Science Response 2018/033

Stock Status Update for Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in Scallop Fishing Area 29 West of Longitude 65°30’

Context

Advice on the status of Scallops in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 29 West of Longitude 65º30’ (herein referred to as SFA 29 West) is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Resource Management to help determine a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and estimate risk of different harvest scenarios in support of the fishery. Scallop in SFA 29 West are assessed on a multiyear schedule, with update reports produced in interim years.  The last full assessment of SFA 29 West was conducted in 2015 (DFO 2015; Sameoto et al. 2015) and is updated annually (DFO 2016; 2017).

The objectives of this Science Response are to update the status of the SFA 29 West Scallop stocks in 2017, evaluate the bycatch of non-target species from information that may be available during the 2017 fishery, and evaluate the consequence of various harvest levels for the 2018 fishery.

This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of March 12, 2018, on the Stock Status Update of Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 29 West Scallop.

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