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Status of Stocks 2016

U.S. Fisheries Continue to Rebuild
May 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
National
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How are Coral Reef Fish Doing in Hawaiʻi?

Scientists conducted a stock assessment report for coral reef fish around the main Hawaiian Islands.
March 03, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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How Underwater Cameras Can Help Conserve the Hawai‘i Deep 7 Bottomfish

Learn how scientists are using underwater cameras to monitor the Hawai‘i Deep 7 bottomfish.
April 19, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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For Pollock Surveys in Alaska, Things Are Looking Up

To help estimate fish populations, scientists experiment with seafloor-mounted sonar systems that monitor fish in the water column above.
May 21, 2015 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Are Our Fisheries Laws Working? Just Ask About Gag Grouper

Gag grouper is the 37th stock to be rebuilt since 2000, according to the NOAA Fisheries' 2014 Status of Stocks report.
April 15, 2015 - Feature Story ,
Southeast

When Estimating Fish Populations, Seeing is Believing

Adding video cameras to fish traps allows scientists to get more precise abundance estimates for several important species of reef fish.
January 28, 2015 - Podcast ,
Southeast
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Stock Assessment 101 Series: Part 4—The Future of Stock Assessments

NOAA scientists use a variety of new technologies to conduct stock assessments and improve our knowledge of fisheries.
June 23, 2014 - Feature Story ,
National
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More About Fish Stock Assessment Models

We gave you an overview of stock assessment models, but now let's take a closer look at how models work. First, what is a model? A mathematical fish stock assessment model represents the demographics of a harvested fish stock and produces estimates of rel
October 10, 2012 - Feature Story ,
National
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Fish Stock Assessment 101: Part 2—A Closer Look at Stock Assessment Models

Catch, abundance, and biology data feed into mathematical models that represent the factors causing changes in harvested fish stocks.
October 10, 2012 - Feature Story ,
National
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Fish Stock Assessment 101 Series: Part 1—Data Required for Assessing U.S. Fish Stocks

A biological fish stock is a group of fish of the same species that live in the same geographic area and mix enough to breed with each other when mature.
May 23, 2012 - Feature Story ,
National
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