00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.882738 CaOODSP 20221107170358 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 191209s1986 nsc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng fre n-cn-ns Fs70-8/86-79E-PDF Elner, Robert W., author. Consideration of management units for Jonah crab, Cancer borealis / by Robert W. Elner. Halifax, N.S. : Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division, Fisheries Research Branch, Halifax Fisheries Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scotia-Fundy Region, [1986] 1 online resource (7 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier CAFSAC research document ; 86/79 "Not to be cited without permission of the authors." Includes bibliographical references (pages 5-6). "The Jonah crab, Cancer borealis, occurs from from Canso, Nova Scotia to Florida, and is found from the intertidal zone to over 800 m. On the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of Maine, the species is the dominant crab away from shore. Although ubiquitous, distribution tends to be contagious with maximum abundances between -100 to 600 m. Currently, Jonah crab form only a by-catch to the lobster fishery off Nova Scotia and in the Bay of Fundy (total recorded landings were <10 t in 1985); a similar small-scale fishery exists in the Gulf of Maine. A directed Jonah crab fishery in LaHave/Emerald Basins and on the adjacent Shelf Edge achieved catches of 90 t and 149 t in 1983 and 1984 , respectively, before failing due to economics"--Abstract. Includes abstract in French. Jonah crab Nova Scotia. Crab fisheries Nova Scotia. Cancer borealis Nouvelle-Écosse. Crabes Pêche commerciale Nouvelle-Écosse. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region. Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Halifax Laboratory. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee. CAFSAC research document (Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee) 86/79 (CaOODSP)9.869616 PDF 596 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/mpo-dfo/Fs70-8-86-79-eng.pdf