Project Description
The SEDAR 104 Atlantic Dolphinfish management strategy evaluation will produce both an operating model and management procedures for identifying management strategies for the Atlantic Dolphinfish stock. SEDAR coordinated the review stage of this assessment which included a Review Workshop in Charleston, SC from July 28 to July 31, 2026. The Review Workshop provided an external peer review, by the Center for Independent Experts (CIE), of the operating model. The Management Strategy Evaluation was completed late 2026. For more information, please contact the SEDAR Coordinator for this project, Emily 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 Workshops
SEDAR 104 Dolphin MSE Grouper Review Workshop
The Review Workshop for SEDAR 104 Atlantic Dolphinfish MSE was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Airport Hotel, located at 5265 International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418. The meeting began at 8:30am on Tuesday, July 28 and ended at 12:00pm on Friday, July 31 2026. The meeting was live streamed and open to the public.
Workshop Presentations
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 1- Overview Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 2 Introduction Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 3- Inputs Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 4- OM Conditioning Approach Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 5- Operating Models Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 6- Data Simulation Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 7- Management Procedures Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104: Presentation 8- Performance Summary Dolphinfish MSE Opens in a new window
Reference Documents
- SEDAR 104 RD-01: Spatiotemporal dynamics of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the western Atlantic Ocean Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104 RD-02: Characterization of the for-hire fishery in the U.S. South Atlantic and regional policy implications Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104 RD-03: Evidence for declining numbers of large Dolphinfish in the western North Atlantic Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104 RD-04: Age, growth, and reproduction of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) caught off the coast of North Carolina Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104 RD-05: Estimating discard mortality using meta-analysis and fishery-dependent sampling Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 104 RD-06: A multiannual five-fleet generalized depletion model for the stock assessment of the Mediterranean dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) fishery Opens in a new window