October 23, 2025 SSC Meeting

The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, October 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to review the 2025 Management Track assessment for Atlantic Mackerel and make 2026-2027 Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, 302-526-5260

• Meeting Report

Agenda and Meeting Materials

• Agenda

Atlantic Mackerel ABC Specifications for 2026-2027

1. SSC Terms of Reference for Atlantic Mackerel

2. Staff Memo: 2026-2027 Atlantic Mackerel ABC Recommendations

3. 2026-2027 Stock Projections for Atlantic Mackerel

   • Projection Spreadsheets (zip file)

4. Draft Atlantic Mackerel OFL CV Decision Criteria Summary Table - To be posted

5. 2025 Atlantic Mackerel Management Track Assessment Report 

   • Model Diagnostic Plots:

     • Run 8: All Plots

     • Run 8: MCMC Plots

     • Run 8: Retro Plots

6. 2025 Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Atlantic Mackerel Stock Assessment: Summary Report

   • 2025 Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Atlantic Mackerel Stock Assessment: Full Report

7. 2025 Atlantic Mackerel Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

8. 2025 Atlantic Mackerel Fishery Information Document

9. Atlantic Mackerel Habitat Crosswalk

10. Supplemental Materials:

    • 2023 Atlantic Mackerel Management Track Assessment Report

    • 2023 Management Track Assessment Peer Review Panel Summary Report 

    • 64th SAW/SARC (2018) Peer Review Panel Reports: 

      • Robin Cook 

      • Joseph Powers 

      • Kevin Stokes

11. Presentation 1: NEFSC

Public Comment

• Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association (10/21/25)

• Tim Krusell (10/22/2025)