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Stock Status Report C4-07 (2002)

Scallops in Quebec inshore waters

Summary

All areas

Scallops spawn in late summer, and juveniles settle on the seabed in the fall. Meat weight yield varies according to the spawning cycle and is lowest during the spawning period. Consequently, juveniles are very sensitive to any disturbance of sediment by fishing gear during the settlement period. Therefore, it is recommended that scallop beds not be dragged from August to November. Quebec scallop landings totalled 205 t in 2001, down 28 % from 2000; 70 % of landings were from the Mingan region (Areas 16E and 16F) and north of Anticosti Island (Area 18A).

Magdalen Islands

Gaspé

North Shore

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