This document summarizes the 2009 benchmark stock assessment for horseshoe crab, and the multispecies Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) framework.
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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Biological Reference Points for Spiny Dogfish
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A consensus transboundary stock assessment was not developed at this benchmark TRAC. Nevertheless, the TRAC agreed that the model used in the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) 43 spiny dogfish assessment in 2006, with data updated through the 2009 Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
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In April 2010, the Section took emergency action to close the northern shrimp fishery on May 5, 2010. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of May 29th was based on preliminary landings data that indicated that harvest was already at or above 4,957 metric tons, 57 metric tons in excess of the upper end of the Technical Committee recommended landings range.
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We present a framework for the adaptive management of horseshoe crab harvest in the Delaware Bay constrained by Red knot conservation. The framework has been developed in conjunction and in communication with the Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Technical Committees.
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This is the third assessment of the coastwide horseshoe crab stock.
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The Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the results of the external peer review to evaluate the accuracy of data and assessment methods. Details of the assessment are documented in a supplemental report entitled ‘Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Report for Peer Review’.
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Combined Canada and USA herring landings increased from 106,000 mt in 2005 to 116,000 mt in 2006, then declined to 90,000 mt in 2008.
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Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank herring stock complex
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