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 assessment of the Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) stock is an update of t he existing 2021 Management Track Assessment (NEFSC 2022). Based on the previous assessment the stock was not overfished and overfishing was not occurring. This 2023 Management Track Assessment updates fishery catch data, research survey indices of abundance, the ASAP assessment model, and biological reference points through 2022. Additionally, stock projections have been updated through 2025.
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This assessment of the Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) stock is an update of the existing 2021 Management Track Assessment (NEFSC 2022). Based on the previous assessment the stock was not overfished and overfishing was not occurring.
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This assessment of the Atlantic Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) stock is a management track update assessment of the existing 2022 research track assessment (NEFSC 2022). Stock status for bluefish from the research track assessment (data through 2021) found the stock was not overfished, and overfishing was not occurring.
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The following research recommendations were developed as part of the 2023 American Eel Benchmark Stock Assessment. Research recommendations are broken down into future research and data collection and assessment methodology. Research recommendations from ASMFC 2012, 2017 remain important, but the following list is specific to what the SAS thinks could improve the next stock assessment.
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An independent peer review of the Black Drum stock assessment was conducted during a hybrid in-person/webinar Review Workshop on January 18-20, 2023, at the ASMFC office in Arlington, VA.
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This document presents a summary of the 2023 benchmark stock assessment for black drum.
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This document summarizes the 2022 Stock Assessment Updates for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) winter flounder stocks. Both assessments revise the 2011 Benchmark Stock Assessments that were peer-reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts at the 52nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SAW/SARC 52) meeting.
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The traffic light analysis of 2022 data indicated no improvement in status, with indices of abundance, spawning stock biomass, and recruitment at new time-series lows.
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