Project Description
SEDAR 80 was an Operational Assessment and addressed the stocks of Caribbean Queen Triggerfish. Three Topical Working Groups (TWG) were convened to discuss 1) Life History, 2) Indices of Abundance, and 3) Effects of Fishery Regulations and the Economy on catchability, retention, and fishing behavior/selectivity. The TWGs met via webinar between February 2021 and May 2022. The Puerto Rico assessment was reviewed by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s SSC in Summer 2022 . The SSC reviewed the assessments for the USVI in Fall 2022 and determined additional work would be required to produce assessments useful for management. The SEFSC will continue to work with the SSC to produce the assessments outside of the SEDAR Process. For more information, please contact the SEDAR Coordinator for this project, Julie A. Neer: julie.neer@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 Report
- SEDAR 80 US Caribbean Queen Triggerfish – Puerto Rico Final Stock Assessment Report – Original Release 20 July 2022 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80 US Caribbean Queen Triggerfish – Puerto Rico Final Stock Assessment Report – Revised 27 July 2022 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80 US Caribbean Queen Triggerfish – Saint Thomas and Saint John Final Stock Assessment Report Opens in a new window
Project Workshops
SEDAR 80 Caribbean Queen Triggerfish Documentation
Workshop Working Papers
- SEDAR 80-WP-01: General Recreational Survey Data for Queen Triggerfish in Puerto Rico Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-02: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s Reef Fish Visual Census Metadata for the U.S. Caribbean Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-03: Photographic Guide to Extracting, Handling, and Reading Otoliths from Balistes Triggerfish Species Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-04: Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) Commercial Trip Interview Program Length Compositions – Puerto Rico Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-05: Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) Commercial Trip Interview Program Length Compositions – St Thomas/St John Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-06: Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) Commercial Trip Interview Program Length Compositions – St Croix Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-07: Report on the status of U.S. Caribbean queen triggerfish Balistes vetula age, growth, and reproductive biology for the SEDAR80 Stock Assessment Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-08: Fishery-Independent Reef Fish Visual Survey Population Density and Length Composition for Queen Triggerfish in the U.S. Caribbean Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-09: Trends in Queen Triggerfish abundance at the Mona Island Marine Reserve Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-10: Commercial fishery landings of queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) in the United States Caribbean, 1983-2019 DRAFT Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-WP-11: Summary of Closure Management Actions for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Documented within the Management History Database Opens in a new window
Workshop Reference Documents
- SEDAR 80-RD01: Queen triggerfish Balistes vetula: Validation of otolith-based age, growth, and longevity estimates via application of bomb radiocarbon Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD02: Age, Growth, and Reproduction of the Queen Triggerfish, Balistes vetula, from the U.S. Virgin Islands Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD03: Home range and spawning migration patterns of queen triggerfish Balistes vetula in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD04: Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula Reproductive Biology in US Caribbean Waters Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD05: Queen Triggerfish Reproductive Biology in U.S. Caribbean Waters Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD06: Radiocarbon in otoliths of tropical marine fishes: Reference Δ14C chronology for north Caribbean waters Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD07: Age and growth of grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus from trans-Atlantic populations Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD08: Life history demographic parameter synthesis for exploited Florida and Caribbean coral reef fishes Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD09: Genetic stock structure and connectivity of Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD10: A 50-Year Reconstruction of Fisheries Catch in Puerto Rico Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD11: Entangled Communities: Socioeconomic Profiles of Fishers, their Communities and their Responses to Marine Protective Measures in Puerto Rico (Volume 1: Overview) Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD12: Injury and Therapy: Proletarianization in Puerto Rico’s Fisheries Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD13: Census of the Marine Commercial Fishers of the U. S. Virgin Islands Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD14: A census of US Virgin Islands commercial fishers at the start of the 21st century Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD15: Managing Complexity: Ecological Knowledge and Success in Puerto Rican Small-Scale Fisheries Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD16: Cruzan Fisheries: A rapid assessment of the historical, social, cultural and economic processes that shaped coastal communities’ dependence and engagement in fishing in the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 80-RD17: Preliminary Estimation of Reported Landings, Expansion Factors and Expanded Landings for the Commercial Fisheries of the United States Virgin Islands Opens in a new window