Agenda Item F.8.b GMT Report June 2013 GROUNDFISH MANAGEMENT TEAM REPORT ON METHODS AND RESULTS THAT MAY BE USED TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR STOCK COMPLEX REORGANIZATION

The Groundfish Management Team (GMT) provided comment on the initial proposal for restructuring groundfish stock complexes (Agenda Item D3a, Attachment 1, April 2013) at the April Council meeting (see Agenda Item D3b, Supplemental GMT Report, April 2013). In that GMT statement, it was noted that the current range of alternatives likely includes complexes that are close to favorable. However, the GMT suggested that this range of alternatives may not yet include all options of interest, and stated that additional tools (i.e., methods) may be needed to further evaluate alternatives. This statement describes additional analyses and results that may be added to the toolbox for evaluating current and new alternatives at the June Council meeting. These additional analyses are intended to supplement, not replace, methods and analyses shown in Agenda Item D3a, Attachment 1, April 2013.