Profile updated on 1 December 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Scomber scombrus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Atlantic mackerel

Since 2012, this stock has been assessed separately, as a subset in the Northern contingent by Canadian scientists (DFO) and as a whole by American scientists (NOAA). A recent assessment by DFO tuned to a Canadian-only egg index was recently peer-reviewed and may provide information on that component of the stock (DFO, 2023). A similar analysis has been undertaken by NOAA as a management track assessment in 2023 (NOAA, 2023).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • According to the Rebuilding 2.0 amendment, there is a 61% probability of the stock being rebuilt by 2032 (NOAA, 2023).
  • DFO revised the full suite of data for their 2023 assessment of the northern contingent, including catch-at-age, egg survey, maturity-at-age, weight-at-age, and fecundity-at-age estimates (NOAA, 2023).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

0.0

Fishers Compliance:

10.0