Description: The information product provides information on biomass and status of a fishery resource stock (northern stock of Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax), including projections. The information is provided to the Pacific Fishery Management Council to be used as the basis for management decisions, which are subsequently approved and disseminated by the Secretary of Commerce through NOAA Fisheries.
ID: 486 Info. Type: ISI
Start date of Peer Review: Feb 26, 2025
Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: May 2025
Actual Dissemination Date of peer review report and final work product: May 2025
Contact Person: CDR Jonathan R. Heesch Get contact information
Review Type: Panel
Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: 5 or more
Peer Reviewers will be selected by: Pacific Fishery Management Council
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? No.
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? Yes
How: At the panel review and subsequently at Pacific Fishery Management Council related meetings.
When: Feb 26, 2025 and subsequent Pacific Fishery Management Council meetings
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: Fishery stock assessments, fish biology, population dynamics
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