Summary Reports

Summary of findings from the Managing Our Nation's Fisheries Conference in DC, 2005 Proceedings(5.7MB) Cover Letter
 
Responsible Fisheries Management into the 21st Centruy:  A report from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council August 2002

AFA Report to Congress - A report on the impacts resulting from passage of the AFA (February 2002)

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI): Species Profile 2001 - a concise, informative overview of the major BSAI groundfish species written by David Witherell (NPFMC staff). The profile for each species includes information on biology, stock assessment, population status, fishery (gear types), management under the FMP, economics and a catch history.

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA): Species Profile (June 1, 2001) - a concise, informative overview of the major GOA groundfish species written by Jane DiCosimo and Nicole Kimball (NPFMC staff). The profile for each species includes information on biology, stock assessment, population status, fishery (gear types), management under the FMP, economics and a catch history.

Status and Trends of Principal Groundfish and Shellfish Stocks in the Alaska EEZ (November 2000) written by David Witherell.

A Guide to Stock Assessment of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish (September 1997) written by David Witherell (NPFMC) and James Ianelli (NMFS, AFSC). This article provides the layman with a general understanding of how quotas for groundfish in the BS/AI are established and the various tools used by the scientists to assess fish stocks.

Russian Far East Fisheries Management (September 30, 1997) - Report to Congress as mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Act, written by Clarence Pautzke, Ph.D., then Executive Director of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Summarizes institutional structures of fisheries management in the Russian Far East and how those relate to management of U.S. fisheries.