Jonah Crab Pre-Assessment Data Workshop Report — 2021

Cooperative interstate management of Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) in U.S. waters was first implemented in 2015 with the adoption of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP; ASMFC 2015). However, there has been no stock assessment of U.S. Jonah crab to date, stock status is unknown, and there has been…