Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee Workshop Report 2001
- Published:
- January 1, 2001
- Originator:
- NOAA
Analysis of long term juvenile and adult fishery-independent surveys conducted in Chesapeake Bay (Maryland and Virginia trawl surveys, Calvert Cliffs crab [pt survey and Baywide winter dredge survey) indicate that blue crab abundance is below average and in decline in recent years. The current status of the stock was compared to threshholds and targets endorsed by regional management agencies. Exploitable stock abundance was above the overfished threshold in 2000 but below the action threshold for the fourth consecutive year (Figure 1). Data and biological reference points are available in the report.