00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.842664 CaOODSP 20221107152354 cr ||||||||||| 170830s2017 nscabd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-ns Fs70-6/2017-033E-PDF Assessment of Nova Scotia (4VWX) snow crab [electronic resource]. Nova Scotia (4VWX) snow crab Dartmouth, N.S. : Center for Science Advice (CSA), Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 2017. 30 p. : charts (some col.), ill., maps (some col.) Science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2017/033 Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du crabe des neiges de la Nouvelle-Écosse (4VWX). Caption title. "August 2017." Includes bibliographical references (p. 29). "Snow Crab have been a dominant macro-invertebrate in the Scotian Shelf Ecosystem (SSE) since the decline of the groundfish. The fishery has been in existence since the early 1970s in Nova Scotia. In support of the fishery, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Maritimes Fisheries and Aquaculture Management requests from DFO Science an annual assessment of resource status. An assessment of the status of 4VWX Snow Crab is based on fishery independent surveys using indicators of abundance, reproductive potential, recruitment, and exploitation rates. Ecosystem and environmental indicators are also incorporated into the assessment. Commercial catch rates and other fishery statistics are reported. Advice for the next year is provided"--Context, p. [1]. Snow crab Fisheries resources Assessment Nova Scotia Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Évaluation du crabe des neiges de la Nouvelle-Écosse (4VWX) (CaOODSP)9.842666 Science advisory report (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat) 1919-5087 ; 2017/033. (CaOODSP)9.506226 PDF 1.50 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/mpo-dfo/Fs70-6-2017-033-eng.pdf