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CitationSchiano, S., S. Saul, S. Breitbart, B. Li, K. Johnson, L. Ailloud, C. Askelrud, K. Doering, D. Hennen, E. Holmes, M. Oshima, M. Sculley, and B. Williams. 2026. Current Practices, Challenges, and Improvements to U.S. Federal Fisheries Assessment Workflows. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-264, 29 p. (avail. at https://doi.org/10.25923/c400-zq60). (https://doi.org/10.25923/c400-zq60)
TitleCurrent Practices, Challenges, and Improvements to U.S. Federal Fisheries Assessment Workflows
Publication Year2026
Date03/31/2026
Keywordsstock assessment, workflow, R package, automation, tools, report
AbstractAssessing the status of a fish population involves four general parts of a workflow: (1) formatting and analyzing the data, (2) developing a base model and run sensitivity analyses, (3) writing a document to communicate the assessment results as determined by each Council's Terms of Reference, and (4) assessment peer review and translation of assessment results into management advice. The NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology reviewed these components of fish stock assessment workflows in the different regions throughout the country to identify ways to semi-automate and streamline the process. Data preparation and report development were both identified as priority areas that might benefit from a semi-automated workflow. To guide our efforts, a steering committee was assembled composed of one to two stock assessment scientists from each region. During initial discussions, the steering committee asked that the semi-automation of assessment report development be prioritized fir
Official CitationSchiano, S., S. Saul, S. Breitbart, B. Li, K. Johnson, L. Ailloud, C. Askelrud, K. Doering, D. Hennen, E. Holmes, M. Oshima, M. Sculley, and B. Williams. 2026. Current Practices, Challenges, and Improvements to U.S. Federal Fisheries Assessment Workflows. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-264, 29 p. (avail. at https://doi.org/10.25923/c400-zq60).
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