Consideration of snow crab yield per recruit incorporating terminal molt and a differential harvesting strategy / by R.K. Mohn and R.W. Elner.: Fs70-8/88-14E-PDF

"A yield per recruit model is presented as an adjunct to the assessment for Atlantic coast Cape Breton snow crab. The assessment posed a harvesting strategy which preferentially exploited males in terminal molt status. A potential method for such preferential exploitation is a ring which sets a minimal chelal diameter limit as opposed to the current limitation based on minimum carapace width (CW). As is standard for yield per recruit analysis, the model incorporates growth and mortality rates. However, growth in snow crab must include the probability of entering terminal molt over a wide size range. The model presented allows for fishing mortalities to be applied independently to terminal and non-terminal animals"--Abstract, page 2.

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Department/Agency Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee, issuing body.
Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Scotia-Fundy Region, issuing body.
Title Consideration of snow crab yield per recruit incorporating terminal molt and a differential harvesting strategy / by R.K. Mohn and R.W. Elner.
Series title CAFSAC research document ; no. 88/14
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Not to be cited without permission of the author(s)."
Includes bibliographical references (page 7).
Includes abstract and series statement in French.
Publishing information [Dartmouth, N.S.] : Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee ; Halifax, N.S. : Biological Sciences Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scotia-Fundy Region, [1988?]
Author / Contributor Mohn, R. K., author.
Description 1 online resource (12 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-8/88-14E-PDF
Subject terms Snow crab fisheries -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island.
Fish stock assessment -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island.
Crabe des neiges -- Pêche commerciale -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Cap-Breton, Île du.
Ressources halieutiques -- Évaluation -- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Cap-Breton, Île du.
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