OMP 2015 to be used for setting TACs for the West Coast Rock Lobster fishery for the 2015+ seasons

This document provides full specifications of OMP 2015 to be used to set allocations for various sectors and super areas for the 2015+ seasons for the West Coast rock lobster fishery. The management objective remains to increase the male biomass above 75mm CL by at least 35% by 2021 relative to the 2006 level in median terms. This document provides details of the three main components of OMP 2011: 1) how data are combined across the five super-areas (Area 1-2, Area 3-4, Area 5-6, Area 7 and Area 8+) for input into the OMP; 2) the OMP formulae which provide the global TAC recommendation; and 3) the manner in which the global TAC is split amongst the super-areas and different sectors. Further rules allowing for offshore (and nearshore + interim relief/subsistence) tolerance will be developed later.