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.
NEAMAP surveys are conducted by NEAMAP partners; they include both partner and Operations Committee designed surveys, and operate on local and regional spatial scales. NEAMAP surveys are designed to collect long-term fishery-independent data on species abundance, distributions, and life history, as well as related ecosystem and environmental information.
From January 16-18, 2024, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ran an online vessel and gear calibration workshop to bring together survey leads from NEAMAP and SEAMAP to discuss common issues agencies encounter when changing a vessel or gear for their bottom trawl surveys. This document aims to summarize workshop presentations and outline best practices and guidance identified during discussions.
Attendees of the workshop met to go over the APE for each species and results from individual age readers, revisit samples with high disagreement, and make recommendations for following workshops or coastwide ageing.
March 11–12, 2024, Meeting Summary
Quick Guide to ASMFC Species Stock Status as of February 2024
Updated 2024
Updated 2024
Report of the Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) Research Track Stock Assessment Working Group. November 20, 2023.
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