1. Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Atlantic Herring Assessment Update – 2009

2. Original landings series for TRAC 2006 assessment

3. Revised landings series for TRAC 2009 assessment

4. Catch estimates (number) Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

5. Atlantic herring landings (number) by country – TRAC 2009

6. Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Catch at Age: 2005-2008 Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

7. + 95% CI

11. ASAP model (from 2006 assessment) CAA ages 2- 6+ NMFS surveys –winter, spring, fall, acoustic Split index series 1984-1985 Fishery selectivity 1.0 ages 2-6+ M=0.2 Changes: Total biomass calculated as # at age * Jan 1 wt at age (rather than mid-year) SSB calculated for a fall spawning

12. Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

19. ASAP Final 2009 model CAA ages 2- 6+ NMFS surveys –spring, fall Split index series 1984-1985 Fishery selectivity fixed at 1.0 ages 2-6+ M=0.2 Total biomass calculated as # at age * Jan 1 wt at age SSB calculated for a fall spawning

28. Final 2009 Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

29. Final 2009 Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

30. Final 2009 Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

31. Stock Number Age 2 Final 2009

32. Stock Number Age 6+ Final 2009

36. Median F + 95% CI from Final model TRAC 2009

37. Median SSB + 95% CI Final model TRAC 2009

38. Fishing mortality: model variation compared to retrospective variation

39. SSB: model variation compared to retrospective variation

40. Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009 F status quo

41. Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

42. F status quo Atlantic herring – TRAC 2009

43. Projections at F status quo

45. Median (+ 1 std) of total age 2+ biomass 30 year projection at Fmsy=0.27