This report summarizes results of catch-age based virtual population analyses (VPA) of Atlantic striped bass for 2003. The VPA analysis provides estimates of fishing mortality, stock abundance, and biomass for the mixed coastal stock.
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 Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the Atlantic croaker stock assessment and results of the SEDAR review to evaluate the accuracy of the data and assessment methods for this species.
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The following report presents the results of the Technical Committee’s 2003 stock assessment.
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The Atlantic Coast striped bass stock is assessed with two separate methods: 1) catch-age based virtual population analysis, and 2) tag release-recovery based survival estimation. Each program is presented in this report as separate segments.
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Prepared October 30, 2002, by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Technical Committee
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The purpose of this report is to provide updated analyses on the current status of the Atlantic menhaden stock.
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The ASMFC Striped Bass stock assessment sub-committee and Technical Committee met in August 2001 to evaluate the status of the striped bass resource. The assessment includes the Hudson, Delaware, Chesapeake and mixed coastal stocks.
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This report serves as our primary documentation on the current status of Atlantic menhaden, and focus on the new benchmarks with their respective targets and thresholds identified in Amendment 1.
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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. Specific details of the assessment are documented in a supplemental report entitled American Lobster Stock Assessment Report for Peer Review.
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