Assessment of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (areas 12, 19, 12E and 12F) to 2017 and advice for the 2018 fishery .: Fs70-6/2018-007E-PDF
"Snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, has been commercially exploited in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence since the mid-1960s. There are four individually managed fishing areas among which Area 12 is the largest fishery in terms of its fishable surface, number of participants and landings. In Areas 12, 12E and 12F, the fishing season generally starts in April-May as soon as the Gulf is clear of ice and continues into early summer while in Area 19, the fishery opens after June 30 and usually ends in mid-September. The landing of females is prohibited and only hard-shelled males ≥ 95 mm of carapace width are commercially exploited"--Context, p. [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Centre for Science Advice Maritimes (Canada) Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Assessment of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (areas 12, 19, 12E and 12F) to 2017 and advice for the 2018 fishery . |
| Series title | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2018/007 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "February 2018." Title from caption. Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du crabe des neiges (Chionoecetes opilio) du sud du golfe du Saint-Laurent (zones 12, 19, 12E et 12F) jusqu'en 2017 et avis pour la pêche de 2018. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Moncton, NB : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Centre for Science Advice, Gulf Region, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 2018. |
| Description | 21 p. : maps, graphs, photographs. |
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| Subject terms | Crustaceans Fisheries management Fishing area |
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