November 20, 2018 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
An ad-hoc sub-panel of the New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on Friday, November 30, 2018 to review a report from the Fishery Data for Stock Assessment Working Group (FDSAWG). The public is invited to attend in person or listen live via webinar or telephone. Here are the details.
MEETING LOCATION: Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI. Hotel information is available here.
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting will be available at Listen Live. There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (415) 930-5321. The access code is 178-698-691. Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC ad-hoc sub-panel will review the FDSAWG’s work on the following tasks:
- Explain how fishery dependent and fishery independent data are used in stock assessments, including how different data elements are used and interact in an age-based analytic assessment;
- Summarize the theoretical utility and limitations of using catch per unit effort (CPUE) and landings per unit effort (LPUE) as indexes of abundance for Northeast multispecies (groundfish) stocks;
- Identify the fishery factors and fishery dependent data needed to create a CPUE that would be a reliable index of abundance for Northeast multispecies stocks – without regard to existing fishing practices, regulations, or monitoring systems; and
- Compare the desired factors identified with existing conditions and data for the fishery through a gap analysis of factors and data needed, as well as the analytical approaches necessary, to create a CPUE that would be a reliable index of abundance for Northeast multispecies stocks.
MATERIALS: Meeting materials will be posted on the Council’s website at SSC Peer Review November 30, 2018 documents.