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Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 06-09

42nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (42nd SAW) Stock Assessment Report
Part A: Silver Hake, Atlantic Mackerel, & Northern Shortfin Squid
Part B: Expanded MultispeciesVirtual Population Analysis (MSVPA-X) Stock Assessment Model

by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

National Marine Fisheries Serv., Woods Hole Lab., 166 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543

Print publication date May 2006; web version posted May 22, 2006

Citation: Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2006. 42nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (42nd SAW) stock assessment report, part A: silver hake, Atlantic mackerel, and northern shortfin squid (CRD 06-09a). U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-09a; 284 p.

Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2006. 42nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (42nd SAW) stock assessment report, part B: Expanded Multispecies Virtual Population Analysis (MSVPA-X) stock assessment model. U.S. Dep. Commer., Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 06-09b; 308 p.

Information Quality Act Compliance: In accordance with section 515 of Public Law 106-554, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center completed both technical and policy reviews for this report. These predissemination reviews are on file at the NEFSC Editorial Office.

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Part A: Silver Hake, Atlantic Mackerel,& Northern Shortfin Squid (7.5 MB)

• Introduction
• Assessment of Silver Hake
  • Text
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Appendix 4
• Assessment of Atlantic Mackerel
  • Text
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
• Assessment of Northern Shortfin Squid on the Eastern USA Shelf during 2003 and 2004
  • Text
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3, 4, & 5

Part B: Expanded MultispeciesVirtual Population Analysis (MSVPA-X) Stock Assessment Model (2.9 MB)

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Model Structure and Formulation
• Chapter 2: Data Input and Model Parameterization
• Chapter 3: Model Performance and Sensitivity Analyses
• Chapter 4: Model Utility for Management Purposes
• Chapter 5: ASMFC Research Recommendations
• References
• Tables
• Figures
• Appendix D1: Sensitivity Analyses
• Appendix D2: ASMFC Single-Species Research Recommendations