26th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (26th SAW) 26th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (26th SAW) : Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) Consensus Summary of Assessments, A Report of the 26th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop

The Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) meeting of the 26th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (26th SAW) was held at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA during 1-5 December 1997. The SARC Chairman was Dr. Emol)' Anderson (NEFSC). Members of the SARC included scientists from the NMFS Northeast and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (NEFSC and SWFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishel)' Management Council (MAFMC), Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the States of Florida and New York, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Virginia Institute ofMarine Science (Table 1). In addition, 50 other persons attended some or all of the meeting. Some, including industl)' representatives, took part in the discussion (Table 2). The meeting agenda is presented in Table 3.