Proceedings 2012/054

Proceedings of the National Peer Review Meeting on Guidance Related to Bycatch and Discards in Canadian Commercial Fisheries; March 5-7, 2012

Chairpersons: J. Rice and A. White
Editor: E. Thorleifson

Summary

These proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) National Peer Review meeting of March 5 – 7, 2012, in Montreal, QC.  Two working papers, focusing on determining mortality rates of bycatch species and discards and estimating the volume and diversity of Canadian bycatch discards, were presented for peer review.

Participation included DFO Science, DFO Program Policy, DFO Ecosystems and Fisheries Management, and external participation from environmental non-governmental organizations, and academia.

The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of one Science Advisory Report providing advice to inform the development of a Policy Framework on Managing Bycatch and Discards under the DFO Sustainable Fisheries Framework and in management and policies related to the rational use of discards for aquaculture.

The Science Advisory Report and the two supporting Research Documents will be made publicly available on the CSAS Science Advisory Schedule website.

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