Research Document - 2013/115
Summary of the 2012 multispecies snow crab trawl survey activities in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and preliminary results
By J.-F. Landry, E. Wade, M. Moriyasu and M. Hébert
Abstract
This document summarizes the details of the 2012 snow crab/multispecies bottom trawl survey of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The primary objective of the survey is to provide the data on abundance and geographic distribution of snow crab and other by-catch species. The survey was conducted from July 10 to September 23 using a chartered commercial fishing vessel, the “Marco-Michel”. A total of 321 stations from a target of 325 stations were successfully trawled. Details on the survey protocols, timing of the survey, characteristics of the individual trawl tows, and summaries of snow crab catches are provided.
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