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The 2015 ASFMC American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report indicates the American lobster resource presents a mixed picture of stock status, with record high stock abundance and recruitment in the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Georges Bank … Continued
Atlantic menhaden stocks are not overfished nor experiencing overfishing relative to the current maximum spawning potential (MSP) based biological reference points, according to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) 2015 Atlantic menhaden benchmark assessment. Population fecundity, a measure of … Continued