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Updated indicators status of the northern shrimp stocks in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Regional Science Response Process – Quebec Region

January 24, 2017
Mont-Joli, QC

Chairperson: Charley Cyr

Context

The stock assessment of Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence is conducted every two years, with the most recent assessment completed in January 2016. The precautionary approach adopted for this fishery demands an annual update of the stock status indicator. The main indicator of stock status is calculated from the indices obtained from the summer commercial fishery and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) research survey.

Objectives

Review the summer commercial fishery and the DFO research survey indices used to calculate the main indicator of stock status for the shrimp fishing areas 8, 9, 10 and 12.

Estimate harvest according to the precautionary approach guidelines for the 2017 fishing season.

Expected Publication

• CSAS Science Response

Participation

• DFO Science Branch