All regions were updated with landings and index data through 2015 using the statistical catchat‐ age model ASAP. Short‐term projections to determine the level of harvest required to have a 50% and 70% probability of achieving the F target for each region
Stock Assessment Reports
Scientific evaluations of fish stock status, providing critical data on population sizes, health, and trends to inform management decisions.
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This document summarizes the striped bass assessment that uses catch and index data from 1982-2015.
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The Desk Review Report provides an evaluation of how each Term of Reference was addressed by the Stock Assessment Subcommittee, including the Panel’s findings on stock status and future assessment recommendations. The Stock Assessment Report describes the data and analytical models used in the assessment submitted by the Stock Assessment Subcommittee to the Review Panel.
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This document presents a summary of the 2016 benchmark stock assessment for weakfish. The assessment was peer‐reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts through ASMFC’s external peer review process.
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The 2016 Weakfish Benchmark Stock Assessment occurred through an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) external peer review process. ASMFC organized and held a Data Workshop on October 7 – 10, 2014 and an Assessment Workshop on July 27‐30, 2015.
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Given the depleted condition of the resource and poor prospects for the near future, the NSTC recommends that the Northern Shrimp Section extend the moratorium on fishing through 2016.
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This document summarizes the striped bass assessment that uses catch and index data from 1982-2014.
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The Board reviewed the results of the stock assessment and the peer review report in August 2015 and approved the benchmark assessment for management use. The Board is now considering the implications of combining the GOM and GBK biological stocks as well as the continued low abundance and recruitment in SNE.
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This assessment of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) is an update through 2014 of commercial and recreational fishery catch data, research survey indices of abundance, and the analyses of those data.
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