The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is responsible for stock assessments for 3 species of crab listed in the groundfish fishery management plan (FMP) for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI). Management recommendations for these living marine resources are provided by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC). The report produced and disseminated by the AFSC describes the condition and current status of groundfish resources in the Bering Sea Aleutian Island. These assessments are subject to in-house review before dissemination to the FMP Plan Teams and the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). The information is provided to the NPFMC to be used as the basis of their management decisions, which are subsequently approved and disseminated by the Secretary of Commerce through NOAA Fisheries Service.
ID: 464 Info. Type: ISI
Start date of Peer Review: 9/12/2023
Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: 9/14/2023
Actual Dissemination Date of peer review report and final work product: 1/8/2024
Contact Person: CDR Jonathan R. Heesch Get contact information
Review Type: Panel
Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: More than 10
Peer Reviewers will be selected by: North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? Yes
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? Yes
How: Testimony to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Scientific and Statistical Committee at their public meeting held October 2-4, 2023.
When: October 2-4, 2023
Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? No
Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Crab stock assessment, ecosystem assessment, population dynamics, crab biology and life history expertise
Comments on Peer Review:
Peer review report and final work product:
https://www.npfmc.org/about-the-council/plan-teams/bsai-crab-planning-team/ offsite link