May 11-12, 2021 SSC Meeting

The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) met via webinar May 11 – 12, 2021.

May 2021 SSC Meeting Report

Meeting Materials

• May 2021 SSC Agenda

• All Briefing Materials (zip file)

Illex Squid

1. SSC ToR’s for Illex

2. Plausible bounds for availability to and net efficiency for the US fishery and Northeast Fishery Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey for northern shortfin squid estimated developed using a species distribution model (Manderson, Lowman, Galuardi, Mercer)

   • Tables and Figures

3. Indirect Methods for Bounding Biomass and Fishing Mortality for Illex Squid and Implications of an Alternative Quota in 2022 (Rago)

4. Staff Memo: 2021-2021 Illex ABC Recommendations

5. 2021 Advisory Panel Illex Squid, Longfin Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Performance Report

6. 2021 Illex Fishery Information Document

Supplemental Background Material

• Combining fisheries surveys to inform marine species distribution modelling (Moriarty et al. 2020)

Presentations:

• Staff Presentation - Illex Squid

• Plausible bounds for availability of and net efficiency for northern shortfin squid in the US fishery & Northeast Fishery Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey

• Indirect Methods for Bounding Biomass and Fishing Mortality for Illex Squid and Implications of an Alternative Quota for 2022

Butterfish

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2022 Butterfish Measures (same as Illex Squid document #4)

2. 2021 Advisory Panel Illex Squid, Longfin Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Performance Report (same document as Illex Squid document #5)

3. 2021 Butterfish Fishery Information Document

4. Staff Presentation - Butterfish

Longfin Squid

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2022 Longfin Squid Measures (same as Illex Squid document #4)

2. 2021 Advisory Panel Illex Squid, Longfin Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Performance Report (same document as Illex Squid document #5)

3. 2021 Longfin Squid Fishery Information Document

4. Staff Presentation - Longfin Squid

Atlantic Surfclam

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2022 Atlantic Surfclam Measures

2. 2021 NEFSC Atlantic Surfclam Commercial Fishery Data Update

3. 2021 Advisory Panel Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Performance Report

4. 2021 Atlantic Surfclam Fishery Information Document

5. Estimated Proportion of Undersized Surfclam Landings for 2020

6. 2020 Management Track Peer Review Committee Report

7. Staff Presentation - Surfclam and Quahog

Ocean Quahog

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2022 Ocean Quahog Measures (same as Atlantic Surfclam document #1)

2. 2021 NEFSC Ocean Quahog Commercial Fishery Data Update

3. 2021 Advisory Panel Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Performance Report (same as Atlantic Surfclam document #3)

4. 2021 Ocean Quahog Fishery Information Document

5. 2020 Management Track Peer Review Committee Report (same as Atlantic Surfclam document as #6)

Other Business

Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report

1. Draft Proposal – Operationalizing the State of the Ecosystem Report

2. 2021 State of the Ecosystem Response Checklist

3. 2021 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report

4. 2021 State of the Ecosystem Tracking Memo

2026 Research Track Stock Assessment Priorities

1. Background Information – 2026 Research Track Stock Assessment