Fortune Bay herring : a stock in the process of executing the limbo / by G.H. Winters and J.A. Moores.: Fs70-8/80-76E-PDF

"During the past pentad (1975-80) annual landings of herring in Fortune Bay averaged about 750 t compared with an average of 8000 t for the previous pentad (1969-74). Recently bar seines have replaced purse-seines as the major gear component. The moderate 1974 year-class continues to dominate removals; year-classes since 1974 have been extremely poor. Analyses of biomass levels based on gillnet catch-rate data (1978-80) indicate that the abundance of Fortune Bay herring have been relatively low since the mid-1970's due mainly to a combination of excessive fishing mortalities during the early 1970's and to a sequential production of extremely weak year-classes since then. Biomass levelsare projected to decline to an historical low of 2000 t in 1981. Management action should therefore be directed towards reducing the 1981 catch to the lowest practical level to ensure maximum egg deposition."--Abstract.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Title Fortune Bay herring : a stock in the process of executing the limbo / by G.H. Winters and J.A. Moores.
Series title CAFSAC research document ; 80/76
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
Digitized edtion from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans].
"Not to be cited without permission of authors."
Includes bibliographical references (page 8).
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information St. John's, Newfoundland. : Research and Resource Services, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, [1980].
Author / Contributor Winters, G. H., author.
Moores, J. A. (John A.), 1951- author.
Description 1 online resource (17 pages) : illustrations, map.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-8/80-76E-PDF
Subject terms Fisheries
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