Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Weakfish Assessment Update Indicates Stock is Depleted Total Mortality Exceeds Threshold
November 01, 2019
November 01, 2019
NEW CASTLE, New Hampshire, Nov. 1 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release:
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- Overfishing is not Occurring
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The 2019 Weakfish Assessment Update indicates weakfish continues to be depleted and has been since 2003. Under the reference points, the stock is considered depleted when the stock is below a spawning stock biomass (SSB) threshold of 30% (13.6 million pounds). In 2017, SSB was 4.24 mi . . .
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- Overfishing is not Occurring
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The 2019 Weakfish Assessment Update indicates weakfish continues to be depleted and has been since 2003. Under the reference points, the stock is considered depleted when the stock is below a spawning stock biomass (SSB) threshold of 30% (13.6 million pounds). In 2017, SSB was 4.24 mi . . .