Report of the Eighth NEFC Stock Assessment Workshop (Eighth SAW) 24-27 April, 1989

The 1989 Spring Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW 8) was held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts from 24-27 April. The workshop involved 56 participants from: state fisheries agencies from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina; New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council staff; representatives from academia; and, National Marine Fisheries Service personnel from the Northeast Fisheries Center (NEFC), Northeast Regional Office (NERO), and the Southeast Fisheries Center (SEFC).The objectives of SAW 8 were to: review the status of butterfish, squid, and mackerel stocks; review and evaluate ongoing research to improve the biological and technical aspects of the assessments; and, review the progress of various SAW Working Groups related to specific topics of special interest. In addition, workshop participants attended a special session on the progress of the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC).

1989年春季鱼类资源评估研讨会（Stock Assessment Workshop, SAW 8）于4月24日至27日在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔举办。本次研讨会共有56名参会者，分别来自：马萨诸塞州、罗德岛州、康涅狄格州、纽约州、马里兰州、弗吉尼亚州及北卡罗来纳州的州级渔业管理机构；新英格兰与中大西洋渔业管理委员会的工作人员；学术界代表；以及来自东北渔业中心（Northeast Fisheries Center, NEFC）、东北区域办公室（Northeast Regional Office, NERO）与东南渔业中心（Southeast Fisheries Center, SEFC）的美国国家海洋渔业局职员。SAW 8的研讨目标如下：一是审查鲳鱼、鱿鱼及鲭鱼的种群现状；二是评估并改进旨在提升资源评估生物学与技术层面水平的在研工作；三是审议各专项渔业资源评估工作组针对特定重点议题的推进进展。此外，参会人员还参与了一场关于切萨皮克湾资源评估委员会（Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee, CBSAC）工作进展的专题会议。