Science Response 2017/026
Lobster (Homarus americanus) off the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia (Lobster Fishing Areas 27-33): 2017 Stock Status Update
Context
The scientific basis for assessing Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 27-33 was last examined at a framework meeting in February 2011, followed by an assessment in July 2011 (DFO 2011, Tremblay et al. 2011, Tremblay et al. 2012b). These processes identified three stock units: LFA 27, LFAs 28-32, and LFA 33 and tabled key indicators. Upper Stock Reference (USR) and Lower Reference Points (LRP) based on landings are provided in the Integrated Fishery Management Plan (IFMP) for LFAs 27-33. These were modified in 2012 (DFO 2012, Tremblay et al. 2012a), no other reference points are currently available and other stock references will be explored in the next framework. This Science Response updates key biomass and abundance indicators: landings, commercial catch rates and catch rate of sublegal sizes from Fishermen Scientists Research Society (FSRS) recruitment traps to the end of the 2016 fishing season (2015-16 for LFA 33).
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of February 15, 2017, on the Stock Status Update for American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 27-33.
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