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Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 02-04

Final Report of the Working Group on Re-Evaluation of Biological Reference Points for New England Groundfish

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

Web version posted March 27, 2002

Citation: Working Group on Re-Evaluation of Biological Reference Points for New England Groundfish. 2002. Re-evaluation of biological reference points for New England groundfish. Northeast Fish. Sci. Cent. Ref. Doc. 02-04; 395 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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Executive Summary
Introduction/Background
Estimation & Projection Methodology
Reference Point Re-Estimation & Stock Projections thru 2009 (150 p. altogether; separate sections linked below):
GoM cod GB cod GB haddock GoM haddock GB yellowtail SNE yellowtail flounder CC yellowtail flounder Mid-Atl yellowtail flounder American plaice Witch flounder	SNE winter flounder GB winter flounder Acadian redfish White hake Pollock N windowpane flounder S windowpane flounder Ocean pout Atlantic halibut
Summary/Discussion of Implications of Re-Calculated Reference Points
Conclusions
Literature Cited