The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet via webinar on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 9:00-12:00. The SSC will review the latest stock assessment information and make 2027-2029 Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations for Longfin Squid.
Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5260
Webinar Connection Information
Click here to join the November 3, 2026 SSC meeting (If prompted, enter Meeting Number: 2348 742 8413; Password: Hnj8R26T8wJ). After you connect, you will have the option to choose whether to use your phone or computer microphone and speakers for audio.
For phone only access: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 2348 742 8413.
Agenda and Briefing Materials
Materials will be posted below as they become available
Longfin Squid ABC Specifications for 2027-2029
DRAFT Atlantic Mackerel OFL CV Decision Criteria Summary Tables
2026 Longfin Squid Research Track Peer Review Summary Report
2026 Final Longfin Squid Research Track Assessment Report (Full Report)
See the Stock Assessment Support Information (SASINF) Search Tool for additional background documents, working papers (see details under Supplemental Information), and presentations for the August 2026 Research Track peer review
2026 Longfin Squid Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
Supplemental Information:
Below is a list of working papers from the August 2026 Research Track peer review and can be found at the Stock Assessment Support Information (SASINF) Search Tool. Priority might be given to working papers (in bold) 14-18 and 19-22 for assessment methods and diagnostics, and working papers 03 and 12 are relevant to biological and fishery-dependent data quality.
Life History and Biology
01 Owen (2026a) - Comprehensive review of longfin squid life history
02 Mercer et al. (2026a) - SQUIBS biological sampling procedures and results
03 Mercer et al. (2026b) - SQUIBS age, growth, and maturity analyses
04 Richardson (2025) - Hypothesized longfin squid life history and population connectivity
05 Schueller & Gartland - NEAMAP sex ratios and egg data
06 Hodgdon & Blaylock (2026a) - Egg mop index and spawning distribution
07 Richardson & Peoples - Paralarval abundance index
08 Gartland et al. (2026a) - Size-specific spatial distributions from surveys
Ecosystem and Climate
09 Manderson & Salois - 2024 Longfin Squid Population Ecology and Fishery Summit
10 Gartland & Latour - Predator consumption and bottom-up/top-down ecosystem controls
11 Owen (2026b) - Snapshot Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile (ESP)
Fishery Data
12 Gartland & Wilberg (2026a) - Processor size-composition data
13 Jones - High-resolution commercial trawl CPUE indices
Survey Data
14 Gartland et al. (2026b) - Fishery-independent survey indices and size compositions
15 Gartland & Wilberg (2026b) - Spatiotemporal stock size and length-composition models (VAST)
SSLAM – Assessment Model
16 Wilberg et al. (2026a) - SSLAM technical description, reference points, and projections
17 Wilberg et al. (2026b) - SSLAM simulation testing
18 Hodgdon & Blaylock (2026b) - SSLAM sensitivity analyses
SPAM – Assessment Model
19 Manderson - Bottom trawl efficiency estimates from fishing industry
experts
20 Rago et al. (2026a) - Mass balance model sensitivity analyses
21 Rago et al. (2026b) - SPAM supplementary methods and analyses
22 Rago et al. (2026c) - SPAM projection methodology