SMART Indicator Report: Inshore Survey (Mid Atlantic)

1 Indicator category

[Fill by hand, needs decision by Council]

2 Indicator name

Inshore Survey (Mid Atlantic)

Includes variable(s): Benthivore Fall-CV, Benthivore Fall-Value, Benthivore Spring-CV, Benthivore Spring-Value, Benthos Fall-CV, Benthos Fall-Value, Benthos Spring-CV, Benthos Spring-Value, Piscivore Fall-CV, Piscivore Fall-Value, Piscivore Spring-CV, Piscivore Spring-Value, Planktivore Fall-CV, Planktivore Fall-Value, Planktivore Spring-CV, Planktivore Spring-Value

3 Indicator brief description

Biomass time series for aggregate species groups from the NEAMAP inshore bottom trawl surveys conducted from Cape Hatteras to Rhode Island.

4 Indicator visualization

Each survey shows trends by aggregate group.

5 Indicator documentation

5.1 Are indicators available for others to use (data downloadable)?

## Yes

5.1.1 Where can indicators be found?

## Data: https://noaa-edab.github.io/ecodata/index.html 
## Description:  https://noaa-edab.github.io/catalog/mab_inshore_survey.html 
## Technical documentation:  https://noaa-edab.github.io/tech-doc/mab_inshore_survey.html

5.1.2 How often are they updated? Are future updates likely?

[need sequential look at datasets for update frequency. Future requires judgement]

5.1.3 Who is the contact?

James Gartland (NEAMAP), jgartlan@vims.edu; Rebecca Peters (ME/NH survey), rebecca.j.peters@maine.gov; Sean Lucey (MA Inshore Survey), sean.lucey@rws.com

5.2 Gather indicator statistics

5.2.1 Units

## no Units field

5.2.2 Length of time series, start and end date, periodicity

General overview: Spring and Fall

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU	StartYear	EndYear	NumYears	MissingYears
Benthivore Fall-CV	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Benthivore Fall-Value	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Benthivore Spring-CV	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Benthivore Spring-Value	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Benthos Fall-CV	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Benthos Fall-Value	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Benthos Spring-CV	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Benthos Spring-Value	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Piscivore Fall-CV	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Piscivore Fall-Value	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Piscivore Spring-CV	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Piscivore Spring-Value	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Planktivore Fall-CV	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Planktivore Fall-Value	MAB	2007	2024	18	0
Planktivore Spring-CV	MAB	2008	2024	17	0
Planktivore Spring-Value	MAB	2008	2024	17	0

5.2.3 Spatial location, scale and extent

General overview: Nearshore regions of the MAB and GOM

Indicator specifics:

Indicator	EPU
Benthivore Fall-CV	MAB
Benthivore Fall-Value	MAB
Benthivore Spring-CV	MAB
Benthivore Spring-Value	MAB
Benthos Fall-CV	MAB
Benthos Fall-Value	MAB
Benthos Spring-CV	MAB
Benthos Spring-Value	MAB
Piscivore Fall-CV	MAB
Piscivore Fall-Value	MAB
Piscivore Spring-CV	MAB
Piscivore Spring-Value	MAB
Planktivore Fall-CV	MAB
Planktivore Fall-Value	MAB
Planktivore Spring-CV	MAB
Planktivore Spring-Value	MAB

5.2.4 Management scale: all species, FMP level, species level, can it be aggregated or separated to different scales?

[Classify by hand, note gridded data if available could be applied to different species ranges]

5.2.5 Uncertainty metrics

5.3 Are methods clearly documented to obtain source data and calculate indicators?

## Yes

5.3.1 Can the indicator be calculated from current documentation?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.3.2 Is code publicly available? up to date?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.3.3 Have methods changed over time?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for current and previous methods]

5.4 Are indicator underlying source data linked or easy to find?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgements]

5.4.1 Where are source data stored?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

5.4.2 How/by whom are source data updated? Are future updates likely?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

5.4.3 How often are they updated?

[Build link to Tech-doc, look for source, may require judgement]

6 Indicator analysis/testing or history of use

6.1 What decision or advice processes are the indicators currently used in?

Indicators from these inshore surveys are analogous to those produced by the NEFSC trawl survey in the aggregate survey biomass indicator dataset.

6.2 What implications of the indicators are currently listed?

The trends in the NEAMAP inshore survey vary compared to the NEFSC survey. This is driven by different species availability to surveys in time and space as well as the surveys sampling different habitats. Nearshore habitats are important to fish and fisheries so we monitor them as as well as trends from the larger EPUs.

6.3 Do target, limit, or threshold values already exist for the indicator?

[Fill by hand; if not in key results or implications, likely does not exist]

6.4 Have the indicators been tested to ensure they respond proportionally to a change in the underlying process?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

6.5 Are the indicators sensitive to a small change in the process, or what is the threshold of change that is detectable?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

6.6 Is there a time lag between the process change and the indicator change? How long?

[Fill by hand; if not in introduction, key results, or implications, likely not tested]

7 Comments

[Fill below by hand once above data complete]

7.1 Additional potential links to management in addition to uses listed above

7.2 What additional work would be needed for the Council to use the indicator?

7.3 What issues are caused if there is a gap or delay in data underlying the indicator