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Fishery and stock status of the sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) from the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to 2016.: Fs70-6/2019-006E-PDF

“The sea scallop fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence is mostly a supplementary fishery to the lobster, herring and groundfish fisheries. Scallops are harvested with mobile gear (drag) using small vessels. In Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Gulf Region there are over 700 commercial scallop fishing licences, although many are inactive. Almost all scallop harvesters hold more than one fishing licence"--Context, page [1].

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Gulf Region.
  • Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
TitleFishery and stock status of the sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) from the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to 2016.
Variant title
  • Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Scallop
Series title
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2019/006, Gulf Region
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: L’état de la pêche et des stocks de pétoncle géant (Placopecten magellanicus) du sud du Golfe du Saint-Laurent jusqu’en 2016.
  • Caption title.
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 23).
Publishing information
  • Moncton (NB) : Center for Science Advice (CSA), Gulf Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, March 2019.
  • ©2019
Description1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations (some colour), charts (some colour), colour maps.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-6/2019-006E-PDF
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