49th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (49th SAW) assessment summary report : a report of the 49th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop

The 49th SAW Assessment Summary Report contains summary and detailed technical information on two stock assessments reviewed in November-December 2009 at the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) by the 49th Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC-49): Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima), and butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus). The SARC-49 consisted of three external, independent reviewers appointed by the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) and an external SARC chairman from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Science and Statistics Committee (MAFMC SSC). 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. The reviewers' reports for SAW/SARC-49 are available at website: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/ under the heading "SARC 49 Panelist Reports"--Introduction. [by Northeast Fisheries Science Center]. "January 2010." Includes bibliographical references.