The 2020 benchmark stock assessment for American lobster provides the most recent information on the status of U.S. American lobster stocks.
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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An independent peer review of the American lobster stock assessment was conducted via webinar from August 10-14, 2020.
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This assessment of the Gulf of Maine winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) stock is a management track assessment of the existing 2017 area-swept operational assessment (NEFSC 2017). Based on the previous assessment the biomass status is unknown but overfishing was not occurring. This assessment updates commercial and recreational fishery catch data, research survey indices of abundance, and the area-swept estimates of 30+ cm biomass based on the fall NEFSC, MDMF, and MENH surveys.
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This document presents a summary of the benchmark stock assessment for American shad. The assessment was prepared by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Shad Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) and peer-reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts through the Commission’s external review process.
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The 2020 American Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report is divided into two parts: American Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review, and American Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment.
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The 2020 Assessment Oversight Panel considered Atlantic herring and butterfish to be Level 2 assessments and Atlantic surfclam and longfin squid as Level 3 assessments. As a result of this designation, the assessments for all four species required peer review.
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Updated 2024
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