Stock status update of American lobster (Homarus americanus) in lobster fishing area 41 (4X + 5Zc).: Fs70-7/2019-023E-PDF
"Lobster in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 41 is assessed on a multi-year assessment schedule, with stock framework and assessment science advisory processes conducted approximately every five years and stock status updates conducted in the interim years. The status of the lobster resource in LFA 41 was last assessed in September 2017 (DFO 2018, Cook et al. 2017). The 2017 assessment was based on two primary indicators that describe changes in lobster biomass reproductive potential and contextual indicators that show broad trends and ecosystem changes. This update applies the primary indicators from the 2017 assessment to the stock status up to summer 2018. This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of November 16, 2018, on the Stock Status Update of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Area 41"--Context, page [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region. Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Stock status update of American lobster (Homarus americanus) in lobster fishing area 41 (4X + 5Zc). |
| Variant title | Science Response : lobster in LFA 41 (4X + 5Zc) stock status update |
| Series title | Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2019/023, Maritimes region |
| 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: Mise à jour de l’état du stock de homard d’amérique (Homarus americanus) de la zone de pêche du homard 41 (4x + 5zc). Caption title. "June 2019." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia : Center for Science Advice (CSA), Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, June 2019. ©2019 |
| Description | 1 online resource (8 pages) : colour map, colour charts. |
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| Subject terms | Crustaceans Fisheries management Fisheries resources |