00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.896137 CaOODSP 20221107174231 m o d f cr bn||||||||| 210204s1991 nscbd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre ln----- n-cn--- n-us--- Fs70-8/91-55E-PDF Melvin, Gary Donald, 1951- author. An update on Georges Bank (5Z) herring / by G.D. Melvin, J.B. Sochasky, M.J. Power, D.J. Gordon and W.H. Dougherty. [Dartmouth, N.S.] : Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee ; St. Andrews, New Brunswick : Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, Marine Fish Division, [1991?] 1 online resource (39 pages) : maps, graphs. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier CAFSAC research document ; no. 91/55 Cover title. "Not to be cited without permission of the authors." Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13). "Current data on the status of Georges Bank herring are updated. Evidence from Canadian and US fall surveys indicate that the stock is well on its way to recovery. Larval abundance and bottom trawl catch rate indices continue to show annual increases in relative abundance. Positive signs have also been noted in biological indicators such as length composition and age distribution. As well as the general distribution of larvae and mature herring appears to be expanding each year"--Abstract, page 2. Includes abstract and series statement in French. Atlantic herring fisheries Georges Bank. Fish stock assessment Georges Bank. Hareng Pêche commerciale Georges, Banc. Ressources halieutiques Évaluation Georges, Banc. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee, issuing body. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Biological Station (St. Andrews, N.B.), issuing body. CAFSAC research document (Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee) no. 91/55. (CaOODSP)9.869616 PDF 2.00 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/mpo-dfo/fs70-8/Fs70-8-91-55-eng.pdf