Stock structure of the Pacific sleeper shark in Alaska waters
This repository houses analyses supporting the 2022 Stock Structure Evaluation of the Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) federal Fishery Management Plan areas. Please note that confidential fisheries data and large datasets have not been uploaded.
The Stock Structure Evaluation report is available here, and has also been included in an appendix to the 2022 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation of the Shark Stock Complex in the BSAI and GOA, available here.
Please direct any questions about the Stock Structure Evaluation to Beth Matta (beth.matta@noaa.gov) or Cindy Tribuzio (cindy.tribuzio@noaa.gov) at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.