Assessment of 19 Northeast Groundfish Stocks through 2000. A Report to the New Engloand Fishery Management Council's Multi-Species Monitoring Committee

摘要

The Northern Demersal Working Group and the Southern Demersal Working Group met on an intermittent basis during July and August, 2000, and in joint session on 30 and 31 August, 2000 to review assessments of 19 stocks of groundfish regulated by the Northeast Multi-species Fishery Management Plan. This report was prepared for the NEFMC Multi-Species Monitoring Committee for use in developing management advice for the 2001 fishing year. This report represents a summary of the assessment results presented to the Joint Working Group at its 30-31 August, 2000 Final Review Meeting. The report consists of this introduction, followed by a concise section for each of the 19 stocks in the review. A concluding section contains overall comments by the Joint Working Group, an evaluation of the quality of the data and assessments, and recommendations for future improvement. This Working Group report contains information on current stock status, with no explicit references to management advice.