Science Response 2016/039

 Assessment Update of Browns Bank North Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus)

Context

Advice on the status of the Browns Bank North Scallop stock is requested annually by Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (FAM) to help determine a total allowable catch (TAC, meat weight) in support of the fishery.  The purpose of this report is to update the status of Browns Bank North Scallop with data from the 2015 Scallop survey and fishery to provide science advice for the management of the 2016 fishery. The last peer-reviewed Regional Advisory Process for this stock occurred in 2013 (DFO 2013, Hubley et al. 2013) and updates were conducted in 2014 and 2015 (DFO 2014, DFO 2015).

The management of the main Scallop fishery on Browns Bank refers to the northern part of the Bank. Browns Bank South is a marginal growth area for Scallops and has separate management measures (Appendix 1). The assessment and advice presented in this document uses the assessment framework established in 2011 (Hubley et al. 2011) for Browns Bank North.

This Science Response reports results from the Science Response Process of April 6, 2016, on the Stock Status Update of Offshore Scallop: Browns Bank North and Georges Bank.

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