Open AccessWhat is stock assessment?
Author(s) -
Nicholas Fisch,
Angela B. Collins,
Edward V. Camp
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fa232-2021
Subject(s) - outreach , stock management , stock (firearms) , business , stock assessment , work (physics) , natural resource management , fisheries management , environmental resource management , natural resource , fishery , fishing , geography , political science , economics , engineering , economic growth , mechanical engineering , archaeology , plan (archaeology) , law , biology
Whether you’re an angler, diver, conservationist, or just interested in fisheries, you’ve likely heard the term “stock assessment” before. What are stock assessments? How do they work? How do they inform management decisions? This publication provides information to the public and people serving in natural resource management agencies and working in outreach and Extension to show how fisheries management decisions are made.