Alaska Stock Assessments

Groundfish Assessments

NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of living marine resource. Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation reports are conducted annually to support decision makers at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council regarding catch quota decisions. 

• North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports

Marine Mammal Assessments

NOAA Fisheries annually prepares marine mammal stock assessment reports for all marine mammals in U.S. waters.

• Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports by Region
• Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports by Species/Stock

Cook Inlet Salmon

NOAA Fisheries prepares salmon stock assessment reports for the Cook Inlet EEZ Area.

• Alaska Salmon Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports

Shellfish Assessments

Each year we conduct a bottom trawl survey to assess the distribution and abundance of commercially important crab resources in the eastern Bering Sea. Periodic surveys are also conducted in the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea. We collect biological information including sexual maturity, disease prevalence, condition, and size. We also regularly collaborate with the commercial fishing industry to improve our survey methods to produce the best estimates we can. This information is used for various studies on crab growth and reproduction and to help us estimate crab population size to better predict how many crab will be available to support future fisheries.

• Alaska Crab Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports

Additional Resources

• Alaska Marine Mammal Field Work
• Alaska Fish Research Surveys
• Alaska Sablefish Tagging Program
• Alaska Crab Research
• Eastern Bering Sea Crab Distribution Data Map
• Alaska Shellfish Assessment Current Research