Catches from fish populations managed within U.S. waters have fluctuated substantially over the last century and in many cases have declined precipitously, creating serious economic, social, and ...

A simple fish stock assessment model applied to over 500 years of catch data demonstrated that if Canadian authorities had allowed for the rebuilding of the stock of northern Atlantic cod off ...

Fishery assessment models overestimate the sustainability of the world’s fisheries, according to a study of 230 fisheries worldwide, and populations of many overfished species are in far worse ...

Appropriate fishery management requires an understanding of the target species' stock dynamics. However, in the Northern Hemisphere, illegal trade and IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated) ...

CAMBRIDGE, MD - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is undertaking a comprehensive update of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab stock assessment, which has not been revised since 2011. This ...

Table D.1 contains a checklist of items that should be included and/or considered in a stock assessment. The assumptions given in Table D.1 should be considered in choosing a model and specific ...