Peer Review Plans

Title and Description:
Stock Assessments of Fish and Invertebrates from the Northeast Coast of the United States, Specifically, Ocean Quahog, Northeast Skate Species Complex, and Atlantic Surfclam
Benchmark stock assessments.

ID:  64 Info. Type:  ISI
Estimated Dissemination Date:  2/15/2007
Contact Person:  Rebecca Rootes NOAA Locator

Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda:  12/15/2006

Estimated Peer Review Start Date:  11/28/2006
Review type:  panel
Expected number of peer reviewers:  3 or fewer
Peer reviewers will be selected by:  a designated outside organization

Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers?  no

Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed?  yes

How? Paper copies of documents that are being peer reviewed by the SARC were available to the public at the SARC meeting.

When?  The 44th SARC meeting occurred from 11/28/2006 to 12/4/2006,; it was open to the public and the public was permitted to make comments during the meeting.

Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review?  yes

Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review:  Fishery stock assessment, biology and ecology, population dynamics and modeling

Comments on Peer Review:
Charge Statement:  in SARC 44 summary report at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/Jones_SARC_44_summary_report-2-23revised-final.pdf.

Final peer review report:  in SARC 44 summary report at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/Jones_SARC_44_summary_report-2-23revised-final.pdf.

Re agency response to the peer review report, see Introduction in 44th SAW Assessment Report at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/crd/crd0710/.

ISI work product:
44th SAW Summary Assessment Report at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/crd/crd0703/ and
44th SAW Assessment Report at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/crd/crd0710/.