Stock SMART

Stock SMART - Status, Management, Assessments & Resource Trends

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Marine Fisheries in the United States are among the world’s largest and most sustainable. Fisheries support over a million jobs and contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy each year. NOAA Fisheries is responsible for managing U.S. marine fishery resources and uses sound science to balance productive and sustainable fisheries with healthy ecosystems. Stock assessments are an important tool NOAA Fisheries uses to monitor the condition of fish stocks and provide the science information that resource managers need to sustainably manage them.

Stock SMART is NOAA Fisheries' Stock Status, Management, Assessment, and Resource Trends web tool. Here, you can find applications to search, view, compare, and download the results of assessments for stocks managed by NOAA Fisheries. Keep reading to learn more about each of Stock SMART’s applications or click on a menu item to get started.

Browse By Stock

View summaries of individual stock assessment results for stocks managed by NOAA Fisheries. Historical assessments are available going back to 2005.

Chart Time Series

Explore time series results from stock assessments for common stock indicators including catch, abundance, fishing mortality, and recruitment (number of young fish). You can study estimates from one or more stock assessments for the same stock, or compare between stocks.

Plot Stock Condition

Visualize stock condition by plotting stock abundance (B) and fishing mortality (F) against their targets (B_MSY and F_MSY, respectively) estimated from the stock assessments. These charts are sometimes called 'Kobe plots' and can be used to quickly gauge stock health, as well as see how stock condition has changed over time.

Count Assessments

See how many assessments NOAA Fisheries completes each year, as well as the types of assessments that get done and the kinds of data that are used to support assessments.

Download Data

Customize reports to quickly download information on assessment counts, summaries of assessment results, or assessment time series.

Additional Resources

Links to other stock assessment and fisheries management information from NOAA Fisheries and our partners.

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Select stocks to view information - search by name or choose stock classification criteria, click 'Search Stocks', and then click on a stock from the Search Results list.

Stock Name: Summer flounder - Mid-Atlantic Coast

Assessments:

This record was last updated on 10/30/2023. It is the most recent stock assessment record available via Stock SMART.

Summary of 2023 Assessment Results

Science Center	NEFSC	Fishery Mgmt Council	MAFMC
Last Year of Data	2022	Assessment Type	Operational
Model Type	ASAP	Assessment Model Version	Not Available
Biomass Estimate	40,994 Metric Tons	Fishing Mortality Estimate	0.464 Fully Selected F
Bmsy	49,561 Metric Tons	Fmsy	0.451 Fully Selected F

Final Assessment Report
Summer flounder 2023 Management Track Assessment Report

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The following links provide more information on NOAA Fisheries' stock assessment and management enterprise.

Stock SMART Data Dictionary:
Includes definitions for all fields included in the Stock SMART Data Download reports.
Stock SMART Demonstration:
Recorded presentation on available features of Stock SMART. Demonstration lasts roughly 40 minutes, with 20 minutes of Q&A at the end.
NOAA Fisheries Stock Assessment Website:
Provides background information on NOAA Fisheries' stock assessments, including educational resources (e.g. 'Stock Assessments 101') and links to regional stock assessment resources.
Stock Assessment Quarterly Reports:
Quarterly summaries of the activities of the NOAA Fisheries national stock assessment program.
Stock Assessment Models:
Descriptions of the different kinds of mathematical models used to assess fisheries stocks, including the kinds of data required and the different types of advice they produce to help managers sustainably manage fisheries.
Stock Assessment Improvement Plan:
This 2018 document provides strategic guidance for NOAA Fisheries’ stock assessment enterprise, including some of the data collection efforts tracked through Stock SMART.
Fish Stock Sustainability Index:
Information about stock status determinations and the Fish Stock Sustainability Index, or FSSI, a quarterly index used to measure the performance of U.S. federal fisheries.
Status of Stocks Quarterly Updates:
The most recent information on the status of U.S. federally-managed fishery stocks - whether a stock is overfished, subject to overfishing, or has been rebuilt.
FishWatch:
Information on popular seafood harvested or farmed in the U.S. to help consumers make educated choices.
DisMAP - Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal:
Provides easy access to information to track and understand distributions of marine species in the U.S. Marine Ecosystems. Click the link to explore, visualize and interact with information on marine species distributions.
Stock SMART Data Repository for R Users:
An R data package serving up the StockSMART data.

Disclaimer

Stock SMART provides summary information on stock assessment results, as reported to the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology through the Species Information System. This information is based on the best scientific information available but does not represent all aspects of each individual stock assessment, status, or management situation. Any discrepancies in the information reported in Stock SMART should be resolved in favor of official records maintained by each region. Additional information can be found by reviewing the full stock assessment reports produced by regional scientists.

Suggested Citation: NOAA Fisheries. 2025. Stock SMART data records. Retrieved from apps-st.fisheries.noaa.gov/stocksmart. 04/07/2025.

Questions? Comments? Email us at Stock.SMART@noaa.gov.

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