Science Response 2021/005
Stock Status Update of Scallop (Placopecten Magellanicus) in Scallop Production Areas 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy
Context
Advice on the status of Scallop in Scallop Production Areas (SPAs) 1 to 6 in the Bay of Fundy (BoF) is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Resource Management to help determine a Total Allowable Catch (TAC, meat weight) in support of the fishery. Scallop in SPAs 1 to 6 is assessed on a multiyear assessment schedule, with update reports produced in interim years. The last full assessment of the BoF Scallop occurred in 2015 (DFO 2016, Nasmith et al. 2016). A stock status update was provided for the 2018/2019 fishing season in 2018 (DFO 2019).
The objectives of this report are to: identify the consequences of different harvest levels in SPAs 1A, 1B, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from the 2019/2020 season, provide advice on the interim harvest levels for the start of the 2020/2021 season for SPAs 1A, 1B, 3, and 4, and identify all information on fishery bycatch of non-target species. If information is available, identify any notable changes in occurrence of bycatch species relative to previous years. Interim harvest levels are provided for the following fishing year to allow the fishery to start in October prior to final TACs being set (December). The fishery season runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following year. Fishery data from the 2019/2020 season are preliminary (as of June 15, 2020) and do not cover the full fishing year.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of August 24, 2020, on the Stock Status Update of Bay of Fundy Scallop in Scallop Production Areas (SPAs) 1A, 1B, and 3-6.
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