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Assessment of the squid stock complex in the Gulf of Alaska
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  • Personal Authors:
    Ormseth, Olav A.
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  • Description:
    Squids in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) are managed as a single stock complex comprising approximately 15 species. Historically squids were managed as part of the GOA “Other Species” complex, which included squids, octopuses, sharks, and sculpins. In 2011, the “Other Species” group was broken up into individual stock complexes and the squid complex received its own harvest specifications. Harvest recommendations are based on an historical catch approach setting OFL equal to maximum historical catch during 1997 – 2007. In June 2017 the North Pacific Fishery Management Council moved to reclassify squid as an “Ecosystem Component” complex, meaning that once the Fishery Management Plan has been amended to reflect this decision there will no longer be annual catch limits for squids (see https://www.npfmc.org/squid-reclassification/ for more information).

  • Document Type:
    Stock Assessment
  • Collection(s):
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
  • Place as Subject:
    Alaska, Gulf of
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      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Pacific ocean perch in the Gulf of Alaska are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data. For Gulf of Alaska rockfish in on-cycle (odd) years, we present a full stock assessment document with...
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      Personal Author:
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      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      In 2017, the scheduled frequency for some stock assessments was changed in response to the National Stock Assessment Prioritization effort. Prior to 2017, Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish were assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide...
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      Personal Author:
      Hanselman, Dana H.; Rodgveller, Cara J.; Lunsford, Chris R.; Fenske, Kari H.;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The longline survey abundance index increased 14% from 2016 to 2017 following a 28% increase in 2016 from 2015. The lowest point of the time series was 2015. The fishery abundance index decreased 23% from 2015 to 2016 and is the time series low (the ...
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      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
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    7. Assessment of the Shortraker Rockfish Stock in the Gulf of Alaska
      Personal Author:
      Echave, Katy; Hulson, Peter-John;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
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      Description:
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      Personal Author:
      McGilliard, Carey R.; Palsson, Wayne;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
      Ormseth, Olav A.
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      There are currently no target fisheries for skates in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), and directed fishing for skates is prohibited. Incidental catches in other fisheries are sufficiently high that skates are considered to be “in the fishery” and harve...
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      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The National Standard Guidelines for Fishery Management Plans published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) require that a stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) report be prepared and reviewed annually for each fishery management...
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      Personal Author:
      Spies, Ingrid; Aydin, Kerim; Ianelli, James N.; Palsson, Wayne;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Arrowtooth flounder biomass estimates in the current model have changed relative to the projection model estimates in 2016. The model projection of spawning biomass for 2018, assuming fishing mortality equal to the recent 5-year average, was 873,789 ...
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      Personal Author:
      Lowe, Sandra A.
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Atka mackerel have been moved to a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data from the biennial trawl survey. A full assessment was presented in 2015, which included data from the 2015...
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      Personal Author:
      Tribuzio, Cindy A.; Echave, Katy; Coutre, Karson;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The Other Rockfish (OR) complex (Table 16.1 and Figure 16.1) in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) is assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new trawl survey biomass estimates. The complex acceptable biological ca...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.34 MB]
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      Personal Author:
      Bryan, Meaghan D.
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The Gulf of Alaska (GOA) northern and southern rock sole assessment has been moved to a 4-year assessment cycle per the stock assessment prioritization schedule. During years when a full assessment is not completed a partial assessment will be done. ...
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      Personal Author:
      Dorn, Martin; Aydin, Kerim; Fissel, Ben; Jones, Darin; McCarthy, Abigail; Palsson, Wayne; Spalinger, Kally;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The base model projection of female spawning biomass in 2018 is 342,683 t, which is 57.5% of unfished spawning biomass (based on average post-1977 recruitment) and above B40% (238,000 t), thereby placing GOA pollock in sub-tier “a” of Tier 3. The...
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      Personal Author:
      Olson, Andrew; Stahl, Jennifer; Williams, Ben; Jaenicke, Mike; Meyer, Scott;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The results of a preliminary statistical age-structured assessment model (ASA) are not presented this year due to personnel changes. The ASA will be presented in full in 2018 or 2019; updates to the status quo methodology are presented here.
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      Personal Author:
      Echave, Katy; Hulson, Peter-John;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Rockfish have historically been assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new trawl survey data (odd years). In 2017, the Alaska Fisheries Science Center participated in a stock assessment prioritization pr...
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      Personal Author:
      Turnock, Benjamin J.; McGilliard, Carey R.; Palsson, Wayne;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Summary of Changes in Assessment Inputs: 1) 2016-2017 catch data were added to the model and 2015 catch was updated to include October to December catch in that year. 2) 2016 and 2017 fishery length composition data were added to the model and 2015 f...
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      Personal Author:
      Turnock, Benjamin J.; Bryan, Meaghan; Wilderbuer, Thomas K.;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      Survey abundance estimates for the shallow-water complex were higher in 2017 compared to 2015 for all species except Yellowfin sole and Butter sole. The random effects model was used to estimate current biomass for estimating the OFL and ABC values. ...
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    20. Assessment of the sculpin stock complex in the Gulf of Alaska
      Personal Author:
      Spies, Ingrid; Nichol, Dan; Aydin, Kerim; TenBrink, Todd T.;
      Published:
      2017
      Series:
      Gulf of Alaska Stock Assessments
      Description:
      The estimated 2018 total sculpin complex biomass in the GOA is 33,134 t. This represents a small decrease from the last full assessment in 2015. The recommended 2018 and 2019 ABC is 5,301 t based on an FABC=0.16 and the 2018 and 2019 overfishing leve...
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      Filetype[PDF - 690.28 KB]
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