Recruiting Fishery Scientists: Workshop on Stock Assessment and Social Science Careers -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Human Resource Needs -- Stock Assessment Science -- Social Sciences -- NMFS ACTIVITIES AND PLANS -- Stock Assessment Improvement Plan -- Social Science Research Program -- Recruitment Plans -- SURVEY OF FISHERY SCIENTISTS -- STUDENT CAREER CHOICE -- Models of Career Development -- Choice of Science Careers -- Influencing Career Choice -- 2 SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS -- CONCEPTUALIZING THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROBLEM -- Decreasing Demand -- Retention -- Increasing Supply -- Recruitment -- BREADTH OF THE PROBLEM -- IMPLICATIONS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODELS -- QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A WORKSHOP AGENDA -- APPENDIX B WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- OSB STAFF -- APPENDIX C TIER GOALS AND ASSESSMENT LEVELS IN NMFS' STOCK ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN -- STOCK ASSESSMENT LEVELS.