nmfs-ost · e-perl-NOAA · Jun 30, 2026 · Jun 30, 2026
diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/BSKT2019_control.ss b/models/BigSkate_2019/BSKT2019_control.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 #_Stock_Synthesis_is_a_work_of_the_U.S._Government_and_is_not_subject_to_copyright_protection_in_the_United_States.
 #_Foreign_copyrights_may_apply._See_copyright.txt_for_more_information.
 #_User_support_available_at:_https://groups.google.com/g/ss3-forum_and_NMFS.Stock.Synthesis@noaa.gov
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@
 8 # GrowthModel: 1=vonBert with L1&L2; 2=Richards with L1&L2; 3=age_specific_K_incr; 4=age_specific_K_decr; 5=age_specific_K_each; 6=NA; 7=NA; 8=growth cessation
 0 #_Age(post-settlement) for L1 (aka Amin); first growth parameter is size at this age; linear growth below this
 999 #_Age(post-settlement) for L2 (aka Amax); 999 to treat as Linf
--999 #_exponential decay of numbers for calc of size in plus group in the initial year (value should approx initial Z; -999 replicates 3.24; -998 to not calc growth above maxage)
+-999 #_exponential decay for growth within plus group and control for time-varying plus group size 
+#_only important when growth does not get near Linf by maxage
+#_value should approx initial Z; or use a code:  -999 replicates 3.24 (with Z=0.2 and numbers weighted updating in years with time-varying growth)
+#_-998 ignores growth within plus group in initial year and disables time-varying changes in plus group mean size
+#_-997 ignores growth within plus group in initial year and enables updating time-varying plus group
+#
 0  #_placeholder for future growth feature
 #
 0 #_SD_add_to_LAA (set to 0.1 for SS2 V1.x compatibility)
@@ -73,9 +78,9 @@
 # Sex: 1  BioPattern: 1  NatMort
  0.1 0.6 0.449208 -1.02165 0.438 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # NatM_uniform_Fem_GP_1
 # Sex: 1  BioPattern: 1  Growth
- 20 40 20.0821 20 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # L_at_Amin_Fem_GP_1
+ 20 40 20.0821 20 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # L_at_Age0_Fem_GP_1
  100 300 175.663 200 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # Linf_Fem_GP_1
- 0.005 30 12.1407 0.15 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # VonBert_K_Fem_GP_1
+ 0.005 30 12.1407 0.15 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # rmax_Fem_GP_1
  0.1 10 5.61009 1 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # Cessation_Fem_GP_1
  1 20 5.70274 0.1 99 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # SD_young_Fem_GP_1
  1 20 7.08412 0.1 99 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 # SD_old_Fem_GP_1
@@ -90,9 +95,9 @@
 # Sex: 2  BioPattern: 1  NatMort
  -3 3 0 0 99 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # NatM_uniform_Mal_GP_1
 # Sex: 2  BioPattern: 1  Growth
- -1 1 0 0 99 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # L_at_Amin_Mal_GP_1
+ -1 1 0 0 99 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # L_at_Age0_Mal_GP_1
  -1 1 -0.373076 0 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # Linf_Mal_GP_1
- -10 20 0.100981 0 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # VonBert_K_Mal_GP_1
+ -10 20 0.100981 0 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # rmax_Mal_GP_1
  -3 3 0.2 0 99 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # Cessation_Mal_GP_1
  -1 1 0 0 99 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # SD_young_Mal_GP_1
  -1 1 0 0 99 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # SD_old_Mal_GP_1

diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/BSKT2019_data.ss b/models/BigSkate_2019/BSKT2019_data.ss
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 #_Stock_Synthesis_is_a_work_of_the_U.S._Government_and_is_not_subject_to_copyright_protection_in_the_United_States.
 #_Foreign_copyrights_may_apply._See_copyright.txt_for_more_information.
 #_User_support_available_at:_https://groups.google.com/g/ss3-forum_and_NMFS.Stock.Synthesis@noaa.gov
 #_User_info_available_at:_https://nmfs-ost.github.io/ss3-website/
 #_Source_code_at:_https://github.com/nmfs-ost/ss3-source-code
 
-#_Start_time: Wed Mar 11 13:55:15 2026
+#_Start_time: Tue Jun 30 17:01:56 2026
 #_echo_input_data
 #C Data file Big Skate 2019
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 1916 #_StartYr
 2018 #_EndYr
 1 #_Nseas

diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/forecast.ss b/models/BigSkate_2019/forecast.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 #C Forecast file Big Skate 2019
 # for all year entries except rebuilder; enter either: actual year, -999 for styr, 0 for endyr, neg number for rel. endyr
 1 # Benchmarks: 0=skip; 1=calc F_spr,F_Btgt,F_msy; 2=calc F_spr,F0.1,F_msy; 3=add F_Blimit; 

diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/ss3.par b/models/BigSkate_2019/ss3.par
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-# Number of parameters = 44 Objective function value = 402.017393125080  Maximum gradient component = 1.50473122791469e-05
+# Number of parameters = 44 Objective function value = 402.017393125080  Maximum gradient component = 1.79192198652030e-05
 # dummy_parm:
 1.00000000000
 # MGparm[1]:
-0.449207967024
+0.449207966742
 # MGparm[2]:
-20.0820919580
+20.0820919718
 # MGparm[3]:
-175.662756166
+175.662756181
 # MGparm[4]:
-12.1406742809
+12.1406742798
 # MGparm[5]:
-5.61009221564
+5.61009222128
 # MGparm[6]:
-5.70273818815
+5.70273818849
 # MGparm[7]:
-7.08412065303
+7.08412065199
 # MGparm[8]:
 7.49000000000e-06
 # MGparm[9]:
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 # MGparm[15]:
 0.00000000000
 # MGparm[16]:
--0.373075524546
+-0.373075524624
 # MGparm[17]:
-0.100981406551
+0.100981406348
 # MGparm[18]:
 0.200000000000
 # MGparm[19]:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 # MGparm[24]:
 0.500000000000
 # SRparm[1]:
-8.90469095853
+8.90469095624
 # SRparm[2]:
 0.400000000000
 # SRparm[3]:
@@ -64,33 +64,33 @@
 # Fcast_recruitments:
  0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000 0.00000000000
 # Q_parm[1]:
--0.403307901753
+-0.403307901619
 # Q_parm[2]:
-0.163263770614
+0.163263770317
 # Q_parm[3]:
--1.25240244480
+-1.25240245551
 # Q_parm[4]:
-0.365954197003
+0.365954197072
 # Q_parm[5]:
--0.934511375575
+-0.934511387479
 # selparm[1]:
-94.1113775688
+94.1113775658
 # selparm[2]:
 -15.0000000000
 # selparm[3]:
-7.15331061300
+7.15331061342
 # selparm[4]:
 20.0000000000
 # selparm[5]:
 -999.000000000
 # selparm[6]:
 -999.000000000
 # selparm[7]:
-66.2144443135
+66.2144443159
 # selparm[8]:
-4.87637443469
+4.87637443485
 # selparm[9]:
-2.05182002916
+2.05182002931
 # selparm[10]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[11]:
@@ -102,47 +102,47 @@
 # selparm[14]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[15]:
--5.52192881318
+-5.52192882373
 # selparm[16]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[17]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[18]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[19]:
-0.743963460898
+0.743963460458
 # selparm[20]:
-76.1472664021
+76.1472663887
 # selparm[21]:
 -15.0000000000
 # selparm[22]:
-6.49771426316
+6.49771426295
 # selparm[23]:
-16.5482944801
+16.5482944707
 # selparm[24]:
 -5.00000000000
 # selparm[25]:
 -999.000000000
 # selparm[26]:
--7.97469965751
+-7.97469965366
 # selparm[27]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[28]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[29]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[30]:
-0.698111014438
+0.698111014761
 # selparm[31]:
-187.542796835
+187.542796107
 # selparm[32]:
 -15.0000000000
 # selparm[33]:
-8.47235583844
+8.47235583003
 # selparm[34]:
 20.0000000000
 # selparm[35]:
--4.79416948377
+-4.79416946820
 # selparm[36]:
 -999.000000000
 # selparm[37]:
@@ -154,32 +154,32 @@
 # selparm[40]:
 0.00000000000
 # selparm[41]:
-0.606511766711
+0.606511766643
 # selparm[42]:
-2.30033346059
+2.30033346060
 # selparm[43]:
-3.30395148041
+3.30395148480
 # selparm[44]:
-3.96299192791
+3.96299193261
 # selparm[45]:
-11.0792860887
+11.0792860645
 # selparm[46]:
-4.91241157756
+4.91241159678
 # selparm[47]:
-13.2418060785
+13.2418060888
 # selparm[48]:
-14.6405850713
+14.6405850464
 # selparm[49]:
-13.8920980570
+13.8920980538
 # selparm[50]:
-3.45565760106
+3.45565760105
 # selparm[51]:
-3.62005583370
+3.62005583373
 # selparm[52]:
-3.40499699881
+3.40499699887
 # selparm[53]:
-2.88476294622
+2.88476294610
 # selparm[54]:
-2.81719156303
+2.81719156290
 # checksum999:
 999.000000000
diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/ss_summary.sso b/models/BigSkate_2019/ss_summary.sso
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 BSKT2019_data.ss #_DataFile 
 BSKT2019_control.ss #_Control 
-Run_Date: Wed Mar 11 13:54:04 2026
+Run_Date: Tue Jun 30 17:00:48 2026
 Final_phase: 5  N_iterations: 241
 #_LIKELIHOOD 
 Label logL*Lambda
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Crash_Pen 0
 #label value se active? range
 #_BIOLOGY
 NatM_uniform_Fem_GP_1 0.449208 0.030551 Act 0.698415
-L_at_Amin_Fem_GP_1 20.0821 1.0314 Act 0.0041046
+L_at_Age0_Fem_GP_1 20.0821 1.0314 Act 0.0041046
 Linf_Fem_GP_1 175.663 4.00449 Act 0.378314
-VonBert_K_Fem_GP_1 12.1407 0.358036 Act 0.40459
+rmax_Fem_GP_1 12.1407 0.358036 Act 0.40459
 Cessation_Fem_GP_1 5.61009 11.8509 Act 0.556575
 SD_young_Fem_GP_1 5.70274 0.901141 Act 0.247513
 SD_old_Fem_GP_1 7.08412 0.920452 Act 0.320217
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Mat_slope_Fem_GP_1 -0.13155 0 Fix 0.184498
 Eggs/kg_inter_Fem_GP_1 1 0 Fix 0.666667
 Eggs/kg_slope_wt_Fem_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
 NatM_uniform_Mal_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
-L_at_Amin_Mal_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
+L_at_Age0_Mal_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
 Linf_Mal_GP_1 -0.373076 0.0251082 Act 0.313462
-VonBert_K_Mal_GP_1 0.100981 0.033979 Act 0.336699
+rmax_Mal_GP_1 0.100981 0.033979 Act 0.336699
 Cessation_Mal_GP_1 0.2 0 Fix 0.533333
 SD_young_Mal_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
 SD_old_Mal_GP_1 0 0 Fix 0.5
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ LnQ_base_WCGBTS(5) -0.403308 0.315405 Act 0.399173
 Q_extraSD_WCGBTS(5) 0.163264 0.0573576 Act 0.0816318
 LnQ_base_Triennial(6) -1.2524 0.743118 Act 0.728966
 Q_extraSD_Triennial(6) 0.365954 0.146404 Act 0.182977
-LnQ_base_Triennial(6)_BLK1repl_1995 -0.934511 0.741207 Act 0.866498
+LnQ_base_Triennial(6)_BLK1repl_1995 -0.934511 0.741206 Act 0.866498
 #_Selectivity
 Size_DblN_peak_Fishery_current(1) 94.1114 4.8992 Act 0.201591
 Size_DblN_top_logit_Fishery_current(1) -15 0 Fix 0
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SzSel_Fem_Final_WCGBTS(5) 0 0 Fix 0.5
 SzSel_Fem_Scale_WCGBTS(5) 0.698111 0.125697 Act 0.198111
 Size_DblN_peak_Triennial(6) 187.543 34.6112 Act 0.916952
 Size_DblN_top_logit_Triennial(6) -15 0 Fix 0
-Size_DblN_ascend_se_Triennial(6) 8.47236 0.420334 Act 0.947235
+Size_DblN_ascend_se_Triennial(6) 8.47236 0.420333 Act 0.947235
 Size_DblN_descend_se_Triennial(6) 20 0 Fix 1
 Size_DblN_start_logit_Triennial(6) -4.79417 0.784064 Act 0.425243
 Size_DblN_end_logit_Triennial(6) -999 0 Fix 0
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Totbio_unfished 29359.2 8024.53
 SmryBio_unfished 27268.3 7354.47
 Recr_unfished 7366.45 2751.26
 SSB_Btgt 1009.82 297.221
-SPR_Btgt 0.625 5.32202e-17
+SPR_Btgt 0.625 3.27393e-17
 annF_Btgt 0.0483043 0.00332516
 Dead_Catch_Btgt 700.716 196.505
 SSB_SPR 504.909 148.61
@@ -780,8 +780,8 @@ OFLCatch_2027 1391.41 441.9
 OFLCatch_2028 1364.51 430.814
 OFLCatch_2029 1337.96 419.89
 OFLCatch_2030 1311.74 409.105
-ForeCatchret_2019 313.16 4.49134e-09
-ForeCatchret_2020 313.16 4.48822e-09
+ForeCatchret_2019 313.16 4.49138e-09
+ForeCatchret_2020 313.16 4.48824e-09
 ForeCatchret_2021 1370.72 464.967
 ForeCatchret_2022 1288.64 428.692
 ForeCatchret_2023 1224.51 401.008

diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/starter.ss b/models/BigSkate_2019/starter.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#V3.30.24.2;_safe;_compile_date:_Mar  9 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
+#V3.30.25.00;_safe;_compile_date:_Jun 30 2026;_Stock_Synthesis_by_Richard_Methot_(NOAA)_using_ADMB_13.2
 #_Stock_Synthesis_is_a_work_of_the_U.S._Government_and_is_not_subject_to_copyright_protection_in_the_United_States.
 #_Foreign_copyrights_may_apply._See_copyright.txt_for_more_information.
 #_User_support_available_at:_https://groups.google.com/g/ss3-forum_and_NMFS.Stock.Synthesis@noaa.gov
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ BSKT2019_control.ss #_ctlfile
 0 # F_std_basis: 0=no scaling; 1 (F/Fspr); 2 (F/Fmsy); 3 (F/Fbtgt); where F means annual F_std, Fmsy means F_std@msy; values >=11 invoke N multiyr using 10s and 100s digit; append .1 to invoke log(ratio)
 0 #_MCMC_output_detail: integer part (0=default; 1=adds obj func components; 2= +write_report_for_each_mceval); and decimal part (added to SR_LN(R0) on first call to mcmc)
 0 #_deprecated:  ALK tolerance ***disabled in code
--1 #_seed:  random number seed for bootstrap data (-1 to use long(time) as seed): # 1773237315
+-1 #_seed:  random number seed for bootstrap data (-1 to use long(time) as seed): # 1782838916
 0 #_Compatibility:  flag for legacy (0) vs improved (1) impact of timevary biology on benchmark SRR calcs >=3.30.24
 3.30 #_final:  check value for end of file and for version control
diff --git a/models/BigSkate_2019/warning.sso b/models/BigSkate_2019/warning.sso
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Warning 4 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age:
 Warning 5 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 18 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 6 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 20 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 7 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 1; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 20 Len@age = 175.663 < 175.663
-Warning 8 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 17 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
+Warning 8 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 16 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 9 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 19 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 10 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 20 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 11 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 1; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 20 Len@age = 175.663 < 175.663
-Warning 12 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 17 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
+Warning 12 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 14 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 13 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 19 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Warning 14 : Decreasing Len@age calculated for sex: 2; Gpat: 1 settle: 1 at age: 20 Len@age = 120.964 < 120.964
 Note 2 Information: A revised protocol for the Fcast_yr specification is available and recommended.