Scallop fishery area/time closure to protect Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) spawning aggregations in NAFO division 5Z (Georges Bank) .: Fs70-7/2018-013E-PDF
"The need to reduce the fishing mortality experienced by Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) on the Canadian portion of Georges Bank has led to efforts by the offshore Scallop fishery to reduce Cod bycatch. Along with active avoidance protocols adopted by the offshore scallop fleet, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has implemented area/time closures from early February to the end of March since 2005. This document provides information on the spatial distribution of Cod abundance on eastern Georges Bank during the spawning period based upon the DFO Winter Georges Bank Research Vessel (RV) Survey and its overlap with scallop catches on the Canadian portion of Georges Bank”--Context, p. [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Scallop fishery area/time closure to protect Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) spawning aggregations in NAFO division 5Z (Georges Bank) . |
| Variant title | Science response : scallop fishery closure to protect cod |
| Series title | Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2018/013 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Fermetures spatio-temporelles de la pêche au pétoncle destinées à protéger les bancs de reproducteurs de morues franches (Gadus morhua) dans la division 5Z de l’OPANO (banc de Georges). Caption title. "April 2018." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Dartmouth, N.S. : Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2018. |
| Description | 6 p. : maps. |
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| Subject terms | Scallops Fishing area Fisheries management Atlantic cod Nature conservation |
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