Science Advisory Report 2014/042
Stock Assessment on Subdivision 3Ps Pollock
Summary
- Due to the fact that they are at their northern limit within Subdivision 3Ps, Pollock do not generally occur in Newfoundland waters in sufficient numbers to support a major fishery.
- Pollock distribution within Subdivision 3Ps is restricted mainly to the slope waters of the Burgeo and St. Pierre Banks and inshore waters.
- Pollock in Subdivision 3Ps have been under moratorium since 1993.
- Catches from 1960 to 1992 were highly variable ranging from 300 t to 7500 t. Reported commercial bycatch of Pollock has remained relatively consistent from 1993 to 2013, ranging below 1000 t (except for 1132 t in 2007). In recent years 2009-2013 bycatches were in the range of 500 t.
- Information available is not sufficient to quantitatively assess stock levels and recommend catch options. The semi-pelagic nature and patchy distribution of Pollock in Subdivision 3Ps make it difficult to interpret indices based on bottom trawl surveys.
This Science Advisory Report is from the St. John’s, NL, January 29-30, 2014 Regional Peer Review; 3Ps and 3LNO Haddock, 3Ps Pollock, and 3Ps American Plaice Stock Assessment. Additional publications from this meeting will be posted on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science Advisory Schedule as they become available.
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