Finfish

Stock Assessment reports provide updated life histories, biology and fishery information for a particular species, as well as commercial landings, recreational catch, and additional statistical information.

2024 Spotted Seatrout Stock Assessment
This report assesses the status of Spotted Seatrout populations found in Florida. Spotted Seatrout population dynamics are described for both the Florida Gulf and Florida Atlantic coasts utilizing available information on catch, effort, relative abundance, biology/life history, and length/age composition. It provides results from Stock Synthesis (SS) models for the period 1986-2023.

Previous Spotted Seatrout stock assessments:

• 2019 Executive Summary
• 2016 Spotted Seatrout Stock Assessment

2020 Red Drum Stock Assessment
This report assesses the status of Red Drum populations found in four regions along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida. Red Drum population dynamics are described for the period 1989-2019 utilizing all information on catch, effort, relative abundance, and size/age composition.

2020 Common Snook Stock Assessment
The present assessment is an update of the 2015 stock assessment; it provides input data and results from ASAP (Age-Structured Assessment Program) models for the period 1986–2019.

2019 Flounder Stock Assessment
Read the most current stock assessment for flounder fishery resources in Florida.

2015 Sheepshead Stock Assessment
The complete 2015 Sheepshead Stock Assessment

2014 Stock Assessment of Striped Mullet
Published December 2014.