September 1, 2017 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center is carrying out routine, regularly scheduled stock assessments for New England groundfish. The peer review will be September 11-15, and the NEFSC is sending the draft assessment reports and supporting information to the peer reviewers and making the information available to the public this Friday, September 1. At this stage the results are preliminary until they are vetted by the peer review panel.
You may now access the 2017 draft groundfish operational assessments and a range of additional materials through our data portal link here:
https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/groundfish/operational-assessments-2017.
For each species stock, we will also include models, model inputs, maps, figures, tables, and other background materials that will be used by peer reviewers. We hope this will help you prepare for the assessment meeting if you plan to attend and to better understand the draft assessment results, recognizing that the results are not final until confirmed by the peer review panel. Please let us know your thoughts on how we can continue to improve access to information for future assessment meetings.
The 2017 peer review of 19 Northeast groundfish operational stock assessments will occur September 11-15 in Woods Hole, MA. The meeting will also be available by webinar and teleconference.
Questions? Contact Teri Frady at 508-495-2239 or teri.frady@noaa.gov.