This assessment of Atlantic bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is a Level 1 update of the existing 2015 benchmark assessment (NEFSC 2015).
Fisheries Science
Sustainable fisheries management depends on sound, timely scientific advice. The Fisheries Science Program delivers this through a rigorous, peer-reviewed stock assessment process, utilizing a mix of fishery-independent surveys and fishery-dependent monitoring, complemented by research from coastal state, federal, and academic institutions. The program also focuses on developing innovative scientific methods and enhancing state stock assessment capabilities, while coordinating and expanding collaborative research and data collection efforts.
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Stock status in 2020 varied by region but was generally improved from the 2016 update. In the Massachusetts-Rhode Island (MARI) region, the Long Island Sound (LIS) region, and the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region, the stock was not overfished and overfishing was not occurring. In the New Jersey-New York Bight (NJ-NYB) region, overfishing was not occurring, but the stock was overfished, although spawning stock biomass (SSB) had increased since the previous update and was just below the SSB threshold.
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This stock assessment is an update to the existing benchmark assessment for tautog (ASMFC 2015, ASMFC 2016); the previous assessment update was completed in 2017 (ASMFC 2017). This assessment updates the accepted statistical catch-at-age model for each region with commercial and recreational fishery catch data and indices of relative abundance from fishery-independent and fishery-dependent data sources through the terminal year of 2020.
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Consider Recommendations for FY2022 Submitted Funding Proposals (J. Simpson) Action
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This document provides an overview of the 2021 stock assessment update for tautog (Tautoga onitis), which includes four regional stock assessments. The update uses the assessment methodology that was approved for management use as part of the 2016 Regional Benchmark Stock Assessment and subsequently used in the 2017 update.
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The in-person ageing workshop took place in December, 2019, at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries facility in Gloucester. Participants aged tautog opercula, spines, sectioned otoliths, and whole otoliths and ageing precision was evaluated using average percent error
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Review ACCSP Funding Projections and 2022 Proposals Summary (G. White); Accountability Subgroup Report (J. Simpson); Discuss Atlantic Recreational Implementation Plan Priorities (G. White)
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