Science Response 2014/002
Update of main indicators of the stock status of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) in 2013
Context
The stock assessment of Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO Divisions 4RST) is conducted every two years, with the most recent assessment completed in February 2013. In interim year, a summary review of the resource's main indicators is made in order to determine whether major changes in the stock status would warrant more in-depth study prior to the planned assessment in the winter of 2015. This update was prepared to provide Fisheries Management with an overview of the most recent stock status. In 2013, this stock has undergone a commercial fishery whose total allowable catch (TAC) was set at 864 t, the fishing season ending May 14, 2014.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of December 6, 2013 on Update of Stock Status Indicators for Cod (3Pn4RS) and Atlantic Halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) in 2013.
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