ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY FOR 2013

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ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY FOR 2013
State of the Stock:
In 2012, the Atlantic striped bass stock was not overfished or experiencing overfishing
relative to the new reference points from the 2013 SAW/SARC57 (Figure B1-B3). Female
spawning stock biomass (SSB) was estimated at 61.5 thousand mt (136 million lbs), above the
SSB threshold of 57,904 mt, but below the SSB target of 72,380 mt. Total fishing mortality was
estimated at 0.188, below the F threshold of 0.213 but above the F target of 0.175.
When compared to the biological reference points currently used in management (ASMFC
2008), the stock is neither overfished nor experiencing overfishing. Female SSB in 2012 is above
both the target (46,101 mt) and the threshold (36,000 mt), and F2012 is below both the target
(0.30) and the threshold (0.34).