Stock status update of American lobster (Homarus americanus) in Lobster Fishing Area 35-38.: Fs70-7/2018-049E-PDF

"Advice on the stock status of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 35-38 is requested annually by Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (FAM). The last Assessment of this stock occurred in February 2013 (DFO 2013, Tremblay et al. 2013). Annual stock status updates have been completed since the assessment, with the most recent update occurring in 2017 (DFO 2017). The 2013 assessment identified three primary indicators that describe changes in lobster abundance and biomass, as well as proposed reference points for each indicator. The next framework review of this stock is scheduled for 2019. This Science Response updates these indicators to the end of the 2016-17 fishing sea"--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 American lobster (Homarus americanus) in Lobster Fishing Area 35-38.
Variant title Science response : LFAs 35-38 Lobster Stock Status Update
Series title Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2018/049
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 de l'état du stock de homard d'Amérique (Homarus americanus) dans les zones de pêche du homard 35 à 38.
Caption title.
"January 2019."
Includes bibliographic references (p. 6).
Publishing information Dartmouth, N.S. : Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 2019.
©2019
Description 1 online resource (7 pages) : coloured charts, coloured map
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-7/2018-049E-PDF
Subject terms American lobster
Fisheries resources
Assessment
Nova Scotia
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