The 2010 Benchmark Stock Assessment of Atlantic Croaker occurred through a joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) process. ASMFC organized and held a Data Workshop from July 20-24, 2009, and an Assessment Workshop from November 16-20, 2009.
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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The ASMFC Bluefish Stock Assessment Sub-Committee compiled the commercial, recreational data, and ageing information for use in updating the assessment. The majority of commercial sampling since 1997 occurred in North Carolina and Virginia, where a large proportion of the landings are taken.
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This document summarizes the 2009 benchmark stock assessment for horseshoe crab, and the multispecies Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) framework.
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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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