Terms of Reference for the Terms of Reference for the American Eel Peer ReviewAmerican Eel Peer Review

Evaluate adequacy, appropriateness, and Evaluate adequacy, appropriateness, and uncertainty of available fishery-dependent and uncertainty of available fishery-dependent and fishery-independent data sourcesfishery-independent data sources

Adequacy, appropriateness, application, and Adequacy, appropriateness, application, and uncertainty of models or other analytical methodsuncertainty of models or other analytical methods

Evaluate fishery status and stock statusEvaluate fishery status and stock status Evaluate fishery and stock status relative to Evaluate fishery and stock status relative to

biological reference pointsbiological reference points Develop recommendations for future researchDevelop recommendations for future research

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

independent indexindependent index Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

dependent indexdependent index

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets– Glass eel surveys (New Jersey, North Glass eel surveys (New Jersey, North

Carolina)Carolina)

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets– Young-of-year surveysYoung-of-year surveys

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets– Yellow eel surveysYellow eel surveys

Lake Ontario electrofishing indexLake Ontario electrofishing index Bay of Quinte trawl surveyBay of Quinte trawl survey Moses-Saunders eel ladder countsMoses-Saunders eel ladder counts Restigouche River electrofishing indexRestigouche River electrofishing index Margaree River electrofishing indexMargaree River electrofishing index Miramichi River electrofishing indexMiramichi River electrofishing index Fort Halifax, Maine, eel ladder countsFort Halifax, Maine, eel ladder counts Greenville, ConnecticutGreenville, Connecticut Lake Whitney, ConnecticutLake Whitney, Connecticut New Jersey green eelNew Jersey green eel Pennsylvania pencil eel indexPennsylvania pencil eel index Maryland stream surveyMaryland stream survey VIMS surveyVIMS survey York River VIMS dataYork River VIMS data Rappahannock River VIMS dataRappahannock River VIMS data James River VIMS dataJames River VIMS data

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

independent indexindependent index Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

dependent indexdependent index

Fishery-independent indicesFishery-independent indices

Adequacy of available dataAdequacy of available data

Basis for selection of data setsBasis for selection of data sets Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

independent indexindependent index Development of coastwide fishery-Development of coastwide fishery-

dependent indexdependent index

Fishery-dependent indexFishery-dependent index