Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop 2009 : Woods Hole, Mass.)

"The 50th SAW Assessment Summary Report contains summary and detailed technical information on three stock assessments reviewed in June 2010 at the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) by the 50th Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC-50): monkfish (also called goosefish; Lophius americanus), sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus), and pollock (Pollachius virens). The SARC-50 consisted of 4 external, independent reviewers (3 appointed by the Center for Independent Experts [CIE] and one by the New England Fishery Management Council Science and Statistics Committee (NEFMC SSC), and an external SARC chairman from the NEFMC 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-50 are available at website: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/ under the heading 'SARC 50 Panelist Reports'"--Introd.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)