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An assessment and risk projections of the west coast of Newfoundland (NAFO division 4R) herring stocks (1965 to 2000) / I.H. McQuinn, M. Hammill and L. Lefebvre.Fs70-1/1999-119E-PDF

Both spring- and autumn-spawning herring are found along the west coast of Newfoundland (4R). The 1999 assessment indicates that the status of the spring-spawning stock is in danger of collapse. The autumn-spawning stock is declining gradually while the exploitation rate has been slowly increasing. The spring-spawner spring-spawning stock biomass (SSB) has declined to a historical low of 14,000 t in 1999. The autumn spawner SSB has been declining slowly, from 80,000 t in 1984 to 42,000 t in 1998. It is essential that fishing effort be reduced and shifted to the north as much as possible to avoid directed fishing on the spring-spawning stock.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Canada. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat.
TitleAn assessment and risk projections of the west coast of Newfoundland (NAFO division 4R) herring stocks (1965 to 2000) / I.H. McQuinn, M. Hammill and L. Lefebvre.
Series title
  • Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat research document, 1480-4883 ; 99/119
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1999.
Author / Contributor
  • McQuinn, Ian H.
  • Lefebvre, L.
  • Hammill, M. O. (Michael O.)
Description94 p. : fig., graphs, maps, tables.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-1/1999-119E-PDF
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