Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review Schedule

The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review is a cooperative effort between the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Islands Regional Office to improve the quality, timeliness, objectivity, and integrity of stock assessments and other scientific information used in Pacific Islands region fishery management.

Domestic Stock Assessments

This schedule outlines the years that specific stock assessments are reviewed in two broad categories: benchmark reviews and update reviews and the international schedule (for informational purposes below). The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review schedule is for planning and informational purposes only, subject to change without notice. There is an approximately 10-month lag period between the end of the review and management implementation.
 

Main Hawaiian Islands

Deep 7 Bottomfish Complex

Deep 7 Bottomfish Complex - Research Track

Uku

Spanner Crab (Kona crab)

Reef Fish

Guam

Bottomfish Complex

Reef Fish

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Bottomfish Complex

Reef Fish

Starting in 2019, federal catch limits for reef fish are no longer required.

American Samoa

Bottomfish Complex

Reef Fish

Starting in 2019, federal catch limits for reef fish are no longer required.

Other Scientific Analyses

Scientific methodology used for stock assessments and other purposes may be reviewed under the Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review framework. Methods that have been reviewed since the establishment of Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review are detailed below.

International Stock Assessments

Select stocks of regional interest are shown for informational purposes only. The schedule for these are decided by Regional Fisheries Organizations and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations. 

Tuna

Sharks

Billfish