A 2021 update to the benchmark stock assessment for American lobster, which provides the most recent information on the status of U.S. American lobster stocks.
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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Commercial bluefish landings in 2019 were 1,381 MT = 3.05 million lbs, an increase of 25% from 2018, and 40% of the 2019 commercial quota (3,497 MT, 7.71 million lbs).
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The Third Edition includes contributions from many more agencies and universities from the Gulf region as well as the Atlantic. A number of techniques and species are described beyond the original scope of the manual.
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This assessment of the Southern New England Mid-Atlantic winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) stock is an operational assessment of the existing benchmark assessment (NEFSC 2011), and follows operational updates in 2015 and 2017. In each assessment since the benchmark the stock was overfished, but overfishing was not occurring (NEFSC 2015, 2017). The current assessment updates commercial fishery catch data, recreational fishery catch data (using new MRIP calibrated data), research survey indices of abundance, and the analytical ASAP assessment models and reference points through 2019. Additionally, stock projections have been updated through 2023.
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The 2020 benchmark stock assessment for American lobster provides the most recent information on the status of U.S. American lobster stocks.
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An independent peer review of the American lobster stock assessment was conducted via webinar from August 10-14, 2020.
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Consider Recommendations for FY2021 Submitted Proposals (J. Simpson) Action; Committee and Program Updates (J. Simpson, G. White)
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