Science Response 2021/006
Update of stock status indicators for northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RS) Atlantic Cod in 2020
Context
The assessment of the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RS) Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) stock is conducted every two years, with the most recent assessment conducted in February of 2019 (DFO 2019). The full assessment of this stock scheduled for February 2021 has been canceled to allow for the review of the assessment framework including the review of available data and the establishment of a new stock assessment model.
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 (DFO 2019).
This Science Response results from the January 14, 2021 Science Response Process on the Update of Stock Status Indicators for Cod (3Pn4RS) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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