Based on the results of the most recent stock assessment update, the northern shrimp stock in the Gulf of Maine was depleted in 2018, with spawning stock biomass (SSB) at extremely low levels since 2013 (Hunter et al. 2018). The traffic light analysis of 2019 data indicated no improvement in status in 2019, with indices of abundance, biomass, and spawning stock biomass at new time-series lows, and recruitment the third-lowest in the time series, well below the 2018 level.
Stock Assessments
Scientific evaluations of fish stock status, providing critical data on population sizes, health, and trends to inform management decisions.
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The Bayesian statistical catch-at-age assessment model for weakfish was updated with data through 2017. This included the new, calibrated MRIP estimates of recreational catch for the entire time series.
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This document presents a summary of the 2018 benchmark stock assessment for summer flounder. The assessment was peer-reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts at the 66th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SAW/SARC 66) meeting in November 2018.
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This assessment of Atlantic bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is an update through 2018 of commercial and recreational catch data, research survey indices of abundance, and the analyses of those data.
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Approved for Management Use by the Horseshoe Crab Management Board May 1, 2019
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This document presents a summary of the 2018 benchmark stock assessment for Atlantic striped bass. The assessment was peer-reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts at the 66th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SAW/SARC66) meeting in November 2018.
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This document summarizes the 2019 benchmark stock assessment for horseshoe crab.
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The 66th SARC was convened in Woods Hole at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, November 27-30, 2018 to review benchmark stock assessments of Summer flounder and Striped bass.
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