Combined Canada/USA catches were 574 mt, including 30 mt of discards in 2014. The Virtual Population Analysis (VPA) “M 0.8” model from the 2013 benchmark was used to provide catch advice. Natural mortality (M) was fixed at 0.2 for all ages in all years, except for ages 6+ in years from 1994 onward, where M = 0.8. Since 1995, adult population biomass (ages 3+) has fluctuated between 5,900 mt and 18,800 mt. The estimated adult population biomass at the beginning of 2015 from the VPA “M 0.8” model was 10,048 mt. Recruitment at age 1 has been low in recent years. The 2003 and 2010 year classes are estimated to be the highest recruitments since 1998. The current estimate of the 2013 year class is about two-thirds of the 2003 and 2010 year class based on the 2015 assessment. The 2012 year class is the lowest on record. Fishing mortality (F) has been declining since 2007 and has been at or below F = 0.11 since 2011. F in 2014 was estimated to be 0.04. Average weight at length, used to reflect condition, has been stable in the past, but has started to decline in recent years. Lower weights at age in the population in recent years and poor recruitment have contributed to the lack of rebuilding.
2000 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 00-09
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The third Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) meeting was held in Woods Hole, MA, USA during 26-28 April 2000 and provided a forum for...
2004 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 04-05
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The seventh Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) meeting was held at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole Laboratory in W...
2000 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 00-08
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"This Advisory Report on Stock Status provides results ofthe third meeting of the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC), held in Woods H...
2000 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 00-17
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This report presents an updated analytical assessment of the status of the Georges Bank cod Gadus morhua stock (NAFO Division 5Z and subarea 6) for th...
2000 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 00-10
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Calibrated virtual population analysis and surplus production analysis indicate that the stock of yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) on Georges ...
2002 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 02-12
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The fifth meeting of the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) was held during 5-8 February 2002 in Woods Hole, Ma., USA to review the a...
2000 | Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 00-12
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The Georges Bank haddock stock experienced a 30-year period between 1931 and 1960 characterized by sustained annual yields of 40,000 to 60,000 mt supp...
The Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) met during 7-9 July 2015 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, to review updated assessments ...
Since 1998, the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) has reviewed Eastern Georges Bank Haddock stock assessments and projections necess...
Combined Canada and USA catches in 2015 were 118 mt. This is the lowest value in the time series beginning in 1935. The declining trend in survey biom...
Combined Canada and USA catches for Eastern Georges Bank (EGB) Haddock were 12,495 mt in 2018. The 2018 and 2019 survey indices were above their respe...
Combined Canada/USA catches were 608 mt, including 25 mt of discards in the 2015 calendar year. The estimated adult population biomass at the beginnin...
Combined Canada/United States of America (USA) catches in 2017 were 526 mt, which included 18 mt of discards. Survey biomass indices decreased for all...
Combined Canada/USA catches in 2016 were 537 mt, which included 17 mt of discards. Survey biomass indices increased for all three surveys, while recru...
Combined Canada/United States of America (USA) catches were 13,679 mt in 2017 (27% of the quota). In the most recent surveys, total biomass indices ha...
Combined Canada and USA catches in 2016 were 44 mt. This is the lowest value in the time series beginning in 1935. The declining trend in survey bioma...
Combined Canada and USA catches in 2014 were 159 mt. This is the lowest value in the time series beginning in 1935. Discards were greater than landing...
Combined Canada and United States (US) catches in 2017 were 95 mt. The declining trend in survey biomass to low levels, despite reductions in catch to...
Combined Canada/USA catches were 608 mt, including 25 mt of discards in the 2015 calendar year. The estimated adult population biomass at the beginnin...
Following the 2018 TRAC, poor diagnostics of both the VPA and ASAP assessment models for eastern Georges Bank cod resulted in TMGC requesting that TRA...
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