May 2014

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - Thursday, May 8, 2014

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Report

Meeting Materials

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish

General

• Staff Memo on 2015-2017 MSB ABC Specifications
• Terms of Reference
• MSB Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
• 2012 SSC Meeting Materials (Past Mackerel TRAC and Squid Assessments)
• Ohlberger 2013- Climate warming and ectotherm body size
• Conover 2001- Sustaining Fisheries Yields over Evolutionary Time Scales
• Forster 2012- Warming-induced reductions in body size are greater in aquatic than terresterial species
• Kingsolver-Huey 2008- Size, temperature, and fitness: 3 rules

Atlantic Mackerel

• NEFSC Mackerel Biological Update
• Mackerel Fishery Information Document
• Canadian Assessment (2014)
• Wiedenmann et al 2013
• 2010 Mackerel TRAC Assessment

Illex Squid

• NEFSC Squids Biological Update
• Illex Squid Fishery Information Document

Longfin Squid

• NEFSC Squids Biological Update
• Longfin Squid Fishery Information Document

Butterfish

• Butterfish Assessment Summary
• Butterfish Assessment Background Papers
• Butterfish Assessment
• Butterfish SARC Reviews
• Butterfish Fishery Information Document
• NEFSC Fall Index Update
• NEFSC Spring Index Update (not used in assessment)
• VIMS NEAMAP Index Update

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

• Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
• 2014 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Landings Report
• Ocean Quahog AP Information Document
• Surfclam AP Information Document
• Staff Memo on 2015 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications