00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.895456 CaOODSP 20230214143344 m o d f cr bn||||||||| 210119s1978 nscdb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cnm-- Fs70-8/78-42E-PDF Jamieson, Glen S., 1946- author. Status and assessment of Northumberland Strait scallop stocks / by G.S. Jamieson. Halifax, N.S. : [Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee] : Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Fisheries & Marine Service, Resource Branch, Invertebrates & Marine Plants Division, [1978?] 1 online resource (21 numbered pages, 23 unnumbered pages) : graphs, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier CAFSAC res. doc. ; 78/42 "Not to be cited without permission of author(s)." Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-20). "The southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (ICNAF Subarea 4T) scallop fishery, although a relatively minor fishery in terms of total Maritime scallop landings (4.2% in 1975; 3.6% in 1976; and 1.7% in 1977), is predominantly a Northumberland Strait fishery (81% in 1976; 79% in 1977). Scalloping is a major fishery within the Strait, both in terms of number of boats actively involved (273 boats in 1978) and in dollar value ($1.3 million in 1976; $0.6 million in 1977). Recorded Strait scallop landings peaked in 1968 at about 885 MT of adductor muscle but have since declined to 187 MT in 1977. Catches are continuing low; and in 1978, when there was imposed a two-month summer scallop closure season to reduce effort and help preserve stocks, the total landing was about 200 MT. The only redeeming consideration is the all-time high price presently being paid for scallop meat (about $3/lb.) and the initiating of scallop meat-plus-gonad market development; the same price per pound was paid for meat and gonad, and since gonad weight, when of a quality to be marketable, is about 60% of meat weight, the economic return per animal fished is thus significantly increased"--Introduction, page [1]. Scallop fisheries Northumberland Strait. Fish stock assessment Northumberland Strait. Pétoncles Pêche commerciale Northumberland, Détroit de. Ressources halieutiques Évaluation Northumberland, Détroit de. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee, issuing body. Canada. Fisheries and Marine Service. Maritimes Region. Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division, issuing body. CAFSAC research document (Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee) 78/42. (CaOODSP)9.869616 PDF 1.86 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/mpo-dfo/fs70-8/Fs70-8-78-42-eng.pdf