Greater Amberjack Research Program
In 2020, Congress authorized funding of $10 million for the Greater Amberjack Research Program to address concerns about the greater amberjack fisheries in the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
The goal of this program is to develop additional data sources, assessment approaches, and knowledge to improve agency and agency-independent estimates of the abundance of greater amberjack throughout the greater amberjack’s range.
Visioning
This program began with a visioning phase, in which researchers reviewed existing data and gathered input from stakeholders to develop recommendations for the research phase of the project.
Read more about the visioning component of the Greater Amberjack Research Program here.
Greater Amberjack Tagging
Greater amberjacks (Seriola dumerili) are often confused with other closely-related species. Refer to the following guide to help distinguish the Seriola jacks from one another.
Additional resources can be found on the Publications and Products page.
Banded rudderfish (Seriola zonata)
Lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata)
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana)
