Operationalizing available research computing resources for stock assessment
Presenter(s):
Nicholas Ducharme-Barth, Oceanic Stock Assessment Program, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NMFS and Megumi Oshima, Island Stock Assessment Program, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NMFS
Abstract: This presentation provides an overview of existing research computing resources available to NOAA staff and proposes a workflow for operationalizing these resources for stock assessment. In other words, running more/bigger models in less time. We walk through an example application using Stock Synthesis, present results of benchmark testing of these computational tools, and discuss future challenges and directions.
Bio(s):
Nicholas Ducharme-Barth joined the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in 2021. Previously, Nicholas worked at the Pacific Community (SPC) conducting pelagic stock assessments for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). He received his B.S. in Mathematics from the College of William & Mary and his Ph. D. in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida.
Megumi Oshima has been working at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center since 2021. She works mostly on domestic and territorial bottomfish stocks and is interested in Openscience and creating reproducible and transparent workflows. Before joining PIFSC, she was a graduate student at University of Southern Mississippi where she got her PhD in Coastal Sciences.
