Science Response 2018/008
Update of stock status indicators for northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RS) cod in 2017
Context
The assessment of the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RS) cod (Gadus morhua) stock is conducted every two years, with the most recent assessment completed in February of 2017. In the interim years, an update of the main indicators of this resource is conducted to determine if major changes in stock status have occurred.v
Monitoring indicators for the interim years were identified during the last assessment. It has also been agreed that no assessment would be completed in 2018. This update was prepared to provide Fisheries Management with an overview of the most recent stock status.
This Science Response is a result of the Science Response Process of December 12, 2017, regarding the update of stock status indicators for cod (3Pn4RS) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2017.
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