SAW Reports

1985-2003 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

NOTE: This table is in reverse chronological order, with the most recent reports at the top.

SAW SARC Meeting¹ Assessments Reviewed ² Public Review Workshop ³ Summary Report ⁴ Assessment Report ⁵

38 Woods Hole
17-19 Nov 2003 ocean quahog, Atlantic butterfish Jan 2004 (MAFMC/NEFMC) CRD 04-04
Jan 2004 CRD 04-03
Jan 2004

37 SMAST, UMass Dartmouth
16-20 Jun 2003 witch flounder, spiny dogfish, Atlantic hagfish resource and fishery, illex squid, Atlantic surfclam Jul/Aug 2003 (MAFMC/NEFMC) CRD 03-17
Sep 2003 CRD 03-16
Sep 2003

36 Woods Hole
2-6 Dec 2002 yellowtail flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine), winter flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Gulf of Maine), northern shrimp, striped bass assessment methodology Jan/Feb 2003 (MAFMC/NEFMC/ASMFC) CRD 03-04
Feb 2003 CRD 03-06
Feb 2003

35 Woods Hole
24-28 Jun 2002 summer flounder, scup, index-based assessment methods, silver hake stock distribution Aug 2002 (ASMFC/MAFMC) CRD 02-13
Sep 2002 CRD 02-14
Sep 2002

34 Woods Hole
26-30 Nov 2001 loligo squid, Georges Bank winter flounder, goosefish Jan 2002 (NEFMC and MAFMC) CRD 02-07
Apr 2002 CRD 02-06
Apr 2002

33 Woods Hole
25-29 Jun 2001 cod (Gulf of Maine), white hake, redfish.
The SARC also reviewed and commented on work provided by the SAW Methods Working Group dealing with production modeling and biological reference points Jul 2001 (NEFMC)
Aug 2001 (MAFMC) CRD 01-19
Dec 2001 CRD 01-18
Dec 2001

32 Woods Hole
27 Nov - 1 Dec 2000 American plaice, sea scallops, silver hake, haddock (Gulf of Maine) Jan 2001 (NEFMC)
Feb 2001 (MAFMC) CRD 01-04
Apr 2001 CRD 01-05
Apr 2001

31 Woods Hole
26-30 Jun 2000 scup, goosefish, ocean quahog, summer flounder Jul 2000 (NEFMC)
Aug 2000 (MAFMC/ASMFC) CRD 00-14
Oct 2000 CRD 00-15
Oct 2000

30 Woods Hole
29 Nov - 3 Dec 1999 weakfish, skate complex, tautog, Atlantic mackerel, surfclams Jan 2000 (NEFMC)
Feb 2000 (ASMFC) CRD 00-04
Apr 2000

29 Woods Hole
21-25 Jun 1999 witch flounder, sea scallops, loligo squid, illex squid Aug 1999 (NEFMC/MAFMC) CRD 99-13
Sep 1999

28 Woods Hole
30 Nov - 4 Dec 1998 yellowtail flounder (Cape Cod), white hake (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), American plaice (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), winter flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic) Jan 1999 (NEFMC/MAFMC) CRD 99-07
May 1999

27 Woods Hole
22-26 Jun 1998 cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), haddock (Georges Bank), yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England), scup, ocean quahog, Atlantic herring, black sea bass Aug 1998 (NEFMC/MAFMC) CRD 98-14
Dec 1998

26 Woods Hole
1-5 Dec 1997 weakfish, surfclam, striped bass, spiny dogfish Jan/Feb 1998 (NEFMC/MAFMC/ASMFC) CRD 98-04
Mar 1998

25 Woods Hole
21-25 Jul 1997 summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, northern shrimp Aug 1997 (MAFMC)
Oct 1997 (NEFMC) CRD 97-15
Dec 1997

24 Woods Hole
19-23 May 1997 cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), haddock (Georges Bank), yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England) Jul/Aug 1997 (NEFMC/MAFMC) CRD 97-11
Oct 1997

23 Woods Hole
18-22 Nov 1997 goosefish, sea scallops, bluefish Jan/Feb 1997 (NEFMC/MAFMC) CRD 97-06
Mar 1997

22 Jul-Aug 1996 1994 fishing vessel logbook data, lobster, summer flounder, surfclam, ocean quahog Aug 1996 (MAFMC/NEFMC) CRD 96-16
Oct 1996

21 Woods Hole
27 Nov-1 Dec 1995 loligo squid, illex squid, Atlantic herring, winter flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Gulf of Maine), Northeast demersal complex Feb 1996 (MAFMC/FEFMC) CRD 96-05h
Aug 1996 CRD 96-05d
Jun 1996

20 1996 haddock (Georges Bank), summer flounder, Atlantic mackerel, sea scallop, black sea bass, tautog Aug 1995 (MAFMC/NEFMC) CRD 95-19
May 1996

19 1995 cod (Gulf of Maine), white hake (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), scup, surfclam, ocean quahog Jan 1995 (MAFMC) CRD 95-09
Mar 1995 CRD 95-08
1995

18 1994 bluefish, summer flounder, witch flounder (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), spiny dogfish, yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank), cod (Georges Bank) Aug 1994 (NEFMC) CRD 94-23
Oct 1994

17 1994 silver hake (Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank; Southern Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic), yellowtail flounder (Southern New England), bluefish, Atlantic butterfish, loligo squid, illex squid Jan 1994 (MAFMC) CRD 94-07
Mar 1994

16 Woods Hole
21-25 Jun 1993 pollock, summer flounder, Atlantic herring, American lobster, tilefish CRD 93-18
Jul 1993

15 Woods Hole
Jan 1993 surf clam, ocean quahog, redfish (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), cod (Gulf of Maine; Georges Bank), gear research CRD 93-07
Mar 1993

14 Woods Hole
15-19 Jun 1992 American lobster, tilefish, monkfish, American plaice, loligo, illex, sea scallops CRD 92-07
Jul 1992

13 Woods Hole
2-6 Dec 1991 harbor porpoise, black sea bass, summer flounder, Atlantic herring, haddock cod (Georges Bank), sea scallops, winter flounder CRD 92-02
Feb 1992

12 Woods Hole
3-8 Jun 1991 mackerel, butterfish, cod (Gulf of Maine), yellowtail flounder, illex, loligo, sea scallops CRD 91-03
Aug 1991 Appendix
Spring 1991

11 Woods Hole
Oct/Nov 1990 herring (Gulf of Maine), summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, bluefish, silver hake, sea scallops, American plaice, cod (Georges Bank), ocean pout, white hake, red hake, small elasmobranchs CRD 90-09
Dec 1990

10 Woods Hole
4-8 Jun 1990 silver hake, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, loligo, illex, ocean quahog CRD 90-07
Jul 1990

9 Falmouth
27 Nov - 1 Dec 1989 Atlantic herring, pollock, sea scallops, surfclam CRD 89-08b
Dec 1989

8 Woods Hole
24-27 Apr 1989 butterfish (Gulf of Maine/Mid-Atlantic), illex squid, loligo squid, Atlantic mackerel CRD 89-08a
Sep 1989

7 Woods Hole
Nov 1988 cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), yellowtail flounder (Southern New England; Georges Bank), scup (Southern New England) CRD 89-04
Mar 1989

6 Woods Hole
3-5 May 1988 summer flounder, butterfish, loligo, illex, mackerel growth rates, bluefish, black sea bass, scallop WHLRD 88-02
Jun 1988

5 Woods Hole
16-20 Nov 1987 northern shrimp, Atlantic herring, bluefish WHLRD 87-12
Jan 1988

4 Woods Hole
30 Mar - 3 Apr 1987 butterfish, mackerel, loligo squid, illex squid, scup, silver hake, haddock WHLRD 87-07
Nov 1987

3 Woods Hole surfclam, ocean quahog, summer flounder, American lobster, winter flounder, bluefish, Atlantic cod, pollock, winter flounder WHLRD 86-14
Oct 1986

2 haddock (Gulf of Maine; Georges Bank), redfish, red hake (Gulf of Maine/No Georges Bank; So Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic); silver hake, yellowtail flounder, white hake, sea scallops, witch flounder, American plaice, mackerel, butterfish, loligo squid, illex squid WHLRD 86-09
Jun 1986

1 Falmouth
8-12 Jul 1985 Initial meeting and planning Rapporteur's Summary

¹Dates and location of Stock Assessment Review Committee meeting
² Stock assessments reviewed by the SARC
³ NEFMC = New England FIshery Management Council; MAFMC = Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
⁴ A summary of assessment results including stock status and management advice
⁵ Details on stock exploitation history, data and methods used, assessment approaches, results, SARC discussion, conclusions and research recommendations

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SAW	SARC Meeting¹	Assessments Reviewed ²	Public Review Workshop ³	Summary Report ⁴	Assessment Report ⁵
38	Woods Hole 17-19 Nov 2003	ocean quahog, Atlantic butterfish	Jan 2004 (MAFMC/NEFMC)	CRD 04-04 Jan 2004	CRD 04-03 Jan 2004
37	SMAST, UMass Dartmouth 16-20 Jun 2003	witch flounder, spiny dogfish, Atlantic hagfish resource and fishery, illex squid, Atlantic surfclam	Jul/Aug 2003 (MAFMC/NEFMC)	CRD 03-17 Sep 2003	CRD 03-16 Sep 2003
36	Woods Hole 2-6 Dec 2002	yellowtail flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine), winter flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Gulf of Maine), northern shrimp, striped bass assessment methodology	Jan/Feb 2003 (MAFMC/NEFMC/ASMFC)	CRD 03-04 Feb 2003	CRD 03-06 Feb 2003
35	Woods Hole 24-28 Jun 2002	summer flounder, scup, index-based assessment methods, silver hake stock distribution	Aug 2002 (ASMFC/MAFMC)	CRD 02-13 Sep 2002	CRD 02-14 Sep 2002
34	Woods Hole 26-30 Nov 2001	loligo squid, Georges Bank winter flounder, goosefish	Jan 2002 (NEFMC and MAFMC)	CRD 02-07 Apr 2002	CRD 02-06 Apr 2002
33	Woods Hole 25-29 Jun 2001	cod (Gulf of Maine), white hake, redfish. The SARC also reviewed and commented on work provided by the SAW Methods Working Group dealing with production modeling and biological reference points	Jul 2001 (NEFMC) Aug 2001 (MAFMC)	CRD 01-19 Dec 2001	CRD 01-18 Dec 2001
32	Woods Hole 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2000	American plaice, sea scallops, silver hake, haddock (Gulf of Maine)	Jan 2001 (NEFMC) Feb 2001 (MAFMC)	CRD 01-04 Apr 2001	CRD 01-05 Apr 2001
31	Woods Hole 26-30 Jun 2000	scup, goosefish, ocean quahog, summer flounder	Jul 2000 (NEFMC) Aug 2000 (MAFMC/ASMFC)	CRD 00-14 Oct 2000	CRD 00-15 Oct 2000
30	Woods Hole 29 Nov - 3 Dec 1999	weakfish, skate complex, tautog, Atlantic mackerel, surfclams	Jan 2000 (NEFMC) Feb 2000 (ASMFC)	CRD 00-04 Apr 2000
29	Woods Hole 21-25 Jun 1999	witch flounder, sea scallops, loligo squid, illex squid	Aug 1999 (NEFMC/MAFMC)	CRD 99-13 Sep 1999
28	Woods Hole 30 Nov - 4 Dec 1998	yellowtail flounder (Cape Cod), white hake (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), American plaice (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), winter flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic)	Jan 1999 (NEFMC/MAFMC)	CRD 99-07 May 1999
27	Woods Hole 22-26 Jun 1998	cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), haddock (Georges Bank), yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England), scup, ocean quahog, Atlantic herring, black sea bass	Aug 1998 (NEFMC/MAFMC)	CRD 98-14 Dec 1998
26	Woods Hole 1-5 Dec 1997	weakfish, surfclam, striped bass, spiny dogfish	Jan/Feb 1998 (NEFMC/MAFMC/ASMFC)	CRD 98-04 Mar 1998
25	Woods Hole 21-25 Jul 1997	summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, northern shrimp	Aug 1997 (MAFMC) Oct 1997 (NEFMC)	CRD 97-15 Dec 1997
24	Woods Hole 19-23 May 1997	cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), haddock (Georges Bank), yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank; Southern New England)	Jul/Aug 1997 (NEFMC/MAFMC)	CRD 97-11 Oct 1997
23	Woods Hole 18-22 Nov 1997	goosefish, sea scallops, bluefish	Jan/Feb 1997 (NEFMC/MAFMC)	CRD 97-06 Mar 1997
22	Jul-Aug 1996	1994 fishing vessel logbook data, lobster, summer flounder, surfclam, ocean quahog	Aug 1996 (MAFMC/NEFMC)	CRD 96-16 Oct 1996
21	Woods Hole 27 Nov-1 Dec 1995	loligo squid, illex squid, Atlantic herring, winter flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic; Gulf of Maine), Northeast demersal complex	Feb 1996 (MAFMC/FEFMC)	CRD 96-05h Aug 1996	CRD 96-05d Jun 1996
20	1996	haddock (Georges Bank), summer flounder, Atlantic mackerel, sea scallop, black sea bass, tautog	Aug 1995 (MAFMC/NEFMC)	CRD 95-19 May 1996
19	1995	cod (Gulf of Maine), white hake (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), scup, surfclam, ocean quahog	Jan 1995 (MAFMC)	CRD 95-09 Mar 1995	CRD 95-08 1995
18	1994	bluefish, summer flounder, witch flounder (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), spiny dogfish, yellowtail flounder (Georges Bank), cod (Georges Bank)	Aug 1994 (NEFMC)	CRD 94-23 Oct 1994
17	1994	silver hake (Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank; Southern Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic), yellowtail flounder (Southern New England), bluefish, Atlantic butterfish, loligo squid, illex squid	Jan 1994 (MAFMC)	CRD 94-07 Mar 1994
16	Woods Hole 21-25 Jun 1993	pollock, summer flounder, Atlantic herring, American lobster, tilefish			CRD 93-18 Jul 1993
15	Woods Hole Jan 1993	surf clam, ocean quahog, redfish (Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank), cod (Gulf of Maine; Georges Bank), gear research		CRD 93-07 Mar 1993
14	Woods Hole 15-19 Jun 1992	American lobster, tilefish, monkfish, American plaice, loligo, illex, sea scallops		CRD 92-07 Jul 1992
13	Woods Hole 2-6 Dec 1991	harbor porpoise, black sea bass, summer flounder, Atlantic herring, haddock cod (Georges Bank), sea scallops, winter flounder		CRD 92-02 Feb 1992
12	Woods Hole 3-8 Jun 1991	mackerel, butterfish, cod (Gulf of Maine), yellowtail flounder, illex, loligo, sea scallops		CRD 91-03 Aug 1991	Appendix Spring 1991
11	Woods Hole Oct/Nov 1990	herring (Gulf of Maine), summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, bluefish, silver hake, sea scallops, American plaice, cod (Georges Bank), ocean pout, white hake, red hake, small elasmobranchs		CRD 90-09 Dec 1990
10	Woods Hole 4-8 Jun 1990	silver hake, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, loligo, illex, ocean quahog		CRD 90-07 Jul 1990
9	Falmouth 27 Nov - 1 Dec 1989	Atlantic herring, pollock, sea scallops, surfclam		CRD 89-08b Dec 1989
8	Woods Hole 24-27 Apr 1989	butterfish (Gulf of Maine/Mid-Atlantic), illex squid, loligo squid, Atlantic mackerel		CRD 89-08a Sep 1989
7	Woods Hole Nov 1988	cod (Georges Bank; Gulf of Maine), yellowtail flounder (Southern New England; Georges Bank), scup (Southern New England)		CRD 89-04 Mar 1989
6	Woods Hole 3-5 May 1988	summer flounder, butterfish, loligo, illex, mackerel growth rates, bluefish, black sea bass, scallop		WHLRD 88-02 Jun 1988
5	Woods Hole 16-20 Nov 1987	northern shrimp, Atlantic herring, bluefish		WHLRD 87-12 Jan 1988
4	Woods Hole 30 Mar - 3 Apr 1987	butterfish, mackerel, loligo squid, illex squid, scup, silver hake, haddock		WHLRD 87-07 Nov 1987
3	Woods Hole	surfclam, ocean quahog, summer flounder, American lobster, winter flounder, bluefish, Atlantic cod, pollock, winter flounder		WHLRD 86-14 Oct 1986
2		haddock (Gulf of Maine; Georges Bank), redfish, red hake (Gulf of Maine/No Georges Bank; So Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic); silver hake, yellowtail flounder, white hake, sea scallops, witch flounder, American plaice, mackerel, butterfish, loligo squid, illex squid		WHLRD 86-09 Jun 1986
1	Falmouth 8-12 Jul 1985	Initial meeting and planning		Rapporteur's Summary