Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports are documents or sets of documents that summarize the best scientific information available for federally managed fish stocks. This includes information concerning the biological condition of stocks and marine ecosystems, essential fish habitat (EFH), and the socioeconomic condition of commercial and recreational fisheries. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that SAFE reports be made available on a publicly accessible website to facilitate use of the information.
The Skate SAFE Report includes the following documents:
- Annual Monitoring Reports: Stock and ecosystem status; social and economic status; significant trends; previous management actions; data gaps; safety; status determination criteria; fishing mortality; any rebuilding measures; and insight and context for fishery specifications
- 2022-2023 Specifications, Including a Supplemental Information Report, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: Fishery specifications; bycatch of nontarget species; economic impacts of measures; social impacts of measures; and biological impacts of measures
- Framework Adjustment 8 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan, Including an Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation: Fishery specifications; bycatch of nontarget species; economic impacts of measures; social impacts of measures; and biological impacts of measures
- 2023 Management Track Assessment Report for Northeast Skate Complex: Stock and ecosystem status; and status determination criteria
- 2023 September Management Track Peer Review Panel Report: Stock and ecosystem status; and status determination criteria
- Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2, Volumes 1-5: Essential fish habitat (EFH) description and impacts