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"Reports that are produced following SAW/SARC meetings include: An Assessment Summary Report - a summary of the assessment results in a format useful to managers; an Assessment Report -- a detailed account of the assessments for each stock; and the SARC panelist reports -- a summary of the reviewer's opinions and recommendations as well as individual reports from each panelist"--Foreword. [doi:10.7289/V5/RD-NEFSC-17-03 (http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/RD-NEFSC-17-03)]
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.
"The purpose of the Workshop was to present the assessment results and management advice on weakfish, surfclams, striped bass, and spiny dogfish, peer reviewed by the Stock Assessment Review Committee at its December 1-5, 1997 meeting, to managers, fisheries representatives, and the public"--Introduction.