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The objectives of the 2025 workshop were to: (1) Age samples collected and prepared from labs along the Atlantic coast for Atlantic menhaden, black sea bass, red drum, scup, striped bass, tautog, and winter flounder; (2) Identify areas of inconsistency that persist for processing or reading ageing structures; (3) Provide information on ageing error for…
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The goals of the Atlantic menhaden ageing structure exchange are to: (1) Establish methods to prepare and read otoliths and/or scales; (2) Determine the precision and bias of age reading data between different readers and labs or agencies along the coast; (3) Make recommendations to improve and standardize ageing practices; and (4) Move bait sample…
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) explaining how the ASMFC coordinates Atlantic menhaden management and the science behind recent decisions.
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This document contains the 2025 Ecological Reference Point Peer Review and Benchmark Stock Assessment Report. Additional supporting information, including the working papers on natural mortality and other topics referenced herein, the presentations given at the Review Workshop, and background literature, can be found at the SEDAR 102 project page: https://sedarweb.org/assessments/sedar-102-asmfc-atlantic-menhaden/ Please note that this report…
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The purpose of this assessment was to update the 2020 Atlantic Menhaden Single-Species Benchmark Stock Assessment (SEDAR 2020a) and recent stock assessment update (ASMFC 2022) with data from 2022-2023. The stock assessment update reran the peer-reviewed BAM with a terminal year of 2023. As part of the assessment process, the Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Subcommittee…
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This document presents a summary of two reports: the 2025 Atlantic Menhaden Single-Species Update Assessment and the ERP Benchmark Assessment. The ERP Benchmark Assessment was peer-reviewed and approved by an independent panel of scientific experts through the 102nd SouthEast, Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) workshop. The reports represent the latest and best information available on…
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board received the results of the single-species assessment update and the 2025 Ecological Reference Points (ERPs) Assessment and Peer Review Reports and accepted the ERPs Assessment and Peer Review Report for management use. The single-species assessment indicates the stock is not overfished nor experiencing overfishing relative to the ERPs developed…
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Consider 2025 Single-Species Assessment Update and Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report Action, Overview of Single-Species Assessment (C. Craig), Overview of Ecological Reference Point Assessment (M. Cieri), Presentation of Peer Review Report (S. Gaichas), Consider Acceptance of 2025 Stock Assessments and Peer Review Report for Management Use, Consider Management Response, If…
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