Status of northwest Atlantic herring stocks of concern to the United States

It seems timely to attempt a review of these recent events in the fishery and an assessment of the status of our understanding of herring stocks of concern to the United States - particularly since the last such review was published by Scattergood and Tibbo in 1959. It also seems relevant to examine information and stock management needs for the future. This document attempts to do just that -- to review the status of our understanding of herring stocks of the western North Atlantic of concern to the United States, and to propose activities needed to increase our knowledge in areas relevant to long-term productivity of stocks under exploitation.