NOAA Fisheries recently updated the Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) to reflect the status of stocks as of June 30, 2015. The index tracks the performance of 199 key fish stocks important to U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries. NOAA Fisheries … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently announced that the agency will transition from a telephone survey to a mail survey to gather data on fishing trips (effort) of Atlantic and Gulf Coast saltwater recreational anglers. The major change during the transition will involve … Continued
The Elizabeth River Project (ERP) is seeking anglers to help study red drum and speckled trout on the Elizabeth, Lafayette, and Lynnhaven rivers in Virginia. In a partnership between with the Elizabeth River Project (ERP), Duke University Superfund Research Center, … Continued
In February, 2015, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Tautog Management Board approved the 2015 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for management use. Unlike previous assessments, which assessed the stock on a coastwide basis, the 2015 assessment evaluated … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board recently approved the 2015 Black Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for management use. According to the assessment results, black drum is not overfished and not experiencing … Continued
In 2011, as part of the National Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey, the Office of Science and Technology at NOAA Fisheries surveyed recreational anglers about their expenditures associated with fishing for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) from Maine to North … Continued
NOAA’s 2014 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report contains a review of the current status of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) stocks (tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and sharks), describes the agency’s efforts in managing Atlantic HMS fisheries, and provides an … Continued
In 2016, coastal states from Maine through Georgia will transition to conducting the Access Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) to collect information on marine recreational fishing catch and effort data in their own waters, according to the Atlantic States Marine … Continued
Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest an average class of young-of-the-year striped bass was produced in Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in 2014. Striped bass from the … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has begun work on a red drum benchmark stock assessment. The assessment will evaluate the health of the Atlantic coast red drum population and inform the management of the species. Most of the … Continued