Project Description
SEDAR 94 will develop benchmark stock assessment for the two stocks of Florida Hogfish: Gulf of Mexico and East Florida/Florida Keys. The assessment was originally slated to begin in 2024 but was postponed to 2025 to allow for an Operational Assessment of US Southeastern Yellowtail Snapper (SEDAR 96). The Data Workshop was held July 28-August 1, 2025, the assessment webinars were held October 2025 – April 2026, and the Review Workshop was held July 14-17 2026. For more information, please contact the SEDAR Coordinator for this project, Julie 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 Workshops
SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish Data Workshop
SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish Data Workshop Report
The Data Workshop for SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish was held in-person at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701. The workshop began at 1 pm on Monday, July 28, and on Friday, August 1. The meeting was open to the public, and the plenary sessions of the meeting were live streamed.
Workshop Working Papers
- SEDAR 94 DW-01: Standardized video counts of southeast US Atlantic hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) from the Southeast Reef Fish Survey Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-02: Headboat Data for Hogfish in the Southeast U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of America Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-03: Florida Keys and East Florida Hogfish Fishery Performance Report March 2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-04: Standardized catch rates of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) from the Southeastern U.S. commercial spear fishery, 1993-2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-05: General Recreational Survey Data for Hogfish in the Gulf of America and South Atlantic Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-06: Historical Commercial Fishery Landings of Hogfish in the Southeastern U.S. Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-07: Length frequency distributions for Hogfish collected by TIP in the Southeast from 1984 to 2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-08: Social Dimensions of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-09: Commercial discard data limitations for Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) in Florida for the Vertical Line and Spearfishing fleet Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-10: A Summary of Florida Hogfish Discard Length Data Collected from At-Sea Observers in For-Hire Fishery Surveys in Florida 2005-2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-11: Length and age composition of Florida Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus, collected in association with fishery-dependent projects Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-12: Hogfish Discard Mortality and Habitat Ecology on the West Florida Shelf Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-13: Hogfish Index of Abundance form the Annual FWRI-SEAMAP Trawl Survey along the West Florida Shelf Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-14: Young of Year Hogfish Index of Abundance from Seagrass Trawl Surveys of the Florida Big Bend Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-15: Standardization of commercial catch per unit effort of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) from Florida Trip Ticket landings, 1994-2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-16: Recreational For-Hire Trends in Release Methods and Barotrauma Assessment of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) using a Fisheries-Dependent At-Sea Observer Program Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-17: Standardized Catch Rates of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) from the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) for West Florida and the Keys-East Florida, 1991-2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-18: Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) Lengths Sampled in the Biscayne National Park Creel Survey, 1993-2024 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-19: Indices of abundance for Gulf and Atlantic Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) using data from multiple video surveys Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-20: Fisherman Feedback Report – Hogfish Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-21: A ratio-based method for calibrating estimates of total landings (numbers and pounds of fish), and releases (numbers of fish) from MRIP-FCAL to SRFS for Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) in Florida Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-22: Standardized Reef Visual Census indices for Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus, for Southeast Florida (2013 – 2024), the Florida Keys (1997 – 2024), and Dry Tortugas (1999 – 2024) Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-23: Summary of Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting Program Records for Hogfish Catch in Southeast Region Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 DW-24: Public comments received via the online comment form during the data process Opens in a new window
Workshop Reference Documents
- SEDAR 94 – RD01: Life history through the eyes of a hogfish trophic growth and differential juvenile habitat use from stable isotope analysis Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 – RD02: Assessing the value of citizen scientist observations in tracking the abundance of marine fishes Opens in a new window
Workshop Presentations
SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish Assessment Process
SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish Assessment Process Report
Process Working Papers
SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish Review Workshop
The in-person Review Workshop for SEDAR 94 Florida Hogfish was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29418. The workshop began at 8:30 am on Tuesday, July 14, and ended at 12:00 pm on Friday, July 17. The meeting was open to the public, and a live stream was available.
Workshop Presentations
- SEDAR 94 RW – Introduction Presentation Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – Keys: Data, Methods, Results Presentation Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – Keys: Diagnostics, Uncertainty, SSDC Presentation Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – Keys: Projections Presentation Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – West Florida Shelf: Data, Methods, Results Presentation – Part 1 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – West Florida Shelf: Data, Methods, Results Presentation – Part 2 Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – West Florida Shelf: Diagnostics, Uncertainty, SSDC Presentation Opens in a new window
- SEDAR 94 RW – West Florida Shelf: Projections Presentation Opens in a new window