00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.958415 CaOODSP 20251229085709 m o d f cr cn |||||||| 251219t20252025nkcbdo ob f000 0 eng d 9780660977690 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cnm-- ln----- Fs97-6/3746E-PDF Balbar, Arieanna C., author. Scallop Buffer Zones (SFA 21, 22, 24) marine refuges in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada : a scientific review of the environment and ecosystem / by Arieanna Caroline Balbar, Trevor Bringloe, Samantha Shaw-McDonald, Venitia Joseph, Curtis Dinn, Daniel Bourque, Jacob Burbank, Natalie C. Asselin, Joêl Chassé, Marjolaine Blais, Eva Dickson, and Tanya Arseneault. Scallop Buffer Zones (SFA 21, 22, 24) marine refuges in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada : a scientific overview of the environment and ecosystem Moncton, New Brunswick : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region, Gulf Fisheries Centre, 2025. ©2025 1 online resource (ix, 57 pages) : maps, graphs, photographs. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3746 Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-33). "The Scallop Buffer Zones (SBZs) marine refuges, located within Scallop Fishing Areas 21, 22, and 24, were recognized as marine conservation areas in 2017 to protect juvenile American Lobster (Homarus americanus) and its habitat in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The SBZs are also important habitat for additional biodiversity conservation benefit species of interest such as spawning Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus), while SBZ 22 contains a Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) population isolated from its southern range, and one of the only remaining summering areas for an endangered population of Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This document provides an overview of physical features and ecology of the fish and benthic invertebrate populations found within the SBZs, and provides a summary of previous research conducted within the marine refuges as well as uncovered data gaps"--Abstract, page ix. Includes abstracts in English and French. Fishes Habitat Conservation Saint Lawrence, Gulf of. Marine parks and reserves Saint Lawrence, Gulf of. Marine biodiversity conservation Saint Lawrence, Gulf of. Placopecten magellanicus fisheries Saint Lawrence, Gulf of. Poissons Habitat Conservation Saint-Laurent, Golfe du. Parcs marins Saint-Laurent, Golfe du. Biodiversité marine Conservation Saint-Laurent, Golfe du. Pétoncle géant Pêche commerciale Saint-Laurent, Golfe du. Gulf Fisheries Centre (Canada), issuing body. Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3746. (CaOODSP)9.504449 PDF 4.26 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mpo-dfo/fs97-6/Fs97-6-3746-eng.pdf