Stock assessments of the bottomfish management unit species of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, 2019

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• Personal Author:
  Langseth, Brian J. ; Syslo, John ; Yau, Annie ; Carvalho, Felipe
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Fishery Management Council (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Stock assessments of the bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa were conducted through 2018 and finalized in 2019. Bottomfish resources are managed as one multi-species complex around each territory. The BMUS identified within the archipelagic fishery ecosystem plans (FEPs) is comprised of 16 species for Guam and CNMI and 17 species for American Samoa. These species consist of snappers, groupers, emperors, and jacks. In 2019, the BMUSwere reduced to 13 species for Guam and CNMI and 11 species for American Samoa. The species in the revised lists were assessed for this set of stock assessments after discussions with federal managers.
• Subjects:
  • Fish stock assessment
  • Groundfishes
  • Fishery management
  • Fishery resources
  • Marine ecology
  • Lutjanidae
  • Groupers
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-PIFSC 86
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/bz8b-ng72
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  Guam ; Northern Mariana Islands ; American Samoa
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21164/noaa_21164_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 22.08 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5c158c0a265c86995ed4eea22403e75106be617b4a6d8d73668ad6d2b29cb6a843e6d70c2ba90f8bb504057a612964b341b106fc2880437511283db63e2889e