Worksheet Description

Regional 

Benefits 

Summaries

This worksheet presents summary tables for each benefits region. Each table 

presents the annual increase in commercial harvest and benefits under the 

final rule and other options considered. These summary tables are presented 

in Chapter 6 of the Benefits Analysis for the final rule.

Detailed 

Benefits Tables

This worksheet presents detailed tables showing the annual increase in 

commercial harvest and benefits by species for each region for the final rule 

and other options considered. These tables are presented in Appendix H of the 

Benefits Analysis for the final rule.

Commercial Fishing Benefits Summary Tables for BA.xls

Author: Abt Associates Inc.

Created: 05/02/14

Purpose: This file summarizes changes in commercial harvest and commercial fishing benefits 

under the final rule and other options considered. The tables summarize results from the 

Commercial Fishing Benefits SAS model. The tables are presented in Chapter 6 and Appendix 

H of the Benefits Analysis for the final rule.
Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 7 $5 $3 $2

Final Rule 7 $5 $3 $2

Proposal Option 2 1,177 $1,236 $651 $422

Baseline 1,929 $2,025 $1,698 $1,519

Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 3 $2 $1 $1

Final Rule 7 $6 $4 $3

Proposal Option 2 318 $365 $202 $136

Baseline 414 $476 $399 $357

Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 2,873 $383 $242 $177

Final Rule 3,072 $411 $260 $190

Proposal Option 2 7,090 $2,373 $1,206 $770

Baseline 7,758 $2,586 $2,169 $1,939

Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 37 $9 $6 $4

Final Rule 41 $10 $6 $5

Proposal Option 2 76 $19 $10 $7

Baseline 78 $20 $17 $15

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the North Atlantic Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Regulatory Option

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the California Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the Mid-Atlantic Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the South Atlantic Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report
Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 1,642 $779 $497 $365

Final Rule 1,704 $808 $515 $379

Proposal Option 2 4,265 $2,651 $1,702 $1,256

Baseline 6,033 $3,926 $3,427 $3,161

Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 784 $202 $135 $102

Final Rule 838 $217 $145 $110

Proposal Option 2 1,092 $266 $162 $116

Baseline 1,137 $279 $244 $225

Undiscounted 3% Discount Rate 7% Discount Rate

Proposal Option 4 5,345 $1,379 $883 $652

Final Rule 5,669 $1,457 $934 $689

Proposal Option 2 14,019 $6,910 $3,935 $2,707

Baseline 17,349 $9,312 $7,953 $7,215

National Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at 

Regulated Facilities, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

Annualized Benefits from Increase in Commercial Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the Gulf of Mexico Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E Mortality Losses at Regulated 

Facilities in the Great Lakes Region, for the Final Rule and Options Considered

Regulatory Option

Annual Increase in 

Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)
Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the California Region, by Species and Regul

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

American Shad 57.9 $1.07 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Anchovies 13,637.3 $0.06 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9

Cabezon 53.7 $5.89 0.1 0.1 46.4 76.1

California Halibut 495.5 $4.73 0.2 0.2 107.9 176.9

California Scorpionfish 7.9 $3.83 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Commercial Crabs 1,386.3 $1.37 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.2

Commercial Shrimp 4,272.1 $1.40 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Drums and Croakers 53.8 $0.56 0.7 0.8 4.3 6.9

Dungeness Crabs 15,495.5 $2.31 0.4 0.4 3.8 6.1

Flounders 381.3 $0.42 0.9 0.9 8.7 14.2

Other 47,410.9 $1.16 0.6 0.7 4.1 6.6

Rockfishes 2,741.3 $1.25 2.5 2.7 997.3 1,634.5

Sculpins 3.8 $3.53 0.1 0.1 2.2 3.7

Sea Basses 6.4 $2.76 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Smelts 323.0 $0.41 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

Surfperches 17.5 $1.90 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7

Total (undiscounted) 86,344.2 . 6.5 7.0 1,177.4 1,928.9

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Total (7% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the North Atlantic Region, by Species and R

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

American Shad 30.3 $0.86 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Atlantic Cod 18,152.5 $1.64 0.1 0.1 1.8 2.3

Atlantic Herring 168,023.6 $0.13 0.4 0.5 13.4 17.4

Atlantic Menhaden 7,346.1 $0.12 0.0 0.1 3.7 4.8

Bluefish 1,038.3 $0.57 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Butterfish 784.5 $0.68 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

Commercial Crabs 16,083.4 $0.62 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

Flounders 16,026.1 $1.95 1.2 4.6 286.0 373.1

Mackerels 29,268.6 $0.17 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.2

Other 332,156.1 $0.42 0.2 0.2 2.9 3.8

Pollock 16,818.4 $0.64 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Red Hake 926.7 $0.39 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Sculpins 1.0 $0.11 0.0 0.2 3.2 3.2

Scup 5,362.2 $0.75 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Searobin 53.3 $0.17 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Silver Hake 11,108.1 $0.59 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6

Skate Species 35,198.9 $0.22 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)

Price per 

Pound

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)

Price per 

Pound
Tautog 142.6 $2.43 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.7

Weakfish 11.1 $1.67 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2

White Perch 4.8 $1.20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total (undiscounted) 658,536.4 . 2.7 6.7 318.0 413.6

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Total (7% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the Mid-Atlantic Region, by Species and Re

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

Alewife 343.8 $0.29 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

American Shad 57.5 $0.83 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9

Atlantic Herring 6,658.6 $0.12 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Atlantic Menhaden 452,353.9 $0.07 2,503.2 2,674.8 3,398.8 3,700.8

Black Drum 89.8 $2.20 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Blue Crab 85,836.4 $1.11 8.8 9.8 559.0 640.9

Bluefish 2,996.3 $0.49 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Butterfish 494.1 $0.84 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Commercial Crabs 2,490.9 $0.54 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

Drums and Croakers 10,159.5 $0.64 14.1 15.7 837.7 960.3

Flounders 6,308.5 $2.08 2.6 2.8 5.5 6.1

Other 602,868.9 $0.31 98.1 105.3 721.4 820.1

Red Hake 360.0 $0.46 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

Scup 4,121.8 $0.81 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Searobin 37.3 $0.21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Silver Hake 4,877.3 $0.64 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Spot 3,478.4 $0.85 93.6 100.8 1,064.6 1,064.6

Striped Bass 5,609.6 $2.12 0.4 0.5 48.7 55.9

Striped Mullet 26.2 $0.45 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Tautog 135.3 $2.98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Weakfish 267.4 $1.32 150.4 160.9 449.3 503.7

White Perch 1,588.5 $0.79 0.2 0.3 2.2 2.6

Total 1,191,159.9 . 2,872.9 3,072.5 7,090.1 7,757.9

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Total (7% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the South Atlantic Region, by Species and R

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

Atlantic Menhaden 1,828.1 $0.12 25.7 27.5 42.2 42.9

Blue Crab 39,786.5 $0.95 2.2 2.3 3.2 3.2

Commercial Crabs 583.7 $1.65 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Price per 

Pound

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)

Price per 

Pound

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.
Drums and Croakers 6,347.6 $0.51 0.2 0.2 11.7 12.5

Other 94,277.5 $1.28 1.3 1.3 2.3 2.3

Spot 854.3 $0.70 7.0 7.5 15.6 16.1

Stone Crab 145.2 $4.01 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Weakfish 144.6 $1.02 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6

Total 143,967.5 . 36.9 39.6 76.0 78.1

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Total (7% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the Gulf of Mexico Region, by Species and R

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

Atlantic Menhaden 1,088,022.8 $0.07 841.3 873.2 1,053.6 1,173.2

Black Drum 4,621.9 $0.83 5.1 5.2 1,150.0 1,945.0

Blue Crab 53,055.9 $0.87 45.3 47.0 163.4 244.0

Drums and Croakers 111.8 $5.19 34.6 35.9 43.1 47.8

Leatherjacket 61.0 $1.51 74.3 77.2 95.1 107.1

Mackerels 3,898.1 $1.16 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

Other 1,384,185.9 $0.39 185.1 192.1 245.8 281.9

Pink Shrimp 6,973.0 $2.00 173.5 180.1 292.7 369.7

Sea Basses 179.4 $0.97 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Sheepshead 1,393.0 $0.44 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Spot 16.9 $0.51 27.8 28.9 39.3 46.3

Stone Crab 5,587.9 $4.13 117.2 121.6 330.2 474.4

Striped Mullet 10,800.3 $0.64 137.3 142.5 851.9 1,343.6

Total (undiscounted) 2,558,908.0 . 1,641.8 1,704.0 4,265.5 6,033.5

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Total (7% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Commercial Fishing Benefits from Eliminating or Reducing Baseline IM&E at Regulated Facilities in the Great Lakes Region, by Species and Reg

Proposal 

Option 4 Final Rule Proposal Option 2 Baseline

Bullhead 679.1 $0.40 17.9 19.7 22.8 23.5

Freshwater Drum 585.9 $0.18 73.8 81.4 203.3 209.1

Other 14,356.7 $1.03 320.0 352.2 451.4 481.3

Sculpins 14,356.7 $1.03 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Smelts 380.5 $1.60 61.3 67.5 87.0 92.9

White Bass 523.6 $0.73 248.1 248.1 248.1 248.1

Whitefish 9,785.3 $0.99 59.4 65.4 74.5 76.4

Yellow Perch 1,543.6 $2.14 3.8 4.1 5.2 5.5

Total (undiscounted) 42,211.3 . 784.2 838.5 1,092.4 1,136.9

Total (3% Discount Rate) . . . . . .

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Annual Increase in Commercial Harvest

(1,000 lbs)

Price per 

Pound

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)

Price per 

Pound

Species Name

Average Annual 

Harvest 2007-2011

(1,000 lbs)
Total (7% Discount Rate)

......

Source: U.S. EPA analysis for this report.
e California Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.2 0.3 143.6 235.4

0.6 0.7 297.2 487.1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

0.0 0.0 1.4 2.2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.2 0.2 1.0 1.6

0.6 0.7 6.4 10.3

0.2 0.2 2.3 3.8

0.4 0.4 2.5 4.0

2.0 2.1 775.9 1,271.7

0.2 0.2 5.1 8.3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5

4.8 5.2 1,235.8 2,025.1

3.0 3.3 650.8 1,698.4

2.2 2.4 422.5 1,518.8

e North Atlantic Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.1 0.1 2.0 2.5

0.0 0.1 1.4 1.8

0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

1.5 5.7 355.5 463.8

0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3

0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2

0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)
0.0 0.1 4.0 5.2

0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.9 6.2 364.7 475.8

1.2 4.0 202.3 399.0

0.9 3.0 135.9 356.8

e Mid-Atlantic Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

126.4 135.0 171.6 186.8

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

5.6 6.2 354.4 406.3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

6.7 7.5 398.8 457.1

3.6 3.8 7.8 8.6

21.9 23.5 160.7 182.7

0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

66.5 71.7 756.9 756.9

0.6 0.7 68.8 78.9

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

150.9 161.4 450.8 505.3

0.2 0.2 1.5 1.7

382.9 410.7 2,372.6 2,586.0

242.1 259.7 1,206.2 2,168.8

177.1 190.1 769.7 1,939.4

e South Atlantic Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

2.2 2.4 3.7 3.8

1.2 1.3 1.7 1.7

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)
0.1 0.2 3.2 3.4

1.0 1.0 1.7 1.8

3.4 3.8 7.6 7.9

0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4

8.7 9.7 19.3 19.9

5.8 6.4 10.4 16.7

4.4 4.9 7.0 14.9

e Gulf of Mexico Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

44.7 46.3 55.9 62.3

2.9 3.0 662.9 1,121.1

28.1 29.2 101.6 151.7

97.0 100.7 120.8 134.2

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

33.6 34.9 44.6 51.2

150.7 156.4 254.2 321.1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

7.7 7.9 10.8 12.7

344.9 358.0 972.0 1,396.2

69.0 71.6 428.1 675.3

778.9 808.3 2,651.3 3,926.1

496.8 515.5 1,702.5 3,426.9

365.2 378.9 1,255.7 3,160.8

e Great Lakes Region, by Species and Regulatory Option (2011$)

Proposal 

Option 4

Final 

Rule

Proposal 

Option 2 Baseline

2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7

3.9 4.3 10.8 11.2

95.8 105.5 135.2 144.1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

28.4 31.3 40.4 43.1

52.6 52.6 52.6 52.6

17.1 18.8 21.4 22.0

2.3 2.6 3.2 3.4

202.2 217.3 266.2 279.0

134.6 144.9 162.5 243.6

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)

Annual Benefits from Increase in Commercial 

Harvest

(2011$, 1,000s)
101.9 109.8 116.2 224.6