Session: The Next Generation of Fish Stock Assessments, Part 3 (144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society)

8:20 AM

Th-301A-1

Fishery Rebuilding Plans in the Face of Climate Change
Richard Bell, NRC/NEFSC/NMFS; Jon Hare, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; John A. Manderson, NOAA Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

8:40 AM

Th-301A-2

Incorporating Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Products into Stock Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico: A Case Study for Gag Grouper, Natural Mortality, and Recruitment
Skyler Sagarese, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami; Jakob Tetzlaff, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Meaghan Bryan, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; John F. Walter III, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Michael J. Schirripa, National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Mandy Karnauskas, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Arnaud Gruss, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami; Claire Paris, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami; Glenn Zapfe, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula Laboratory

9:00 AM

Th-301A-3

Incorporating the Effect of Deep-Sea Currents in the Stock Assessment of the Red Shrimp Aristeus Antennatus in the Northwest Mediterranean
Giulia Gorelli, Institute of Marine Sciences - CSIC; Steven X. Cadrin, University of Massachusetts; Joan B. Company, Institute of Marine Sciences - CSIC; Francesc Sardà, Institute of Marine Sciences - CSIC

9:20 AM

Th-301A-4

Expected Future Performance of Salmon Abundance Forecast Models: Evaluation of Competing Models with and without Environmental Effects
Michael O'Farrell, Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Arliss Winship, Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service; William Satterthwaite, Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Brian Wells, Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Michael Mohr, Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service

9:40 AM

Th-301A-5

The Impacts of Alternative Projection Methods on Sustainable Catch Limits Estimated from Stock Assessment Models
John Wiedenmann, Rutgers University; Michael J. Wilberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Andrea L. Sylvia, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Thomas J. Miller, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

10:00 AM

Th-301A-6

Thursday Morning Break

10:30 AM

Th-301A-6

Exploring the Potential to Improve Fish Stock Assessments through the Use of Non-Parametric Time Series Modeling
William J. Harford, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami; Mandy Karnauskas, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Hui Liu, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Matthew V. Lauretta, National Marine Fisheries Service; Michael J. Schirripa, National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center; John F. Walter III, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center

10:50 AM

Th-301A-7

Improving Stock Assessment through Meta-Analysis Using the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database
Olaf Jensen, Rutgers University; Julia K. Baum, University of Victoria; Trevor A. Branch, University of Washington; Ray Hilborn, University of Washington; Philipp Neubauer, Dragonfly Science; James Thorson, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC; Katyana Vert-pre, University of Florida

11:10 AM

Th-301A-8

Global Trends in the Threat Potential of Multispecies Fisheries
Matthew Burgess, University of California Santa Barbara; Jessica Braun, University of Minnesota

11:30 AM

Th-301A-9

The Logic of Comparative Life History Studies for Estimating Key Population Parameters
John M. Hoenig, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary; Amy Y.-H. Then, University of Malaya; Norman G. Hall, Western Australia Department of Fisheries; Elizabeth Babcock, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami

11:50 AM

Th-301A-10

If Electronic Tags Were Cheap- Designing for the Future
Kristen L. Omori, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary; John M. Hoenig, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary; Lynn Waterhouse, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; David J. Die, University of Miami, RSMAS; Matthew V. Lauretta, National Marine Fisheries Service

12:10 PM

Th-301A-12

Thursday Lunch

1:30 PM

Th-301A-11

Sensitivity of Fishery Management Performance to Alternative Frequencies of Stock Assessments
Yang Li, Michigan State University; James R. Bence, Michigan State University; Travis O. Brenden, Michigan State University

1:50 PM

Th-301A-12

Effects of Assessment Frequency and Data Lag on Mid-Atlantic Harvest Control Rule Performance
Andrea L. Sylvia, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; John Wiedenmann, Rutgers University; Thomas J. Miller, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Michael J. Wilberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

2:10 PM

Th-301A-13

State-Space Production Models and Graphical Methods for Assessing and Communicating the Status of the Lake Nipigon Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Fishery
Kevin Reid, University of Guelph; Yan Jiao, Virginia Tech; Thomas Nudds, University of Guelph

2:30 PM

Th-301A-14

Embracing Uncertainty in Fisheries Reference Points
Dvora Hart, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center

2:50 PM

Th-301A-15

Don't Believe Your Model Results
Steven X. Cadrin, University of Massachusetts

3:10 PM

Th-301A-18

Thursday Afternoon Break

3:40 PM

Th-301A-16

Accounting for Scientific Uncertainty in Stock Assessments Using Management Strategy Evaluation
Carey McGilliard, NOAA

4:00 PM

Th-301A-20

Discussion