Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass SAFE Report

Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports are documents or sets of documents that summarize the best scientific information available for federally managed fish stocks. This includes information concerning the biological condition of stocks and marine ecosystems, essential fish habitat (EFH), and the socioeconomic condition of commercial and recreational fisheries. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that SAFE reports be made available on a publicly accessible website to facilitate use of the information.

Listed below are the documents that comprise the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass SAFE report.

NEPA Documents for Recent Actions

• Framework 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan 

• Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment (Amendment 22) 

• Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment (Amendment 23)

• Omnibus ABC and Risk Policy Framework

• Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment (Amendment 21)

SAFE Report Components: Significant trends; previous management actions; fishery specifications; fishing mortality; bycatch of non-target species; economic, social, and biological status and impacts of measures; status determination criteria (SDC); rebuilding measures; essential fish habitat (EFH) information; safety

Stock Assessment Reports

• Black Sea Bass Operational Assessment for 2021

• 2023 Scup Management Track Assessment

• 2023 Summer Flounder Management Track Assessment

SAFE Report Components: Stock and ecosystem status; SDC; data gaps; fishing mortality

Fishery Information Documents

• 2023 Summer Flounder Fishery Information Document

• 2023 Scup Fishery Information Document

• 2023 Black Sea Bass Fishery Information Document

SAFE Report Components: Significant trends; previous management actions; SDC; fishing mortality; social and economic status