"Rougheye and Blackspotted Rockfish"

All Gulf of Alaska rockfish stocks are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data and in accordance with the National Stock Assessment Prioritization effort.

Fish previously referred to as rougheye rockfish are now recognized as consisting of two species, rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) (Orr and Hawkins 2008). Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands.

All Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish stocks are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data and in accordance with the National Stock Assessment Prioritization effort (Methot 2015; Hollowed et al....

Fish previously referred to as rougheye rockfish are now recognized as consisting of two species, rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) (Orr and Hawkins 2008). Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands...

All Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish stocks are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data and in accordance with the National Stock Assessment Prioritization effort (Methot 2015; Hollowed et al....

Fish previously referred to as rougheye rockfish are now recognized as consisting of two species, rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) (Orr and Hawkins 2008). Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands...

Rougheye (Sebastes aleutianus) and blackspotted (S. melanostictus) rockfish inhabit the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope of the northeastern Pacific.

In 2018 a full assessment was conducted for the BSAI blackspotted and rougheye rockfish complex.

The scheduled frequency for some stock assessments was recently changed in response to the National Stock Assessment Prioritization effort (Methot 2015; Hollowed et al. 2016). In previous years, all Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish stocks were assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule to coincide with the availability of new survey data. There was no change in this schedule for the rougheye and blackspotted (RE/BS) rockfish complex. For this off-cycle (even) year, we present a partial assessment consisting of an executive summary with recent fishery catch and survey trends as well as recommend harvest levels for the next two years. In on-cycle (odd) years, we will present a full stock assessment document with updated assessment and projection model results to recommend harvest levels for the next two years.

The National Standard Guidelines for Fishery Management Plans published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) require that a stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) report be prepared and reviewed annually for each fishery management plan (FMP). The SAFE reports are intended to summarize the best available scientific information concerning the past, present, and possible future condition of the stocks and fisheries under federal management. The FMPs for the groundfish fisheries managed by the Council require that drafts of the SAFE reports be produced each year in time for the December North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) meetings.