Table 3.
Formerly overfished marine fish populations that have attained their recovery targets. Nmax is the maximum observed population size prior to the population minimum (Nmin). Those associated with the websites specified in the following parentheses (http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw, http://sedarweb.org, http://www.pcouncil.org, https://www.iccat.int/en/assess.htm) are US populations considered to have been ‘rebuilt’ as of the end of 2014. (Note that one species, butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus), is deemed ‘rebuilt’ despite an estimated decline. This reflects uncertainty as to whether the population had previously been in an overfished condition. The stock assessment available at (http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw) provides more details. It is included here because it is considered ‘rebuilt’.)
| species | population | Nmin | consecutive years below 10% Nmax | target and year achieved | reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | Northeast Arctic | 9%Nmax | 1 | 41%Nmax (2002) | http://ices.dk/community/advisory-process/Pages/Latest-Advice.aspx |
| Iceland | 13%Nmax | 0 | 24%Nmax (2005) | http://ices.dk/community/advisory-process/Pages/Latest-Advice.aspx | |
| black sea bass (Centropristis striata) | Mid-Atlantic coast | 26%Nmax | 0 | 90%Nmax (2009) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| Southwest Atlantic | 28%Nmax | 0 | 71%Nmax (2013) | http://sedarweb.org | |
| Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) | Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank | 2%Nmax | 22 | 47%Nmax (2012) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| windowpane flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus) | Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic | 2%Nmax | 2 | 20%Nmax (2012) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| yellowtail flounder (Pleuronectes ferruginea) | Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic | 3%Nmax | 16 | 14%Nmax (2012) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | Gulf of Maine | 4%Nmax | 7 | 27%Nmax (2011) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) | Mid-Atlantic Coast | 26%Nmax | 0 | >100%Nmax (2011) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) | Pacific coast | 24%Nmax | 0 | 32%Nmax (2011) | http://www.pcouncil.org |
| pollock (Pollachias virens) | Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank | 21%Nmax | 0 | 29%Nmax (2010) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) | Atlantic coast | 17%Nmax | 0 | 58%Nmax (2010) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| scup (Stenotomus chrysops) | Atlantic coast | 21%Nmax | 0 | >100%Nmax (2009) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | North Atlantic | 37%Nmax | 0 | Not established (2009) | https://www.iccat.int/en/assess.htm |
| Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) | Norwegian spring-spawning | 2%Nmax | 19 | 43%Nmax (1997) | [58] |
| monkfish (Lophius americanus) | Gulf of Maine/Northern Georges Bank | 41%Nmax | 0 | 62%Nmax (2008) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| Southern Georges Bank/Mid-Atlantic | 68%Nmax | 0 | 68%Nmax (2008) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ | |
| bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) | Atlantic coast | 29%Nmax | 0 | 49%Nmax (2008) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) | Gulf of Mexico | 32%Nmax | 0 | 35%Nmax (2008) | http://sedarweb.org |
| golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) | Mid-Atlantic Coast | 5%Nmax | 16 | 19%Nmax (2014) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |
| butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus) | Gulf of Maine/Cape Hatteras | 53%Nmax | 0 | 42%Nmax (2014) | http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/ |