Stock status update of scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in scallop production areas 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy .: Fs70-7/2018-003E-PDF

"Advice on the status of Scallop in Scallop Production Areas (SPAs) 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy (BoF) is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Resource Management to help determine a total allowable catch (TAC, meat weight) in support of the fishery. The objectives of this report are to: identify the consequences of different harvest levels in SPAs 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for the 2017/2018 season, provide advice on the interim harvest levels for the start of the 2018/2019 season for SPAs 1A, 1B, 3, and 4, and identify all information on fishery by-catch of non-target species. This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of 29 November, 2017, on the Stock Status Update of Bay of Fundy Scallop in Scallop Production Areas (SPAs) 1A, 1B, and 3-6”--Context, p. [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region.
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
Title Stock status update of scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in scallop production areas 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy .
Variant title Science response : scallop production areas 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy
Series title Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2018/003
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Mise à jour sur l’état du stock de pétoncles (Placopecten magellanicus) des zones de production de pétoncles 1 à 6 de la baie de Fundy.
Caption title.
"January 2018."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 15).
Publishing information Dartmouth, N.S. : Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2018.
Description 17 p. : charts (some col.), maps (some col.)
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-7/2018-003E-PDF
Subject terms Scallops
Fishing area
Fisheries management
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