First Stock Assessment of Northern Anchovies in 20 Years Planned for 2016
SEAFOODNEWS.COM By Peggy Parker - November 17, 2015
Earlier this week, the Pacific Fishery Management Council agreed to conduct the first stock assessment in twenty years for anchovies, with new data to be available a year from now.
In presentations to the Council, scientists agreed that any decline is not related to commercial fishery landings, but noted that “additional analyses of the complete CalCOFI dataset and other potential datasets is needed to fully document the extent of the decline.”
The scientists noted that “evidence of multiple spawning locations and high numbers of potential recruits of both northern anchovy subpopulations and Pacific sardine along the west coast suggests that 2015 may be a better year for coastal pelagic species. However, while the increased recruitment signals are positive, it is premature to assess their overall contribution to the stock without conducting a formal stock assessment.”
The Southwest Fisheries Science Center presented information on data-limited stock assessment...
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