Science Response 2016/037
2015 Stock Status Update of Lobster (Homarus americanus) off Southwest Nova Scotia (Lobster Fishing Area 34)
Context
Advice on the stock status of lobster in lobster fishing area (LFA) 34 is requested annually by Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (FAM). The last Regional Advisory Process of this stock occurred in February 2013 (DFO 2013, Tremblay et al. 2013), with updates occurring in 2014 and 2015 (DFO 2015). The 2013 assessment identified three key indicators that describe changes in lobster abundance or biomass as well as proposing reference levels for each indicator. This Science Response updates these indicators to the end of the 2014-2015 fishing season.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process on May 25, 2016, on the Stock Status Update of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 34.
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