SEDAR 50 Atlantic Blueline Tilefish

SEDAR 50 was a joint assessment between the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SEDAR Lead) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and addressed the stock assessment(s) for Atlantic blueline tilefish. A Stock ID Work Group meeting was held June 28-30, 2016 in Raleigh, NC; the Data Workshop was held January 23-27, 2017 in Charleston, SC; the Assessment Process was a combination of a series of webinars and an in-person workshop held the week of May 22nd, 2017 in Atlantic Beach, NC; and the Review Workshop was August 2017 in Atlantic Beach, NC

To assess Atlantic Blueline Tilefish

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** NOTE: SEDAR Working papers document the methods, datasets, and preliminary analyses that are under consideration at the various workshops and therefore do not necessarily represent final consensus opinions of workshop participants. Working paper findings and methods may change following workshop review. Working papers should not be cited without author permission. ***

SEDAR assessment projects follow one of three approaches approved by the Steering Committee: benchmark, standard and update. Each provides a peer reviewed stock assessment, they simply vary in the details of how the project is managed as well as the time and analyses required. The Benchmark Approach is used to develop first-time assessments for stocks and to incorporate new datasets or new analytical methods into existing assessments. In this case, a panel or group of independent experts reviews the data and assessment to determine if the methods applied are scientifically sound. The standard approach is used to incorporate recent information into existing assessments. Peer review of standard assessments is provided by a Cooperators technical panel such as a Council Scientific and Statistical Committee. The update approach is used strictly to incorporate the most recent information into assessment analyses. Updates only allow for applying additional years of data to an existing assessment. Similar to the Standard process, peer review is provided by a Cooperators technical panel such as a Council Scientific and Statistical Committee.