Science Advisory Report 2008/013
Stock Assessment Report on Pacific Sardine
Summary
- Pacific sardine abundance from the U.S. assessment is forecast at 1,319,072 metric tonnes for 2007.
- Recommended potential harvest for B.C. based on a 10% migration rate and 15% harvest rate is 19,876 metric tonnes.
- Recommended harvest does not represent any risk to the stock amounting to less than 2% of the total forecast stock biomass.
- The migration rate of sardine into B.C. is affected by water temperature and other poorly understood environmental factors that could impact the availability of fish in 2007 if the current trend to cooler water temperatures continues.
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