The SSC convened a workshop on ‘Risk Tables for ABC advice to the Council’. The workshop was motivated by the need to provide feedback to stock assessment authors and Plan Teams, as well as the SSC’s plan to assess risk table performance after they had been presented for groundfish stocks. The Council originally outlined its… Read More →
SSC Workshop
The Council’s SSC held a workshop focused on the current status of coupled biophysical models and their utility in informing fishery management in the eastern Bering Sea and the GOA. Due to the government shut-down, the workshop primarily focused on physics, nutrient, and plankton models, although some instances were noted when models were utilized to… Read More →
Council Appointments
The Council approved all current SSC members for another one-year term, as well as the appointment of Dayv Lowry from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. On the Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC), the following members were appointed for two years: Lance Farr (Chair), Kevin Kaldestad, Steve Minor, Gary Painter, Dale Schwarzmiller,… Read More →