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May 2025 Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting

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Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee on May 28th from 8:30 am- 5:00 pm.

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2025

8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

  1. Introductions 
    1. May 2025 SSC Agenda (Attachment 1a)
    2. April 2025 SSC Meeting Minutes (Attachment 1b)
    3. April 2025 SSC Meeting Final Report (Attachment 1c; also available in recent docs)
  2. Public Comment 
  3. SEDAR 92: Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Stock Assessment Review
    1. SEDAR 92: Atlantic Blueline Tilefish SAR, northern region (Attachment 3a)
    2. Blueline Tilefish Northern Region Presentation (Attachment 3b)
    3. SADL Survey Presentation (Attachment 3c)
    4. Proportional Estimation Methodology Presentation (Attachment 3d)
    5. Joint Sub-Group Final Report (Attachment 3e)
    6. Joint Sub-Group Presentation (Attachment 3f)
  4. SEDAR 92: Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Stock Assessment Review – Southern Region  
    1. Blueline Tilefish DLM SAR (Attachment 4a; also available in recent docs)
    2. Blueline Tilefish Southern Region Presentation (Attachment 4b; also available in recent docs)
    3. South Atlantic ABC-CR Tables (Attachment 4c)
  5. SEDAR 76 Update: Black Sea Bass Catch Level Recommendations
    1. SEDAR 76U: Updated Catch Level Projections Report (Attachment 5a) 
    2. SEDAR 76U: Presentation of Updated Projections (Attachment 5b)
  6. SEDAR Process Update 
    1. SEDAR Process Update Presentation (Attachment 6a)
    2. Supplementary: Proposed SEDAR modifications, Oct 2024 SSC presentation (Attachment 6b)
    3. Supplementary: SEDAR Steering Committee Report, Feb 2025 (Attachment 6c)
  7. SEDAR Terms of Reference – Gag Grouper 
    1. Terms of Reference for 2026 Gag Grouper Stock Assessment (Attachment 7a)
    2. Supplementary: Scope of Work for Gag Grouper (Attachment 7b)
  8. Other Business 
  9. Public Comment 
  10. Consensus Statement and Recommendations Review 
  11. Next Meetings 

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SSC Members
Dr. Marcel Reichert, Chair
Dr. Walter Bubley, Vice Chair
Dustin Addis
Dr. Jeff Buckel
Dr. Jie Cao
Dr. Chris Dumas
Dr. Jared Flowers
James Gartland
Dr. Kai Lorenzen
Anne Markwith
Dr. Genny Nesslage
Christina Package-Ward
Dr. Frederick Scharf
Dr. Amy Schueller
Dr. Fred Serchuk
Dr. Alexei Sharov
Dr. Jennifer Sweeney-Tookes
Dr. Steve Turner
Jason Walsh

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