National Sea Grant College Program

In 2020, recognizing a lack of information about greater amberjack, a commercially and recreationally important reef fish, Congress directed NOAA Fisheries Service and Sea Grant to investigate.

🎣 Now, the Greater Amberjack Count results are in!

This project revealed new biological and ecological findings about greater amberjack. Specifically, distribution and movement data suggest that U.S. South Atlantic, eastern Gulf of America, and western Gulf of America greater amberjack may be best managed as separate stocks. The Greater Amberjack Count also explored genetic structure, age and growth, and efficacy of new scientific tools like advanced acoustics and environmental DNA for stock assessments.

Learn more: https://masgc.org/article/research-project-provides-new-estimates-of-greater-amberjack-abundance-in-u-s-south-atlantic-gulf-of-america

Explore an interactive StoryMap from Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant and partners: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/535c01f8f91b4e77933603862d1f6f34

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