitoring the performance of management measures against the target is measured using a standardized frame of reference, based on a ratio of F current F msy and B current B msy . The rebuilding target is achieved when F current F msy 1 and B current B msy 1. The target biological reference points F msy and B msy will be established in the first year of the project by the Science and Technical Working Group STWG. The targets will be computed using a yield per recruit model with available primary data. Targets will be revised as data become available andor measured by project’s special studies in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast and the Fisheries Commission PLAN FOR DATA COLLECTION BY USAID Data Source: Landing Records of the fisheries Method of Data Acquisition: surveys and interviews Frequency and Timing of Data Acquisition: Every Year Individuals Responsible for Data at USAID: 62 Individuals Responsible for Providing Data to USAID optional: Location of Data Storage optional: DATA QUALITY ISSUES Date of Most Recent Data Quality Assessment and Names of Reviewers: Date of Future Data Quality Assessments optional: Known Data Limitations and Significance optional : Actions Taken or Planned to Address Data Limitations optional: PLAN FOR DATA ANALYSIS, REVIEW, REPORTING Data Analysis optional : Every Year Presentation of Data optional : Every Year Initial Review Conducted by optional : Every Year MissionTeam Review optional : Every Year BASELINE AND TARGETS Baseline Timeframe optional: FY 2015 Rationale for Targets optional: Other Notes optional: CHANGES TO PERFORMANCE INDICATOR Changes to Indicator: Other Notes optional : THIS SHEET WAS LAST UPDATED ON: 1132014 63

1.2 Biomass to Produce MSY Bmsy