Review of Northeast fishery stock assessments / Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fish stock assessment--New England.

Fish stock assessment.

Fishery management--New England.

Fishery management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks in the Northeast United States has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. The diminishing stocks have forced managers to take strict regulatory measures. Numerous questions have been raised about the adequacy of stock assessment science used to evaluate the status of these stocks and the appropriateness of the management measures taken. Based on these concerns, Congress mandated that a scientific review of the methodology and data used to evaluate these stocks be conducted. In this volume, the committee concludes that although there are improvements to be made in data collection, modeling uncertainty, and communicating between fishers, managers, and scientists, the scientific methods used in the Northeast stock assessments are sound. Recommendations are made on how the stock assessment process can be improved.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 General Review of Northeast Groundfish Stock Assessments; 5 Review of Details of Northeast Groundfish Stock Assessments; 6 Science and Management; 7 Conclusions; 8 References; 9 Appendixes; 10 A. Mandate from Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act; 11 B. Committee Biographies; 12 C. Materials Received from National Marine Fisheries Service; 13 D. Presentation to the Committee by NMFS Scientists; 14 E. Glossary; 15 F. Extending Data Series and Alternative Projection Results for Gulf of Maine Cod

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86).

ISBN:

9786610186945

9780309174138

0309174139

9781280186943

1280186941

9780309591652

0309591651

9780585023717

0585023719

OCLC:

614541268