SSC GFSC Review August 2025

Public Comment Material

Submission: 8/8/25 Dr. Merrill Rudd, Sea State Inc. Comments on the draft update to the status of widow rockfish stock off the US West Coast in 2025

• Submission 8/11/25, compiled by Jeff Lackey: Industry Summary and Recommendations – Yellowtail and Widow Rockfish
• Submission 8/11/25, compiled by Jeff Lackey: Industry Input Notes – Yellowtail Rockfish
• Submission 8/11/25, compiled by Jeff Lackey: Industry Input Notes – Widow Rockfish

Submission 8/11/25 Yelena Nowak (Director): Oregon Trawl Commission Comments

Reference Material

• Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025-2026
• Accepted Practices Guidelines for Groundfish Stock Assessments in 2025 and 2026
• Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2025-2026
• PFMC Advisory Body Ground Rules and relevant policies
  
• Stock Synthesis Program and User Manual: https://github.com/nmfs-stock-synthesis/stock-synthesis/releases/tag/v3.30.21
  
• Stock Synthesis Equation Reference: (Methot and Wetzel 2013)
  
• GitHub Repositories used by U.S. West Coast stock assessments: PFMC assessments · GitHub
  
• Groundfish Stock Assessment Documents archive website: https://www.pcouncil.org/stock-assessments-star-reports-stat-reports-rebuilding-analyses-terms-of-reference/groundfish-stock-assessment-documents/

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