Project Description
SEDAR 102 addressed the ecological reference point benchmark stock assessment and peer review for ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden and Ecological Reference Points. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) coordinated a Data and Methods Workshop in October 2023 and November 2024. ASMFC also coordinated the Assessment Workshop to in March 2025. The Review Workshop was coordinated through SEDAR and was held August 12-15, 2025 in Charleston, SC.
For more information on the data and assessment workshops, please visit https://asmfc.org/species/atlantic-menhaden/.
For more information, please contact the SEDAR Coordinator for this project, Emily L. Ott: Emily.Ott@safmc.net
NOTE: SEDAR Working papers document the methods, datasets, and preliminary analyses that are under consideration at the various workshops and therefore do not necessarily represent final consensus opinions of workshop participants. Working paper findings and methods may change following workshop review. Working papers should not be cited without author permission.
Project Final Reports
Project Workshops
SEDAR 102 ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Assessment Process
SEDAR 102 ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Review Workshop
The Review Workshop for SEDAR 102 ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden and Ecological Reference Points Review Workshop was at the Doubletree Hotel, 5264 International Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29418. The meeting was held from 8:30am on Tuesday, August 12 2025 until 3:30pm on Friday, August 15 2025. The meeting was live streamed and open to the public.
Workshop Working Papers
- SEDAR102-RW-01: Revised Estimates of Natural Mortality for Atlantic Menhaden Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-02: Understanding Atlantic Menhaden Population Demographics: Reevaluation of the 1960’s NMFS Tagging Data-Revised with February 2025 Supplemental Materials Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-03: Population data for including bluefin tuna in the NWACS ecosystem model Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-04: Blue Catfish Candidacy for the ERP Assessment Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-05: A species distribution model (SDM) approach to representing anchovies in the NWACS ecosystem model Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-06: Zooplankton estimates for 2025 ERP Benchmark Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-07: Osprey candidacy for inclusion in the NWACS ecosystem models: a review of population and diet Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-08: Virtual Assessment for the Description of Ecosystem Responses (VADER) Multispecies Statistical Catch-at-Age Model Description and Output Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-09: VADER Bottom-Up Feedback Data Exploration Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-10: Investigation of Atlantic Menhaden Mortality Rates- IN REVIEW Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-11: SEDAR 102 Public Comment Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RW-12: NWACS FULL 2023_V2.1 Input Tables and Model Opens in a new window
Workshop Presentations
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 1- Atlantic Menhaden Regulatory History Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 2- ERP Modeling History, Objectives, and Predator/Prey Selection Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 3- Atlantic Menhaden Updated Natural Mortality Estimate Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 4- Atlantic Menhaden Assessment Model and Results Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 5- Multispecies Data Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 6.1- Ecopath with Ecosim Background Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 6.2- NWACS Full Overview Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 6.3- Northwest Atlantic Continental Shelf Model (NWACS-MICE) Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 7- Multispecies Statistical Catch-At-Age Model VADER Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 8.1- NWACS-MICE Tradeoff Analysis and Ecological Reference Points Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 8.2- Atlantic Menhaden Stock Status, Projections, and Quota Setting Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 8.3- Review and Synthesis of Results Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 102: Presentation 9- Research Recommendations Opens in a new window
Workshop Reference Documents
- SEDAR102-RD-01: Estimation of movement and mortality of Atlantic menhaden during 1966-1969 using a Bayesian multi-state mark-recovery model Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RD-02: Multi-state dead recovery mark-recovery model performance for estimating movement and mortality rates Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RD-03: SEDAR 69 Benchmark Stock Assessment Report Opens in a new window
- SEDAR102-RD-04: SEDAR 69 Ecological Reference Points Stock Assessment Report Opens in a new window