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---
title:
csl: plos.csl
fontsize: 10pt
output:
bookdown::word_document2:
toc: false
bookdown::html_document2:
df_print: paged
bookdown::pdf_document2:
includes:
in_header: latex/header1.tex
keep_tex: yes
toc: false
number_sections: false
link-citations: yes
geometry: left=2cm, right=2cm, top=2cm, bottom=3cm, footskip = .5cm
subparagraph: yes
bibliography: SOE2024.bib
urlcolor: blue
always_allow_html: true
---
```{r setup, include=FALSE}
# library(tint)
# # invalidate cache when the package version changes
# knitr::opts_chunk$set(tidy = FALSE, cache.extra = packageVersion('tint'))
# options(htmltools.dir.version = FALSE)
#Default Rmd options
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE,
message = FALSE,
dev = "cairo_pdf",
warning = FALSE,
fig.width = 4,
fig.asp = 0.45,
fig.align = 'center'
) #allows for inserting R code into captions
#Plotting and data libraries
#remotes::install_github("noaa-edab/[email protected]") #change to 2020 ecodata version for release
library(tidyverse)
library(ecodata)
library(here)
library(flextable)
library(patchwork)
set_flextable_defaults(
font.size = 9,
padding.bottom = 0,
padding.top = 1,
line_spacing = 1,
font.family = "Palatino")
```
\setcounter{page}{4}
\thispagestyle{fancy}
# Introduction
## About This Report
This report is for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC). The purpose of this report is to synthesize ecosystem information to allow the MAFMC to better meet fishery management objectives, and to update the MAFMC’s Ecosystem Approach to Fishery Management (EAFM) risk assessment. The major messages of the report are synthesized on pages 1 and 2, with highlights of 2024 ecosystem events on page 3. The information in this report is organized into two main sections; [performance measured against ecosystem-level management objectives](#performance-relative-to-fishery-management-objectives) (Table \ref{tab:management-objectives}), and potential [risks to meeting fishery management objectives](#risks-to-meeting-fishery-management-objectives) ((Table \ref{tab:management-risks}): [climate change](#climate-and-ecosystem-change) and [other ocean uses](#other-ocean-uses-offshore-wind)). A final section highlights [notable 2024 ecosystem observations](#highlights).
## Report structure
A glossary of terms^[https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/glossary.html], detailed technical methods documentation^[https://NOAA-EDAB.github.io/tech-doc], indicator data^[https://noaa-edab.github.io/ecodata/], and detailed indicator descriptions^[https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/index.html] are available online. We recommend new readers first review the details of standard figure formatting (Fig. \ref{fig:docformat}a), categorization of fish and invertebrate species into feeding guilds (Table \ref{tab:species-groupings}), and definitions of ecological production units (EPUs, including the Mid-Atlantic Bight, MAB; Fig. \ref{fig:docformat}b) provided at the end of the document.
The two main sections contain subsections for each management objective or potential risk. Within each subsection, we first review observed trends for indicators representing each objective or risk, including the status of the most recent data year relative to a threshold (if available) or relative to the long-term average. Second, we identify potential drivers of observed trends, and synthesize results of indicators related to those drivers to outline potential implications for management. For example, if there are multiple drivers related to an indicator trend, do indicators associated with the drivers have similar trends, and can any drivers be affected by management action(s)? We emphasize that these implications are intended to represent testable hypotheses at present, rather than “answers,” because the science behind these indicators and syntheses continues to develop.
```{r management-objectives, ft.arraystretch = 1}
mng_obj <- data.frame("Objective Categories" = c("Seafood Production",
"Commercial Profits","Recreational Opportunities",
"Stability","Social & Cultural",
"Protected Species",
"Management","Biomass"
#,"Productivity",
#"Trophic structure","Habitat"
),
"Indicators reported" = c("Landings; commercial total and by feeding guild; recreational harvest",
"Revenue decomposed to price and volume",
"Angler trips; recreational fleet diversity",
"Diversity indices (fishery and ecosystem)",
"Community fishing engagement and social vulnerability status",
"Bycatch; population (adult and juvenile) numbers; mortalities",
"Stock status; catch compared with catch limits",
"Biomass or abundance by feeding guild from surveys"#,
#"Condition and recruitment of managed species, primary productivity",
#"Relative biomass of feeding guilds, zooplankton",
#"Estuarine and offshore habitat conditions"
))
# knitr::kable(mng_obj, linesep = "",
# col.names = c("Objective Categories","Indicators reported"),
# caption = "Ecosystem-scale fishery management objectives in the Mid-Atlantic Bight",
# #align = 'c',
# booktabs = T) %>%
# kable_styling(latex_options = "hold_position", "scale_down") %>%
# # column_spec(c(2), width = c("25em")) %>%
# row_spec(0, bold = TRUE) %>%
# # group_rows("Provisioning/Cultural", 1,4) %>%
# # group_rows("Supporting/Regulating", 5,9)
# pack_rows("Provisioning and Cultural Services", 1,6) %>%
# pack_rows("Supporting and Regulating Services", 7,10)
mng_obj$service <- c(rep("Objectives: Provisioning and Cultural Services", 6),
rep("Potential Drivers: Supporting and Regulating Services", 2))
flextable::as_grouped_data(mng_obj, groups = "service") %>%
flextable::as_flextable(hide_grouplabel=TRUE) %>%
flextable::align(i = ~ !is.na(service), align = "left") %>%
flextable::bold(i = ~ !is.na(service), bold = TRUE) %>%
flextable::set_header_labels(Objective.Categories = "Objective categories",
Indicators.reported = "Indicators reported") %>%
flextable::set_caption("Ecosystem-scale fishery management objectives in the Mid-Atlantic Bight") %>%
flextable::autofit()
```
```{r management-risks, ft.arraystretch = 1}
FitFlextableToPage <- function(ft, pgwidth = 6){
ft_out <- ft %>% autofit()
ft_out <- width(ft_out, width = dim(ft_out)$widths*pgwidth /(flextable_dim(ft_out)$widths))
return(ft_out)
}
mng_obj <- data.frame("Risks" = c("Risks to Managing Spatially",
"Risks to Managing Seasonally",
"Risks to Setting Catch Limits",
"Offshore Wind Risks"),
"Observation Indicators" = c("Managed species (fish and cetacean) distribution shifts",
"Managed species spawning and migration timing changes",
"Managed species body condition and recruitment changes",
"Fishery revenue and landings from wind lease areas by species and port"),
"Potential Driver Indicators" = c("Benthic and pelagic forage distribution; ocean temperature, changes in currents and cold pool",
"Habitat timing: Length of ocean summer, cold pool seasonal persistence",
"Benthic and pelagic forage quality & abundance: ocean temperature & acidification ",
"Wind development speed; Protected species presence and hotspots"
))
# knitr::kable(mng_obj, linesep = "",
# col.names = c("Objective Categories","Indicators reported"),
# caption = "Ecosystem-scale fishery management objectives in the Mid-Atlantic Bight",
# #align = 'c',
# booktabs = T) %>%
# kable_styling(latex_options = "hold_position", "scale_down") %>%
# # column_spec(c(2), width = c("25em")) %>%
# row_spec(0, bold = TRUE) %>%
# # group_rows("Provisioning/Cultural", 1,4) %>%
# # group_rows("Supporting/Regulating", 5,9)
# pack_rows("Provisioning and Cultural Services", 1,6) %>%
# pack_rows("Supporting and Regulating Services", 7,10)
mng_obj$service <- c(rep("Climate and Ecosystem Risks", 3),
rep("Other Ocean Uses Risks", 1))
tab <- flextable::as_grouped_data(mng_obj, groups = "service") %>%
flextable::as_flextable(hide_grouplabel=TRUE) %>%
flextable::align(i = ~ !is.na(service), align = "left") %>%
flextable::bold(i = ~ !is.na(service), bold = TRUE) %>%
flextable::set_header_labels(Risks = "Risk categories",
Observation.Indicators = "Observation indicators reported",
Potential.Driver.Indicators = "Potential driver indicators reported") %>%
flextable::set_caption("Risks to meeting fishery management objectives in the Mid-Atlantic Bight") #%>%
#flextable::autofit()
FitFlextableToPage(tab)
```
# Performance Relative to Fishery Management Objectives
In this section, we examine indicators related to broad, ecosystem-level fishery management objectives. We also provide hypotheses on the implications of these trends—why we are seeing them, what’s driving them, and potential or observed regime shifts or changes in ecosystem structure. Identifying multiple drivers, regime shifts, and potential changes to ecosystem structure, as well as identifying the most vulnerable resources, can help managers determine whether anything needs to be done differently to meet objectives and how to prioritize upcoming issues/risks.
## Seafood Production
### Indicators: Landings; commercial and recreational
This year, we present updated indicators for total [commercial landings](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/comdat.html), U.S. seafood landings, and Council-managed U.S. seafood landings. Total commercial landings within the Mid-Atlantic have declined over the long term, and total U.S. Mid-Atlantic seafood landings are near their all time low (Fig. \ref{fig:total-landings}).
```{r, total-landings, fig.asp=.8, fig.cap = "Total commercial landings (black), total U.S. seafood landings (blue), and Mid-Atlantic managed U.S. seafood landings (red), with significant decline (purple) in total landings."}
#code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-comdat-total-landings.R")
ecodata::plot_comdat(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "landings", n=10) +
ggplot2::ylab("")
```
Commercial landings by guild include all species and all uses, and are reported as total for the guild and the MAFMC managed species within the [guild](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/species_groupings.html). Landings of benthos have been below the long term average since 2010, primarily driven by surf clam and ocean quahog, with scallops now contributing to the decline as well. Total landings of planktivores is presenting a significant downward trend, primarily due to decreases in species not managed by the MAFMC (Atlantic herring and Atlantic menhaden; Fig. \ref{fig:comm-landings}).
```{r, comm-landings, fig.asp=1.6, fig.cap ="Total commercial landings in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (black) and MAFMC-managed U.S seafood landings (red) by feeding guild, with significant declines (purple) in total planktivore landings."}
#code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-comdat-commercial-landings.R"),
ecodata::plot_comdat(report = "MidAtlantic", plottype = "guild", n=10)
```
Although total [recreational harvest](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/recdat.html) (retained fish presumed to be eaten) has increased from a historic low in 2018, there is a long-term decline in the MAB (Fig. \ref{fig:rec-landings}).
```{r, rec-landings, fig.cap ="Total recreational seafood harvest (millions of pounds, black, significant decrease, purple) in the Mid-Atlantic region."}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-recdat-landings.R")
ecodata::plot_recdat(report = "MidAtlantic", varName ="landings", n=10)
```
[Recreational shark landings](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/rec_hms.html) show an increase in pelagic sharks over the past decade, with a sharp decrease in 2018 - 2019 persisting through 2022 (Fig \ref{fig:rec-hms}). This is likely influenced by regulatory changes implemented in 2018 intended to rebuild shortfin mako stocks.
```{r rec-hms, fig.cap="Recreational shark landings from Large Pelagics Survey.", fig.width=5, fig.asp=.35}
#code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-rec_hms.R"),
ecodata::plot_rec_hms(shadedRegion = c(2014,2023), report="MidAtlantic") +
ggplot2::scale_color_discrete(
limits = c("LargeCoastal", "Pelagic", "Prohibited", "SmallCoastal"),
labels = c("Large Coastal", "Pelagic", "Prohibited", "Small Coastal")
)
```
Aquaculture production is not yet included in total seafood landings. Available [aquaculture production](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/aquaculture.html) of oysters for a subset of Mid-Atlantic states indicates a decline in recent years.
### Implications
Declining commercial (total and seafood) and recreational landings can be driven by many interacting factors, including combinations of ecosystem and stock production, management actions, market conditions, and environmental change. While we cannot evaluate all possible drivers at present, here we evaluate the extent to which stock status and system biomass trends may play a role.
#### Stock Status and Catch Limits
Single species [management objectives](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/stock_status.html) (1. maintaining biomass above minimum thresholds and 2. maintaining fishing mortality below overfishing limits) are being met for all but three MAFMC-managed species (Fig. \ref{fig:stock-status}), though the status of six stocks is unknown (Table \ref{tab:unkstocks}).
```{r stock-status, fig.width = 7.5, fig.asp = 0.5, fig.cap = "Summary of single species status for MAFMC and jointly federally managed stocks (Spiny dogfish and both Goosefish). The dotted vertical line is the target biomass reference point of $B_{MSY}$. The dashed lines are the management thresholds of one half $B_{MSY}$ (vertical) or $F_{MSY}$. (horizontal). Stocks in orange are below the biomass threshold (overfished) or have fishing mortality above the limit (subject to overfishing), so are not meeting objectives. Stocks in purple are above the biomass threshold but below the biomass target with fishing mortality within the limit. Stocks in green are above the biomass target, with fishing mortality within the limit."}
# code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-stock-status.R"),
a <- ecodata::plot_stock_status(report = "MidAtlantic")
a$p + ggplot2::coord_cartesian(xlim=c(0,2), ylim=c(0,2))
#+
# ggplot2::annotation_custom(gridExtra::tableGrob(a$unknown,
# theme = gridExtra::ttheme_default(base_size = 7),
# rows=NULL),
# xmin=0.8, xmax=1.8, ymin=1.5, ymax=2)
```
**ADD BLUELINE TILEFISH, CHUB MACKEREL**
```{r unkstocks}
flextable::flextable(a$unknown) |>
flextable::set_header_labels(F.Fmsy = "F/Fmsy",
B.Bmsy = "B/Bmsy") |>
flextable::colformat_num(na_str = "-") |>
flextable::set_caption("Unknown or partially known stock status for MAFMC and jointly managed species.") |>
flextable::autofit()
```
Stock status affects catch limits established by the Council, which in turn may affect landings trends. Summed across all MAFMC managed species, total Acceptable Biological Catch or Annual Catch Limits [(ABC or ACL)](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/abc_acl.html) have been relatively stable 2012-2022 (Fig. \ref{fig:abcacl-stacked}). The recent total ABC or ACL is lower relative to 2012-2013, with much of that decrease due to declining Atlantic mackerel ABC. This is true even with the addition of blueline tilefish management in 2017 contributing an additional ABC and ACL to the total 2017-2022, due to that fishery’s small relative size.
```{r abcacl-stacked, fig.cap="Sum of catch limits across all MAFMC managed commercial (C) and recreational (R) fisheries.", fig.width = 6, fig.asp = 0.4}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-abcacl-stacked.R")
ecodata::plot_abc_acl(report = "MidAtlantic", plottype = "Stacked")
```
Nevertheless, the percentage caught (landings and discards) for each stock’s ABC/ACL suggests that these catch limits are not generally constraining as most species are well below the 1/1 ratio (Fig. \ref{fig:abcacl-catch}). Therefore, stock status and associated management constraints are unlikely to be driving decreased landings for the majority of species.
```{r abcacl-catch, fig.cap = "Catch divided by ABC/ACL for MAFMC managed fisheries. High points are recreational black sea bass (up to 2021) and scup (2022). Red line indicates the median ratio across all fisheries."}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-abcacl-catch.R")
ecodata::plot_abc_acl(report = "MidAtlantic", plottype = "Catch")
```
#### System Biomass
Although [aggregate biomass](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/aggregate_biomass.html) trends derived from scientific resource surveys are mostly stable in the MAB, spring piscivores, fall benthivores, and fall benthos show long-term increases (Fig. \ref{fig:nefsc-biomass-mab}). While managed species make up varying proportions of aggregate biomass, trends in landings are not mirroring shifts in the overall trophic structure of survey-sampled fish and invertebrates. Therefore, major shifts in feeding guilds or ecosystem trophic structure are unlikely to be driving the decline in landings.
```{r nefsc-biomass-mab, fig.cap = "Spring (left) and fall (right) surveyed biomass in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Data from the NEFSC Bottom Trawl Survey are shown in black, with the nearshore NEAMAP survey shown in red. Significant increases (orange lines) are present for spring piscivore and fall benthivore and benthos biomass. The shaded area around each annual mean represents 2 standard deviations from the mean.", fig.width=8, fig.asp = 0.75, results='hide'}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/macrofauna_MAB.Rmd-aggregate-biomass.R")
ecodata::plot_aggregate_biomass(report = "MidAtlantic", n=10)
```
#### Effect on Seafood Production
Stock status is above the minimum threshold for all but three stocks, and aggregate biomass trends appear stable, so the decline in managed commercial seafood landings is most likely driven by market dynamics affecting the landings of surfclams and ocean quahogs, as landings have been below quotas for these species. In addition, regional availability of scallops has contributed to the decline of benthos landings not managed by the MAFMC, with some of the most productive grounds currently closed through rotational management. The long term decline in total planktivore landings is largely driven by Atlantic menhaden fishery dynamics, including a consolidation of processors leading to reduced fishing capacity between the 1990s and mid-2000s.
Climate change also seems to be shifting the distribution of surfclams and ocean quahogs, resulting in areas with overlapping distributions and increased mixed landings. Given the regulations governing mixed landings, this could become problematic in the future and is currently being evaluated by the Council.
The decline in recreational seafood harvest stems from other drivers. Some of the decline, such as that for recreational shark landings, is driven by management intended to reduce fishing mortality on mako sharks. However, NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program survey methodology was updated in 2018, so it is unclear whether the lower than average landings for species other than sharks since 2018 are driven by changes in fishing behavior or the change in the survey methodology. Nevertheless, the recreational harvest seems to be stabilizing at a lower level than historical estimates.
[PLACEHOLDER AGGREGATE COMMUNITY LANDING CLIMATE VULNERABIITY]
Other environmental changes require monitoring as they may become important drivers of landings in the future:
- Climate is trending into uncharted territory. Globally, 2024 was the warmest year on record (see [2024 Highlights section](#highlights)).
- Stocks are shifting their distributions, moving towards the northeast and into deeper waters throughout the Northeast US Large Marine Ecosystem (see [Climate Risks section](#climate-and-ecosystem-change)).
- Some ecosystem composition and production changes have been observed (see [Stability section](#stability)).
- Some fishing communities are affected by socioeconomic vulnerabilities (see [Community Social and Climate Vulnerability section](#community-social-and climate-vulnerability)).
## Commercial Profits
### Indicators: revenue (a proxy for profits)
Total [commercial revenue](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/comdat.html) and MAFMC managed species revenue within the Mid-Atlantic Bight have declined over the past 20-30 years. In 2023, total revenue was at an all-time low, and revenue from MAFMC managed species was near an all-time low (Fig. \ref{fig:comm-revenue}).
```{r comm-revenue, fig.width = 6, fig.asp = 0.45, fig.cap = "Revenue for the for the Mid-Atlantic region: total (black) and from MAFMC managed species (red)."}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-comdat-comm-revenue.R")
ecodata::plot_comdat(report="MidAtlantic", varName="revenue", n=10) +
ggplot2::theme(legend.position = "right",
legend.title = ggplot2::element_blank())
```
Revenue earned by harvesting resources is a function of both the quantity landed of each species and the prices paid for landings. Beyond monitoring yearly changes in revenue, it is even more valuable to determine what drives these changes: harvest levels, the mix of species landed, price changes, or a combination of these. The [Bennet Indicator](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/bennet.html) decomposes revenue change into two parts, one driven by changing quantities (volumes), and a second driven by changing prices. All changes are in relation to a base year (1982).
In the Mid-Atlantic region revenues were above the 1982 baseline for all years in the series until 2022 (Fig. \ref{fig:bennet}). Both increasing prices and volumes contributed to the positive revenue change in most years. In terms of prices, since 2000 Benthos contributed the most to increasing prices (Fig. \ref{fig:bennet-all}). Beginning in the 1990s, in most years benthivores contributed the most to increasing volumes (Fig. \ref{fig:bennet-all}).
```{r bennet, fig.cap = "Revenue change from 1982 values in 2022 dollars (black); Price (PI), and Volume Indicators (VI) for total commercial landings in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.", fig.width=6, fig.asp=.35}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-bennet.R")
ecodata::plot_bennet(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "total")
```
```{r bennet-all, fig.cap = "Total price and volume indicators in 2022 dollars (black) for commercial landings, and individual guild contributions to each indicator, in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.", fig.width = 7.5, fig.asp = 0.35}
#code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-bennet-all.R"),
ecodata::plot_bennet(report="MidAtlantic") #+ ggplot2::facet_wrap(~Var, ncol=1)
```
### Implications
Although the Mid-Atlantic region shows declining revenue since 2016, inflation-adjusted revenue from harvested species was still greater than 1982 levels until 2022. In a similar manner to seafood landings, the results here are driven in large part by market dynamics affecting the landings of surfclams and ocean quahogs, as landings have been below quotas for these species, as well as lower quotas for Atlantic scallops. The declining Benthos category since 2012 may be partially caused by decreases in surfclam and ocean quahogs in the southern part of their range as harvest have shifted northward. Changes in other indicators, particularly those driving landings and those related to climate change, require monitoring as they may become important drivers of revenue in the future; for example:
- Surfclams, ocean quahogs, and scallops are sensitive to warming ocean temperatures and ocean acidification.
- [Multiple stressors](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/ocean_acidification) are interacting in Mid-Atlantic shellfish habitats.
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## Recreational Opportunities
### Indicators: Angler trips, fleet diversity
[Recreational effort](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/recdat.html) (angler trips) in 2022 has increased and is above the long-term average (Fig. \ref{fig:rec-op}). in the MAB. However, recreational fleet diversity (i.e., effort by shoreside, private boat, and for-hire anglers) has declined over the long term (Fig. \ref{fig:rec-div}).
```{r rec-op, fig.cap = "Recreational effort (number of trips, black) in the Mid-Atlantic, with significant increase (orange line)."}
# code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-recdat-effort.R")
ecodata::plot_recdat(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "effort", n=10)
```
```{r rec-div, fig.cap = "Recreational fleet effort diversity (black) in the Mid-Atlantic, with significant decrease (purple line)."}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-recdat-diversity.R")
ecodata::plot_recdat(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "effortdiversity", n=10)
```
### Implications
While the overall number of recreational opportunities in the MAB is above the long-term average, the continuing decline in recreational fleet effort diversity suggests a potentially reduced range of recreational fishing options, despite the slight increase in this indicator’s value between 2020 and 2022.
The downward effort diversity trend is driven by party/charter contraction (down from 2% in 2021 to 1.4% in 2023), and a shift toward shorebased angling, which currently makes up 59% of angler trips. Effort in private boats has increased slightly to 40% of trips from 37% in 2021.
Changes in recreational fleet diversity can be considered when managers seek options to maintain recreational opportunities. Shore anglers will have access to different species than vessel-based anglers, and when the same species is accessible both from shore and from a vessel, shore anglers typically have access to smaller individuals. Many states have developed shore-based regulations where the minimum size is lower than in other areas and sectors to maintain opportunities in the shore angling sector.
## Stability
### Indicators: fishery fleet and catch diversity, ecological component diversity
While there are many potential metrics of stability, we use diversity indices to evaluate overall stability in fisheries and ecosystems. In general, diversity that remains constant over time suggests a similar capacity to respond to change over time. A significant change in diversity over time does not necessarily indicate a problem or an improvement, but does indicate a need for further investigation. We examine diversity in commercial fleet and species catch, recreational species catch (with fleet effort diversity discussed above), zooplankton, adult fishes, and fish traits.
#### Fishery Stability
[Diversity](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/commercial_div.html) estimates have been developed for fleets landing managed species, and species landed by commercial vessels with Mid-Atlantic permits. Commercial fishery fleet count has declined while fleet diversity has been stable over time in the MAB, with current values near the long-term average.
```{r, fig.width = 7.5, fig.asp = 0.3}
a <- ecodata::plot_commercial_div(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "Fleet count", n=21)
b <- ecodata::plot_commercial_div(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "Fleet diversity in revenue", n=21)
a+b
```
This indicates different commercial fleet composition but similar species targeting opportunities over time. Commercial fisheries are relying on fewer species relative to the mid-90s, although current species revenue diversity has recovered in the last year (Fig. \ref{fig:commercial-div-species-div}).
CAVEAT ABOUT CLAM DATA?
```{r commercial-div-species-div, fig.cap = paste0("Species revenue diversity in the Mid Atlantic.")}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-commercial-div-species-div.R")
ecodata::plot_commercial_div(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "Permit revenue species diversity", n=21)
```
As noted [above](#recreational-opportunities), [recreational fleet effort diversity](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/recdat.html) is declining (Fig. \ref{fig:rec-div}), suggesting a shift in recreational fishing opportunities. However, recreational species catch diversity has no long term trend so is considered stable, and has been at or above the long term average in 8 of the last 10 years (Fig. \ref{fig:recdat-div-catch}).
```{r recdat-div-catch, fig.cap = paste0("Diversity of recreational catch in the Mid Atlantic.")}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-recdat-div-catch.R")
ecodata::plot_recdat(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "catchdiversity", n=10)
```
#### Ecological Stability
Total [primary production](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/chl_pp.html) (PP) is a measure of the total energy input into a system per year. Total primary production in the Mid Atlantic has no clear trend (Fig. \ref{fig:totpp}), suggesting stability in energy at the base of the food web.
```{r totpp, fig.cap="Total areal annual primary production for the MAB. The dashed line represents the long-term (1998-2023) annual mean."}
ecodata::plot_annual_chl_pp(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "pp", plottype = "total") +
ggplot2::coord_cartesian(ylim = c(1e+07, 4e+07), xlim = c(1998, 2023)) +
ggplot2::ggtitle("MAB Primary Production") +
ggplot2::ylab("Carbon (mt)")
```
Ecological diversity indices show mixed trends. [Zooplankton diversity](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/zoo_diversity.html) is increasing in the MAB (Fig. \ref{fig:zoo-diversity}). [Adult fish diversity](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/exp_n.html) is measured as the expected number of species in a standard number of individuals sampled from the NEFSC bottom trawl survey. Adult fish diversity indices appear stable over time, with current values within one standard deviation from most historic estimates (Fig. \ref{fig:exp-n}).
```{r zoo-diversity, fig.cap = "Zooplankton diversity in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Shannon diversity index (black) with significant increase (orange line)."}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/LTL_MAB.Rmd-zoo-diversity.R")
ecodata::plot_zoo_diversity(report = "MidAtlantic", n=10)
```
```{r exp-n, fig.cap = "Adult fish diversity in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, based on expected number of species. Results from survey vessels Albatross and Bigelow are reported separately due to catchability differences.", fig.width=5, fig.asp=.4}
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/macrofauna_MAB.Rmd-exp-n.R")
ecodata::plot_exp_n(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "fall", n=10)
```
Functional traits, such as length at maturity, asymptotic body size, or fecundity, can synthesize change across complex, diverse communities. Monitoring changes in functional trait distributions can provide a means of assessing ecosystem-scale resilience. There was evidence for long term change in trait distributions in the mid-Atlantic Bight. The spring finfish community in the mid-Atlantic Bight is showing long-term shifts towards slower life history strategies with lower fecundity.
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### Implications
Fleet diversity indices are used by the MAFMC to evaluate stability objectives as well as risks to fishery resilience and maintaining equity in access to fishery resources. Instability in one commercial fleet diversity metric suggests potentially lower capacity to respond to the current range of fishing opportunities. Commercial species diversity is relatively stable but comparisons are limited by missing clam fishery data prior to 2003.
Declining recreational fleet effort diversity, as noted above, indicates that the party/charter boat sector continues to contract, with shoreside angling becoming more important as a percentage of recreational angler trips. Stability in recreational species catch diversity has been maintained by a different set of species over time. A recent increase in Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) managed species in recreational catch is helping to maintain diversity in the same range that MAFMC and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) managed species supported in the 1990s.
Production at the base of the food web is variable, but stable over time. Ecological diversity indices can provide insight into ecosystem structure. Changes in ecological diversity over time may indicate altered ecosystem structure with implications for fishery productivity and management. Stable adult fish diversity indicates the same overall number and evenness over time, but doesn’t rule out species substitutions (e.g., warm-water replacing cold-water). In addition, the change in survey vessels complicates interpretation of long-term fish diversity trends.
In the MAB, existing diversity indicators suggest some instability in the fisheries and ecosystem components examined. In addition, declining recreational fleet diversity suggests a potential loss in the range of recreational fishing opportunities. Increasing zooplankton diversity (due to increases in abundance of several taxa and stable or declining dominance of an important copepod species) suggests a shift in the zooplankton community that warrants continued monitoring to determine if managed species are affected. In addition, the species diversity in commercial landings warrants continued attention given its relatively low index value indicating average reliance on a small number of species for revenue.
## Community Social and Climate Vulnerability
Providing for sustained participation of fishing communities, and avoiding adverse economic impacts to fishing communities are objectives of fishery management. We report the top ten communities most engaged in, and/or reliant upon, commercial and recreational fisheries and the degree to which these communities may be vulnerable to environmental justice issues (i.e., Poverty, Population Composition, and Personal Disruption) using data for the most recent available year (2022). We also compare these results with those presented in previous SOE reports to highlight changes in community status.
### Indicators: Fishing Engagement and Community Social Vulnerability
The [engagement](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/engagement.html) indices demonstrate the importance of commercial and recreational fishing to a given community relative to other coastal communities in a region. Social vulnerability indicators measure social factors that shape a community’s ability to adapt to change. A subset of these factors can be used to assess potential environmental justice issues. Similarly to the engagement and reliance indicators, the environmental justice indices characterize different facets and levels of social vulnerability in a given community relative to other coastal communities in a region.
Changes in fishing activity between years changed community engagement and reliance rankings. The largest change from last year’s report is that Hatteras and Hobucken, NC are no longer listed as top ten commercial fishing communities, replaced by Hampton, VA; Swan Quarter, NC; Bowers and Little Creek, DE (Fig.\ref{fig:commercial-engagement}). Manteo, Vandemere, and Hobuken, NC are no longer listed as top ten recreational communities, replaced by Cape May and Barnegat Light, NJ; Orient, NY; Topsail Beach, Avon and Rodanthe, NC (Fig.\ref{fig:recreational-engagement}).
```{r commercial-engagement, fig.cap= "Commercial engagement, reliance, and environmental justice vulnerability for the top commercially engaged and reliant fishing communities in the Mid-Atlantic.", fig.width = 7, fig.asp = 0.85, results='hide'}
#Communities ranked medium-high or above for one or more of the environmental justice indicators are highlighted in bright orange. *Community scored high (1.00 and above) for both commercial engagement and reliance indicators.
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-commercial-engagement.R")
#fig.width = 6.5, fig.asp = 0.75
#(* Scored high (1.00 and above)) for both commercial engagement and reliance indicators)
#ecodata::plot_engagement(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "Commercial")
dat <- read.csv(here::here("data-raw/fishdata_2022_CSVI_1-23-2025.csv"))
dat$GEO_NAME <- replace(dat$GEO_NAME,
dat$GEO_NAME=="Port Clyde-Tenants Harbor/Saint George/Spruce Head, ME",
"Port Clyde-Tenants Harbor, ME")
dat$GEO_NAME <- replace(dat$GEO_NAME,
dat$GEO_NAME=="Sandwich/East Sandwich/Forestdale, MA",
"Sandwich, MA")
dat$GEO_NAME <- replace(dat$GEO_NAME,
dat$GEO_NAME=="Reedville/District 5 (Northumberland County), VA",
"Reedville, VA*")
##reorder ranks
dat$ComEng_ct <-
factor(dat$ComEng_ct, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$ComRel_ct <-
factor(dat$ComRel_ct, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$RecEng_ct <-
factor(dat$RecEng_ct, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$RecRel_ct <-
factor(dat$RecRel_ct, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$poverty_rank <-
factor(dat$poverty_rank, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$pop_composition_rank <-
factor(dat$pop_composition_rank, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
dat$personal_disruption_rank <-
factor(dat$personal_disruption_rank, levels=c("high", "med high", "med", "low"))
#make data numeric
dat$ComEng <- as.numeric(dat$ComEng)
dat$ComRel <- as.numeric(dat$ComRel)
dat$RecEng <- as.numeric(dat$RecEng)
dat$RecRel <- as.numeric(dat$RecRel)
#remove NA
dat_com_e<-dat[!is.na(dat$ComEng),]
dat_com_r<-dat[!is.na(dat$ComRel),]
dat_rec_e<-dat[!is.na(dat$RecEng),]
dat_rec_r<-dat[!is.na(dat$RecRel),]
#remove low scores
dat_com_e_nolow<-dat_com_e[!(dat_com_e$ComEng_ct=='low'),]
dat_com_r_nolow<-dat_com_r[!(dat_com_r$ComRel_ct=='low'),]
dat_rec_e_nolow<-dat_rec_e[!(dat_rec_e$RecEng_ct=='low'),]
dat_rec_r_nolow<-dat_rec_r[!(dat_rec_r$RecRel_ct=='low'),]
#subset Mid Atlantic
dat_com_e_MA <- dat_com_e[(dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_com_e$STATEABBR=='NC'), ]
dat_com_e_nolow_MA <- dat_com_e_nolow[(dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_com_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_com_r_MA <- dat_com_r[(dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_com_r$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_com_r_nolow_MA <- dat_com_r_nolow[(dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_com_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_rec_e_MA <- dat_rec_e[(dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_rec_e$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_rec_e_nolow_MA <- dat_rec_e_nolow[(dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_rec_e_nolow$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_rec_r_MA <- dat_rec_r[(dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_rec_r$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
dat_rec_r_nolow_MA <- dat_rec_r_nolow[(dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NY' |
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='PA'|
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NJ'|
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='DE'|
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='MD'|
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='VA'|
dat_rec_r_nolow$STATEABBR=='NC'),]
# logic: category gets the max indicator rank, I think this is how EJ works
# ignore this not using it right now
commsocvulrank <- dat |>
#dplyr::filter(REGION=="Northeast") |>
dplyr::mutate(across(25:32, ~ case_when( #stringr::str_detect("_rank")
. == "low" ~ "1",
. == "med" ~ "2",
. == "med high" ~ "3",
. == "high" ~ "4",
TRUE ~ NA_character_
))) |>
dplyr::rowwise() |>
dplyr::mutate(EJrank = max(as.numeric(personal_disruption_rank),
as.numeric(pop_composition_rank),
as.numeric(poverty_rank)),
Econrank = max(as.numeric(labor_force_str_rank),
as.numeric(housing_characteristics_rank)),
Gentrank = max(as.numeric(housing_disrupt_rank),
as.numeric(retiree_migration_rank),
as.numeric(urban_sprawl_index_rank)))
MA_com_plot <- dat |>
dplyr::filter(STATEABBR %in% c("DE", "MD", "NJ", "NY", "NC", "PA", "VA")) |>
ggplot2::ggplot(ggplot2::aes(x=ComEng, y=ComRel)) +
ggplot2::geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
ggplot2::aes(color=ComEng_ct))+
ggplot2::scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "navy",
"med high"="slateblue3",
"med"="skyblue",
"low"="gray"))+
#aes(color=as.factor(EJrank)))+
#ggplot2::scale_colour_viridis_d(direction = -1) +
# ggplot2::scale_color_manual(values = c(4 ="firebrick4",
# 3="darkorange1",
# 2="goldenrod1",
# 1="gray")) +
ggplot2::theme_bw()+
ggplot2::ylim(-3,20)+
ggplot2::xlim(-1,10)+
ggplot2::theme(#text = element_text(size=10),
#plot.title = element_text(size=9, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
legend.position = "bottom")+
ggplot2::ylab(expression(paste("Relative Commercial Engagement Index", italic(" (factor score)"))))+
ggplot2::xlab(expression(paste("Commercial Engagement Index", italic(" (factor score)"))))+
ggplot2::guides(color=guide_legend(title="Engagement Score Rank"))+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(ComEng>2,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(ComRel>1.28,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=2,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggplot2::ggtitle("engagement index")
MA_com_poverty <- ggplot(dat_com_e_MA %>% filter(poverty_rank == "high"|
poverty_rank == "med high"|
poverty_rank =="med"),
aes(x=ComEng, y=ComRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=poverty_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-3,20)+
xlim(-1,10)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="none")+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(ComEng>2,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(ComRel>1.28,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=2.5,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("poverty index")
MA_com_pers <- ggplot(dat_com_e_MA %>% filter(personal_disruption_rank == "high"|personal_disruption_rank == "med high"|personal_disruption_rank =="med"), aes(x=ComEng, y=ComRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=personal_disruption_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-3,20)+
xlim(-1,10)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="none")+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(ComEng>2,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(ComRel>1.28,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=2.5,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("personal disruption index")
MA_com_pop <- ggplot(dat_com_e_MA %>% filter(pop_composition_rank == "high"|
pop_composition_rank == "med high"|
pop_composition_rank =="med"),
aes(x=ComEng, y=ComRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=pop_composition_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-3,20)+
xlim(-1,10)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="right")+
guides(color=guide_legend(title="Vulnerability\nIndicator\nScore Rank"))+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(ComEng>2,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(ComRel>1.28,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=2.5,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("population composition index")
MA_com_plot + (MA_com_poverty / MA_com_pers / MA_com_pop) +
plot_layout(ncol=2, widths = c(5,2))
```
Scores for environmental justice concerns remain similar for communities based on 2020 and 2021 data, with top commercial ports (Fig. \ref{fig:commercial-EJ}) showing more concerns than top recreational ports overall (Fig. \ref{fig:recreational-EJ}). Atlantic City, NJ ranks highest for all three environmental justice concerns. There is variability in the specific issues facing communities with environmental justice concerns. Higher scores in population composition indicate community vulnerability related to the presence of non-white, non-English speaking, and younger populations.
```{r recreational-engagement, fig.cap= "Recreational engagement and reliance, and environmental justice vulnerability, for the top recreationally engaged and reliant fishing communities in the Mid-Atlantic.", fig.width = 7, fig.asp = 0.85, results='hide'}
#Communities ranked medium-high or above for one or more of the environmental justice indicators are highlighted in bright orange. *Community scored high (1.00 and above) for both recreational engagement and reliance indicators.
#, code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/human_dimensions_MAB.Rmd-recreational-engagement.R")
#fig.width = 6.5, fig.asp = 0.75
#(* Scored high (1.00 and above) for both recreational engagement and reliance indicators;
#ecodata::plot_engagement(report = "MidAtlantic", varName = "Recreational")
####Mid-Atlantic Recreational Engagement####
MA_rec_plot <- ggplot(dat_rec_e_MA, aes(x=RecEng, y=RecRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=RecEng_ct))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "navy",
"med high"="slateblue3",
"med"="skyblue",
"low"="gray")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-2,25)+
xlim(-1,16)+
theme(text = element_text(size=10),
plot.title = element_text(size=9, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
legend.position = "bottom")+
ylab(expression(paste("Population Relative Recreational Engagement Index", italic(" (factor score)"))))+
xlab(expression(paste("Recreational Engagement Index", italic(" (factor score)"))))+
guides(color=guide_legend(title="Engagement Score Rank"))+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(RecEng>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(RecRel>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=2,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("engagement index")
MA_rec_poverty <- ggplot(dat_rec_e_MA %>% filter(poverty_rank == "high"|
poverty_rank == "med high"|
poverty_rank =="med"), aes(x=RecEng, y=RecRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=poverty_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-2,25)+
xlim(-1,16)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="none")+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(RecEng>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(RecRel>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=2.5,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("poverty index")
MA_rec_pers <- ggplot(dat_rec_e_MA %>% filter(personal_disruption_rank == "high"|
personal_disruption_rank == "med high"|
personal_disruption_rank =="med"),
aes(x=RecEng, y=RecRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=personal_disruption_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-2,25)+
xlim(-1,16)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="none")+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(RecEng>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(RecRel>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=8,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("personal disruption index")
MA_rec_pop <- ggplot(dat_rec_e_MA %>% filter(pop_composition_rank == "high"|
pop_composition_rank == "med high"|
pop_composition_rank =="med"),
aes(x=RecEng, y=RecRel)) +
geom_point(shape=1,
size=1.4, stroke=0.9, alpha=0.6,
aes(color=pop_composition_rank, ))+
scale_color_manual(values = c("high" = "firebrick4",
"med high"="darkorange1",
"med"="goldenrod1",
"low"="skyblue2")) +
theme_bw()+
ylim(-2,25)+
xlim(-1,16)+
theme(text = element_text(size=9),
plot.title = element_text(size=8, vjust=-7.5, hjust=0.01),
panel.grid.major = element_blank(),
panel.grid.minor = element_blank(),
axis.title = element_blank(),
axis.text = element_blank(),
legend.position="right")+
guides(color=guide_legend(title="Vulnerability\nIndicator\nScore Rank"))+
ggrepel::geom_label_repel(aes(label = ifelse(RecEng>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),ifelse(RecRel>7,as.character(GEO_NAME),''))),
size=1.6,
force=2.5,
box.padding = 0.4,
point.padding = 0,
segment.color = 'grey50',
min.segment.length = 0.01,
max.overlaps=Inf,
label.size = NA,
fill = alpha(c("white"),0.1))+
ggtitle("population composition index")
#put them together
#tiff("MA_rec_1-23-25.tiff", units="in", width=8, height=5, res=300)
MA_rec_plot + (MA_rec_poverty / MA_rec_pers / MA_rec_pop) +
plot_layout(ncol=2, widths = c(5,2))
#dev.off()
```
Both commercial and recreational fishing are important activities in Montauk, NY, Cape May, Barnegat Light and Point Pleasant Beach, NJ; and Rodanthe, NC, meaning these communities may be impacted simultaneously by commercial and recreational regulatory changes. However, in all but Point Pleasant Beach NJ, environmental justice may not be a major concern in these communities given the index scores (Figs \ref{fig:commercial-EJ} and \ref{fig:recreational-EJ})). Point Pleasant Beach, NJ scored medium for the personal disruption index, indicating that environmental justice may be a moderate concern in Point Pleasant Beach.
### Indicators: Community Climate Vulnerability in the Mid-Atlantic
Coastal fishing communities worldwide have or are likely to experience social, economic, and cultural impacts from climate change, both negative (e.g., loss of infrastructure, fish stock decline) and positive (e.g., increased abundance of valuable species). Changes in marine fisheries as a consequence of climate change will require adaptation by coastal fishing communities and fisheries managers alike. The Community Climate Change Vulnerability Indicators were developed to help examine trends in climate change vulnerability in U.S. coastal fishing communities in the Northeast Region using indicators developed to understand fishing community level risk to climate change as based on species dependency.
```{r commvulex, fig.width = 7.5, fig.asp=.5, fig.cap="Proportion of Mid-Atlantic communities at each revenue climate vulnerability level over time."}
#CCCVI <- readxl::read_excel("CCCVI-NE/NE_CCCVI_00_22.xlsx", sheet = "NE_CCCVI_Final00_22")
# CCCVImid <- ecodata::community_climate_vulnerability |>
# dplyr::filter(State %in% c("MD", "NJ", "VA","NY", "NC", "DE"))
#
# CCCVImid[CCCVImid == 0] <- NA
vulquants <- data.frame(ymin = c(1,1.6,2.6,3.6),
ymax = c(1.5,2.5,3.5,4),
category = c("Low",
"Moderate",
"High",
"Very High"))
risk = c("darkgreen", "yellow3", "orange", "red")
names(risk) <- c("Low","Moderate","High","Very High")
props <- ecodata::community_climate_vulnerability |>
dplyr::filter(!is.na(Value), #remove communities with no ranking in a given year
Var %in% "vulnSum") |> # hardcoded for total vulnerability
#dplyr::select(Time, Port, State, Var) |>
dplyr::group_by(Time, EPU) |>
dplyr::mutate(commn = n(),
vulCat = dplyr::case_when(Value <= 1.5 ~ "Low",
Value > 3.5 ~ "Very High",
Value > 1.5 & Value <= 2.5 ~ "Moderate",
Value > 2.5 & Value <= 3.5 ~ "High")) |>
dplyr::group_by(Time, EPU, vulCat) |>
dplyr::mutate(catn = n(),
propcat = catn/commn)
propsonly <- props |>
dplyr::select(Time, vulCat, propcat) |>
dplyr::distinct() |>
dplyr::filter(EPU == "MAB")
ggplot2::ggplot() + #, group=PORT_NAME
#ggplot2::geom_line(aes(group = PORT_NAME), alpha = 0.05) +
# ggplot2::geom_rect(data = vulquants,
# aes(ymin = ymin, ymax = ymax, fill = category, xmin = -Inf, xmax = Inf),
# alpha = .3) +
ggplot2::scale_fill_manual(values=risk) +
ggplot2::geom_point(data = propsonly, ggplot2::aes(x=Time, y=propcat, color=vulCat)) +
ggplot2::geom_line(data = propsonly, ggplot2::aes(x=Time, y=propcat, color=vulCat)) +
ggplot2::scale_color_manual(values=risk,
breaks=c('Low', 'Moderate', 'High', 'Very High'),
name="Climate Vulnerability") +
ggplot2::facet_wrap(~EPU) +
ecodata::geom_lm(n=22) + #this doesnt work yet
#ggplot2::ylim(1,4) +
ggplot2::theme_bw() +
#ggplot2::ggtitle("Mid-Atlantic") +
#ggplot2::theme(legend.position = "blank")
ggplot2::ylab("Proportion communities")
```
### Implications
A range of socioeconomic and climate vulnerability concerns are found throughout Mid-Atlantic fishing communities. However, index scores for socioeconomic concerns are higher overall in the top commercial communities relative to the top recreational communities.
These indicators provide a snapshot of the presence of socioeconomi issues in the most highly engaged and most highly reliant commercial and recreational fishing communities in the Mid-Atlantic. These communities may be especially vulnerable to changes in fishing patterns due to regulations and/or climate change. Some changes occurred among the top fishing communities due to shifts in fishing activities, both commercial and recreational. Many of these communities, especially top commercial fishing communities, demonstrated medium to high environmental justice vulnerability, indicating that they may be at a disadvantage when responding to change.
There is evidence that a majority of Mid-Atlantic communities have high to very high revenue climate vulnerability. Coastal fishing communities are greatly affected by climate change, both because of their physical location and because of their frequent social, cultural, and economic dependence on fishing. These impacts are expected to become more pressing as climatic changes become more extensive. Changes in ocean temperature and acidification affecting marine life have the potential to directly impact fisheries and fishery dependent livelihoods.
## Protected Species
Fishery management objectives for protected species generally focus on reducing threats and on habitat conservation/restoration. Protected species include marine mammals protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, endangered and threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act, and migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In the Northeast U.S., endangered/threatened species include Atlantic salmon, Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon, all sea turtle species, and five baleen whales. Protected species objectives include managing bycatch to remain below potential biological removal (PBR) thresholds, recovering endangered populations, and monitoring unusual mortality events (UMEs). Here we report on performance relative to these objectives with available indicator data, as well as indicating the potential for future interactions driven by observed and predicted ecosystem changes in the Northeast U.S.
### Indicators: bycatch, population (adult and juvenile) numbers, mortalities
Average indices for both [harbor porpoise](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/harborporpoise.html) (Fig. \ref{fig:harborporpoise}) and [gray seal](https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/grayseal.html) bycatch (Fig. \ref{fig:grayseal}) are below current PBR thresholds, meeting management objectives.
```{r harborporpoise, fig.cap="Harbor porpoise average bycatch estimate for Mid-Atlantic and New England gillnet fisheries (blue) and the potential biological removal (red).", fig.width=5}
# code = readLines("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NOAA-EDAB/ecodata/master/chunk-scripts/macrofauna_MAB.Rmd-harborporpoise.R")
#fig.width=6}
ecodata::plot_harborporpoise()
```
The annual estimate for gray seal bycatch has declined since 2019, in part driven by declining gillnet landings. In addition, estimates since 2019 have greater uncertainty stemming from low observer coverage since 2019. The rolling mean confidence interval remains just below the PBR threshold.
```{r grayseal, fig.cap="Gray Seal average bycatch estimate for gillnet fisheries (blue) and and the potential biological removal (red).", fig.width=5}