April 25, 2011 to April 29, 2011
A panel tasked with reviewing assessment methods for data-poor groundfish species will hold a work session that is open to the public. The purpose of the Review of Assessment Methods for Data-Poor Species is to review assessment methods for use on data-poor or data-limited stocks in the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and provide a list of endorsed methods to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Stock assessment methods including Depletion-Corrected Average Catch (DCAC) and Depletion-Based Stock Reduction Analysis (DB-SRA) will be reviewed at the meeting. Several developments of these methods have been proposed, which could raise stocks from Category 3 (catch-based only) to Category 2 in the Groundfish FMP tier system. Category 2 stocks are those where a basic assessment model is fit to trend information. The panel’s role will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the Council at its June meeting in Spokane, Washington.
The Review of Assessment Methods for Data-Poor Species will be held beginning at 8:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2011 and end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete business for the day. The panel will reconvene on Tuesday, April 26 and will continue through Friday, April 29, 2011 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or as necessary to complete business. The panel will adjourn on Friday, April 29, 2011.
The Review of Assessment Methods for Data-Poor Species will be held at:
National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Meeting Room 188
110 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Telephone: 831-420-3900
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2280, at least five days prior to the meeting date.
For further information regarding the review of assessment methods for data-poor groundfish species, please contact Mr. John DeVore at 503-820-2280 ext. 413 or toll free 1-866-806-7204.
