44th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (44th SAW). 44th SAW assessment summary report

"The 44th SAW Assessment Summary Report contains summary and detailed technical information on three assessments reviewed in November - December 2006 at the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) by the 44th Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC-44): ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica), the northeast skate species complex (Barndoor skate, Dipturus laevis; Clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria; Little skate, Leucoraja erinacea; Rosette skate, Leucoraja garmani; Smooth skate, Malacoraja senta; Thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata; Winter skate, Leucoraja ocellata), and Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima). The SARC-44 consisted of two external, independent reviewers and an external SARC chairman, all appointed by the Center for Independent Experts (CIE). The SARC evaluated whether each Term of Reference (listed in the Appendix) was completed successfully based on whether the work provided a scientifically credible basis for developing fishery management advice"--Introduction. "January 2007." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 2007 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Library Public Domain 1863