Proceedings 2013/017
Proceedings of the 2013 Zonal Assessment of Northern and Striped Shrimp (Shrimp Fishing Areas 2-6); February 18-20, 2013
Chairperson: B. Brodie
Rapporteur: R. Pollom
Summary
A Zonal Advisory Process (ZAP) was held in St. John’s, Newfoundland February 18-20, 2013. The purpose of the meeting was to assess Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4 to 6 (NAFO Divisions 2G to 3K), and both Northern Shrimp and Striped Shrimp (Pandalus montagui) in the Eastern and Western Assessment Zones (SFAs 2 and 3). The assessment included development of Precautionary Approach Framework reference points for both species in SFA 3. In addition, participants discussed the risks and benefits of using a two-year average of female spawning stock biomass index to smooth the year-to-year variability for the purpose of making management decisions.
Meeting participants were from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science and Resource Management from Newfoundland and Labrador, Central and Arctic, and National Capital regions, the governments of Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, Makivik Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Torngat Wildlife, Plants, and Fisheries Secretariat, and the shrimp fishing industry.
This Proceedings report summarizes the relevant discussions and presents the key conclusions reached at the meetings. In additional two science advisory reports (SARs) and two research documents resulting from the meeting, one from each region, will published on the DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Website.
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