The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) met May 9-10, 2023 at the Canopy by Hilton Baltimore Harbor Point (1215 Wills Street, Baltimore, MD).
Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5260
Agenda and Briefing Materials
Combined Briefing Materials (zip files)
Mid-Atlantic/New England Catch Accounting and Monitoring
Spiny Dogfish Research Track Assessment Overview
Bluefish Research Track Assessment Overview
Overview of and development of Woods Hole Assessment Model for Bluefish (see ToR #4 starting on page 36 of 2022 research track stock assessment report)
Working Paper: Fishery-dependent CPUE index for bluefish derived from MRIP data
Supplemental Material
Background information on the Woods Hole Assessment Model (WHAM) - https://timjmiller.github.io/wham/
Constant/Average ABC Work Group
Evaluation of ABC Harvest Control Rules and Factors Affecting Their Performance (Wilberg et al. 2015)
OFL CV Guidance Work Group
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 2024 ABC Review
Staff Memo: Review of 2024 Measures for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
2023 NEFSC Commercial Fishery Data Update for Atlantic Surfclam
Estimated Portion of Undersized Surfclam Landings from August 2021 – July 2022
2023 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
2020 Management Track Peer Review Report for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Butterfish 2024 ABC Review
Chub Mackerel 2024 ABC Review
Golden and Blueline Tilefish 2024 ABC Review
Golden Tilefish
2023 Golden Tilefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
Staff Memo: Update on Mid-Atlantic Golden Tilefish Longline Survey and Expansion of the South Atlantic Deepwater Longline Survey for Blueline Tilefish (from April 2023 Council meeting)
Blueline Tilefish