Terms of Reference
Meeting of the Quebec Regional Advisory Process on ice sportfishing season in the Saguenay River
November 30, 2010 - Mont-Joli, Qc.
Chairperson: Serge Gosselin
Background
The winter sport fishery in the Saguenay Fjord is unique in Quebec by its magnitude and the variety of species captured. The main species are redfish, Atlantic cod and Greenland halibut. The fishery is currently managed through a fishing season and daily catch limits.
The status of this fishery was last assessed in October 2007. This review will provide scientific advice related to the conservation and management of fisheries resources harvested during the ice sport fishing season in the Saguenay Fjord.
Objectives
- Define the context and issues related to ice sport fishing in the Saguenay River.
- Review available indicators of population status for cod, redfish and Greenland halibut. This review will be based on :
- Presentation of the fishery descriptors from 1995 to 2010 examining separately fishing activities within the Marine Park and outside the Park:
- Landings
- Effort
- Catch rates
- Biological characteristics of the populations :
- Length frequency distributions
- Condition indices
- Length-weight relationships
- Catch rates from gillnet research surveys conducted from 2000 to 2010.
- An assessment of the optimal frequency of such research surveys
Products
- Science Advisory Report
- CSAS Proceedings summarizing discussions
- Research documents on the fishery and the research survey.
Participation
- DFO Science and Fisheries Management
- Industry representatives
- Non-DFO Reviewers
- Provincial Advisors
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