Title: Science to Support Management of a Fishery with Competing Interests: the Atlantic Menhaden Story

Presenter(s): Dr. Amy Schueller, Research Fish Biologist, Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Sponsor(s): National Stock Assessment Science Seminars. Kristan Blackhart, NMFS, kristan.blackhart@noaa.gov

Remote Access: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/520430053487944716

Abstract: The Atlantic menhaden fishery is the largest, by volume, on the Atlantic Coast of the United States, and Atlantic menhaden are an important forage species for predators such as striped bass and bluefish. Driven by the competing interests for this stock, the last assessment process included both single and multi-species models, which allowed for addressing multiple management objectives and for development of ecological reference points.