Results of the assessment show that despite recent increases in landings and fishing effort , fishing mortality rates declined and abundance increased during the last 10 years in the stock area as a whole.
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 following report presents the results of the Technical Committee’s 2000 stock assessment.
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The ASMFC Striped Bass stock assessment subcommittee and Technical Committee met in August 2000 to evaluate the status of the striped bass resource.
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The Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the Atlantic menhaden 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. 99-01 (Supplement) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
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An assessment of the status of the Atlantic stock of red drum is conducted using recreational and commercial data from 1986 through 1998. This assessment updates data and analyses from the 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1995 stock assessments on Atlantic coast red drum (Vaughan and Helser, 1990; Vaughan 1992; 1993; 1996).
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Given the pronounced drop in coastwide shad landings and stock abundance from several Atlantic coast rivers after 1990, a revised stock assessment is clearly warranted to determine the root cause(s) of the recent shad declines along the Atlantic coast. In this report, the Shad Stock Assessment Subcommitee (SSAS) estimated an overfishing definition (F30), stock trends, and current and historic coastal (Fc) and inriver (Fr) fishing mortality rates on American shad from 19 selected stocks or river systems located from Maine Rivers in the north to the Altamaha River, GA to the south.
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An external review panel was formed of four stock assessment biologists with expertise in anadromous species. Panel members included Dave Perkins, US Geological Service; Roger Rulifson, East Carolina University; Ray Schaffter, California Department of Fish and Game; and Saul Saila, University of Rhode Island (retired). Dr. Saila was unable to attend the review.
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In October 1997, American shad and Atlantic sturgeon were prioritized for an external peer review to be conducted in early 1998.
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