00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.891724 CaOODSP 20221107172950 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 200923s1983 nkcbd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng fre n-cn-ns Fs70-8/84-18E-PDF Elner, Robert W., author. Report on the Scotian shelf fishery for jonah crab, cancer borealis, during 1983 / by Robert W. Elner and David A. Robichaud. St. Andrews, New Brunswick : Invertebrates and Marine Plants Division, Fisheries Research Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, [1983] 1 online resource (18 pages) : maps, charts. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier CAFSAC research document ; 84/18 "Not to be cited without permission of the authors." Includes bibliographical references (page 7). "Background information is presented on the development of a directed fishery for jonah crab, Cancer borealis, on the Scotian Shelf during 1983. Before the fishery closed due to processing problems, 90.3 metric tons (MT) of jonah crab were landed by 10 permit holders through the period May-August. Port and at-sea sampling of commercial catches indicate that the mean size for landed males remained relatively constant and well above the minimum size limit of 130 mm carapace width "--Abstract, page 2. Includes abstract in French. Jonah crab fisheries Nova Scotia. Crabe nordique Pêche commerciale Nouvelle-Écosse. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee, issuing body. CAFSAC research document (Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee) 84/18. (CaOODSP)9.869616 PDF 1.17 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/mpo-dfo/Fs70-8-84-18-eng.pdf