Science Response 2020/012
2019 Stock Status Update of Eastern Scotian Shelf Northern Shrimp (SFAs 13–15)
Context
Advice on the status of the Eastern Scotian Shelf (ESS) Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) stock is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Fisheries Management Branch and industry to help determine a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) that is consistent with the Integrated Fishery Management Plan (IFMP). Science advice for the management of the ESS Shrimp stock is provided as a fully peer-reviewed stock assessment at an inclusive Regional Advisory Process (RAP) meeting on a biennial basis. In interim years, science advice is provided as a stock status update and published as a Science Response. The most recent RAP took place in December 2018 (DFO 2019), and the most recent framework review took place in April 2015 (Hardie et al. 2018). The current report provides information on the stock status for 2019 and advice for management of the 2020 fishery.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of December 11, 2019, on the Stock Status Update of Eastern Scotian Shelf Shrimp in Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 13–15.
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