Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 17-17

Operational Assessment of 19 Northeast Groundfish Stocks, Updated Through 2016

by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Web version posted October 18, 2017

Citation: Northeast Fisheries Science Center. 2017. Operational Assessment of 19 Northeast Groundfish Stocks, Updated Through 2016. US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 17-17; 259 p. doi: 10.7289/V5/RD-NEFSC-17-17

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Executive Summary

Individual Stocks

• Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod
• Georges Bank Atlantic cod
• Georges Bank haddock
• Gulf of Maine haddock
• Cape Cod - Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder
• Southern New England - Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail flounder
• Georges Bank Winter flounder
• Southern New England - Mid-Atlantic Winter flounder
• Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank American plaice
• Witch flounder
• Acadian redfish
• White hake
• Pollock
• Atlantic wolffish
• Gulf of Maine - Georges Bank Windowpane flounder
• Southern New England - Mid-Atlantic windowpane flounder
• Ocean pout
• Gulf of Maine Winter flounder
• Georges Bank Yellowtail flounder

Appendices

• Terms of Reference for Operational Assessments
• Outreach Conducted for 2017 Groundfish Operational Assessment
• Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) Summary
• Guidelines for Allowable Changes to Operational Assessments
• Onsite participants
• Ecosystem Considerations Report

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