Publications and Other Resources

Publications

• National Fish Assessment Reports (Quarterly Summaries)
  
• (NEW!) Prioritizing Fish Stock Assessments
• Stock Assessment Improvement Plan
• National Stock Assessment Workshop (NSAW) Proceedings
• Stock Assessment: Operational Models in Support of Fisheries Management 
• Understanding Fisheries Management 
• Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards Guidelines 

Resources

• Stock Assessment in NMFS 
• Status of U.S. Fisheries 
• 2014 Stock Assessment Program Review 
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans 
• U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils

Data Portals & Tools

• (Fishery-Independent Survey System (FINSS) 
• Species Information System (SIS) Database (login required) 
• Species Information System (SIS) Public Portal 
• NOAA Fisheries Toolbox 

Other S&T Programs Supporting Stock Assessments

• Advanced Technologies
• National Cooperative Research
• Habitat Science
• Ecosystem Program
• National Observer Program
• Recreational Fisheries Statistics
• Commercial Fisheries Statistics
• Climate
• Center for Independent Experts (CIE) 
• Science Quality Assurance

Regional Stock Assessment Programs

• Alaska Fisheries Science Center  – (Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management)
• Southwest Fisheries Science Center – (SWFSC Stock Assessment Programs)
• Northeast Fisheries Science Center – (Population Dynamics Branch)
• Southeast Fisheries Science Center  – (Sustainable Fisheries Division)
• Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center – (Fisheries Biology and Stock Assessment Branch)
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center-(Population Ecology) | (Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring)