2023 Guam bottomfish management unit species data workshops

The Guam BMUS data workshops—staggered a year behind those of American Samoa, in congruence with their benchmark assessment timelines—were held on January 17th-19th, 2023. The primary goal of the workshops was to solicit input from the Guam Department of Agriculture’s (DOAG) Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR) and bottomfish fishers to contextualize data and apparent data trends available to PIFSC stock assessors for the 2024 Guam BMUS stock assessment. These workshops are distinct from complementary and parallel efforts of the Fishery Monitoring and Research Division (FRMD; parent division to the SAP). Parallel efforts include data collection improvements, revision of the bottomfish management unit species, and stock assessment improvements.

关岛底栖鱼类管理单元（Bottomfish Management Unit, BMUS）数据研讨会——为与美属萨摩亚的同系列研讨会错开一年，契合其基准评估时间线——于2023年1月17日至19日举办。
本次研讨会的核心目标是征集关岛农业部（Guam Department of Agriculture, DOAG）下属水生与野生动物资源司（Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, DAWR）以及底栖渔业从业者的意见，以厘清2024年关岛底栖鱼类管理单元种群评估中，太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心（Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC）种群评估人员可获取的现有数据及疑似数据趋势的背景信息。
本次研讨会与渔业监测与研究司（Fishery Monitoring and Research Division, FRMD；其上级部门为SAP）的互补并行工作有所区别。此类并行工作涵盖数据采集优化、底栖鱼类管理单元物种名录修订以及种群评估方法改进等内容。