Haddock Working Group

Sorted haddock in baskets. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

This research track will include Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Eastern Georges Bank haddock - and will be conducted with Canadian participation, engagement and coordination.  Our intent is that this research track will develop improved stock assessments that will be used for both our domestic stocks and bilateral processes.

Gulf of Maine Haddock Peer Review 

Eastern/Georges Bank Haddock Peer Review 

Working Group Members (as of 8/13/2020):

Brian Linton (Chair - NEFSC)
Tim Barrett (Canadian Member - DFO)
Yanjun Wang (Canadian Member - DFO)
Monica Finley (Canadian Member - DFO)
Liz Brooks (U.S. Member - NEFSC)
Charles Perretti (U.S. Member - NEFSC)
Jamie Cournane (U.S. Member - NEFMC)
Steve Cadrin (U.S. Member - Academia)
Kevin Friedland (U.S. Member - NEFSC)
Scott Large (U.S. Member - NEFSC)
Tom Carruthers (Canadian Member -
Kathryn Cooper MacDonald (Canadian Member - DFO)

Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

The Haddock Working Group hosted a stakeholder engagement meeting on February 18, 2021, 12 - 1 pm, via WebEx.  The discussions focused on the following areas:

• Changes in size over time and between areas
• Challenges with reaching quotas
• Year class strength and targeting
• Data quality

Previous Haddock Working Group Meeting Dates

2020

• September 4, 2020
• October 21, 2020
• October 23, 2020
• November 23, 2020
• November 25, 2020

2021

• January 7, 2021
• January 11, 2021
• February 5, 2021
• February 11, 2021
• February 18, 2021 (STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT) 
• February 22, 2021
• February 23, 2021
• March 23, 2021
• March 29, 2021
• March 30, 2021
• April 12, 2021
• April 19, 2021
• April 20, 2021
• April 26, 2021
• May 12, 2021
• May 25, 2021
• May 27, 2021 - Meeting Canceled
• June 22, 2021
• June 23, 2021 - Meeting Canceled
• July 21, 2021
• July 22, 2021
• July 23, 2021
• July 22, 2021 - Meeting Canceled
• July 23, 2021 - Meeting Canceled
• August 30, 2021
• September 10, 2021
• September 21, 2021
• September 22, 2021
• October 7, 2021 - Interim Meeting
• October 26, 2021
• October 27, 2021 - 
  Meeting on the 27th was canceled due to widespread power outages across the region.  The meeting was rescheduled to November 12, 2021.
• November 2, 2021
• November 12, 2021
• December 1, 2021
• December 7, 2021

2022