Scallop Survey Working Group

Scallop Survey Working Group

Scallop Survey Working Group Overview

The Scallop Survey Working Group (SSWG) will:  

• Facilitate collaboration around integrated approaches to scallop surveys that support stock assessments and management; 
• Make recommendations about specific issues stemming from the Council’s Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review (2019), the Scallop Survey Peer Review (2015), and the 2018 research track assessment (SARC 65); and
• Address the likely disruption that offshore wind development will have on scallop surveys and monitoring operations.

Related News

• Council Seeks Candidates for Scallop Survey Working Group

Related Documents 

• Scallop Survey Working Group Solicitation: Request for Applications
• Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures (SOPPs)
• Scallop Survey Working Group Contractor: Request for Proposals