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Enhancing Fisheries Sustainability: Peer Review Insights and Strategies

Dive into the findings from the Caribbean Fishery Management Council's stock assessment peer review process. Explore actions to improve data collection, streamline assessments, and enhance communication with stakeholders. Learn about next-generation assessment techniques and ecosystem considerations.

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Enhancing Fisheries Sustainability: Peer Review Insights and Strategies

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  1. Stock Assessment Peer Review:Findings and Actions • Shannon Cass-Calay • Caribbean Fishery Management Council • April 2015 Southeast Fisheries Science Center

  2. Background • NOAA Fisheries developed an annual, standardized peer review process to review major programs:

  3. FY14 Terms of Reference • Science and technical approach • Assessment process • Peer review process • Communication • Research Opportunities • Ecosystem considerations and next generation assessments • Organization, priorities and accomplishments

  4. Panelists

  5. Key Findings – SEFSC Response • Streamline the SEDAR process and put stronger emphasis on update assessments • Simplify harvest control rules and stock assessments • Adopt plans for “Methods Working Group” to standardize data inputs and analytical approaches • Strengthen communications for stakeholders, using Marine Resource Education Program as a model

  6. Key Findings (continued) • Simplify stock assessment documentation • Employ Management Strategy Evaluations to optimize investments in assessments and data inputs • Balance assessment scientists’ portfolio between operational science and research to improve assessments • Improve fishery-independent data collections

  7. SEFSC Actions and Timelines

  8. National Actions and Timeline

  9. National Actions and Timeline (continued)

  10. For More Information • SEFSC Program Review url: http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/program_reviews/2014/default.htm • Links to Panelists’ reports and SEFSC response • National Overview url: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/science-program-review/index • Links to national overview and each Fishery Science Center’s review websites

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