Tag Archives: stock assessment process
Our view: Bridging NOAA’s credibility gap
Bill Karp, director of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, should have a chance later this week to bridge some fundamental gaps in trust and credibility when he delivers a report on NOAA Fisheries’ stock assessment process and scientific models program. To his credit, he concedes the enormous disconnect between what NOAA Fisheries has found in its stock assessments and what fishermen see every day on the water is a significant problem. Read the rest here 11:26
Fishery science dispute front and center at storm shortened NEFMC meetings
The New England Fishery Management Council cancelled Tuesday’s session of the upcoming meetings in Portsmouth, N.H., but still holds out hope it will be able to squeeze much of the three-day agenda into Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. If that is the case, the final item could be the most contentious: Northeast Fisheries Science Center Director Bill Karp’s report on NOAA Fisheries’ stock assessment process and modeling program. Read the rest here 11:45
What can ecosystem models add to the stock assessment process? May 14, 2014 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Dr. Cameron Ainsworth (Assistant Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida) will provide a presentation on what ecosystem models can add to the stock assessment process. Ecosystem and multispecies models account for a in single species stock assessment Sign in for the Webinar presentation. 07:24
