The horseshoe crab directed fishery independent surveys – the offshore trawl survey and the Delaware Bay spawning stock survey – are the most powerful fishery independent surveys for detecting trends in horseshoe crab abundance.
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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Combined Canada and USA herring landings increased from 106,000 mt in 2002 to 110,000 mt in 2003, increased further to 115,000 mt in 2004, and declined to 105,000 mt in 2005.
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The Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the American lobster stock assessment and results of the external peer review to evaluate the accuracy of the data and assessment methods for this species.
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Stock Assessment Report No. 06-03 (Supplement) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission American Lobster Stock Assessment for Peer Review
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Includes the 2003 Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessment Report, 2003 Terms of Reference & Advisory Report, 2004 Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessment Report, 2004 Terms of Reference & Advisory Panel Report
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The 41st SAW Assessment Summary Report contains summary and detailed technical information on the three assessments reviewed in June 2005 at the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) by the 41st Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC-41): summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) and tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps).
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This report summarizes accomplishments from a two-year project to develop a spatial ecosystem-based management model focused on the dynamic interactions in the Atlantic States (Nova Scotia to southeastern Florida) coastal ocean among and between the core multispecies fisheries complex of menhaden, bluefish, striped bass and weakfish.
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The assessment was updated using fishery catches through 2004, survey indices through 2004/2005, and the same ADAPT VPA and AGEPRO model configurations as in the 2004 update.
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