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Assessment of the green sea urchin fishery in the Northern Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2015 .: Fs70-6/2016-054E-PDF

"The commercial Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) fishery began in the Estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1991. Fourteen areas were created (Figure 1); however, many are still unfished or underutilized. Although trap fishing is permitted, green sea urchins are mainly collected by diving. Current management measures include a limited number of licences per area, a minimum catch size of 50 mm test diameter and dive fishing seasons generally set from the end of March to the end of December. Harvesting takes place once the ice cover opens up and the gonad yield increases from the end of March to May and from September to December."--Context, p. [1].

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
  • Maurice Lamontagne Institute.
TitleAssessment of the green sea urchin fishery in the Northern Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2015 .
Variant title
  • Assessment of the green sea urchin fishery in the Northern Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2016
Series title
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2016/054, Quebec Region
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "December 2016."
  • Title from caption.
  • Issued also in French under title: Évaluation de la pêche à l'oursin vert dans le nord de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent en 2015.
  • "This report is available from the Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Quebec Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute"--p. 14.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 13).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 2016.
Description14 p. : ill., maps, graphs
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-6/2016-054E-PDF
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