Winter Flounder Research Track Working Group

Research Track: 2026 Improving Assessments for Winter Flounder

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

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A color photograph, taken underwater of a winter flounder, spotted with light and dark markings that match the vegetation on the ocean floor. — A Winter flounder showing impressive camouflage on the ocean floor. Credit: NOAA/Deborah Marx

This research track will address the winter flounder. Research track assessments evaluate new datasets that can either inform or be used in new or existing stock assessment models. Our goal is to develop an improved stock assessment for winter flounder that can be used for future management track assessments.

The Northeast Region Coordinating Council has paused work on this research track assessment.

Working Group Members

Adrian Jordaan (UMass) - Chair

Alex Hansell (NEFSC) - Assessment Lead

Paul Nitschke (NEFSC) - Assessment Lead

Tony Wood (NEFSC) - Assessment Lead

Richard Balouskus (RIDEM)

Rich Bell (URI)

Steve Cadrin (SMAST)

Andrew Applegate, NEFMC

Tara Dolan (MADMF)

Lisa Kerr (UMaine)

Katrina Zarrella Smith (UMass)

Benjamin LaFreniere (ME DMR)

Previous Meetings

January 17. 2024
May 9, 2024
June 13, 2024
September 30, 2024
October 7, 2024
October 28, 2024 Cancelled
November 2, 2024
December 2, 2024
December 17, 2024
February 7, 2025
February 14, 2025
March 7, 2025
March 12, 2025
March 31, 2025

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on 05/08/2025