Northern Stock
Population Abundance
Not overfished
Northern Stock
Fishing Mortality
Overfishing not occurring
Southern Stock
Population Abundance
Overfished
Southern Stock
Fishing Mortality
Overfishing occurring
Current Status
Stock status based on 2024 benchmark stock assessment. Draft Addendum II has been initiated to allow the Sciaenids Board to address the southern region’s negative stock status and concern with increasing fishing mortality observed in the northern region in recent years.