Brooke Anne Lowman

• MS
• PhD Student at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Sources of fisheries information outside of fishery-independent surveys (e.g. fishery-dependent data) are especially valuable for species that support productive fisheries and lack reliable biological information, such as the northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus). Fishery-dependent data streams are available for most species, however collabo...

The United States Northern Shortfin squid fishery is known for its large fluctuations in catch at annual scales. In the last 5 years, this fishery has experienced increased availability of Illex illecebrosus along the Northeast US continental shelf (NES), resulting in high catch per unit effort (CPUE) and early fishery closures due to quota exceeda...

Report of the Illex 2021 Research Track Assessment Working Group

Logbook data from commercial fisheries are a vital component in the machinery of management, including tracking the volume of catches and allocating catch spatially. At the same time, logbooks can provide a unique window into the ecological and sociological conditions in marine fisheries, where fishermen interact with marine species and environment...

Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) have presented a challenge for US fishery management because of their life history traits and broad population distribution. They are characterized by a short semelparous lifespan and high interannual variability in recruitment. Much of the stock resides outside of the boundaries of existing US fisheries...

Reduced catch limits of Georges Bank yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) in recent years have become a constraint to New England fisheries, including the Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) fishery, in which yellowtail flounder are caught as bycatch. As a complement to an existing bycatch avoidance program, we are examining the use...