Terms of Reference

Threat Assessment for Atlantic Mud-piddock (Barnea truncata)

Regional Science Response Process – Maritimes Region

February 16, 2018
Dartmouth, NS

Chairperson: Lottie Bennett

Context

The Atlantic Mud-piddock (Barnea truncata) was listed as Threatened under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in May 2017. For Threatened species, SARA requires that a recovery strategy be completed within 2 years of listing. A threat assessment table is a required component of the recovery strategy. Information on threats is needed to plan and prioritize recovery measures for the species, and to inform the regulatory and management decisions made by DFO and others regarding human activities that interact with the species. The Atlantic Mud-piddock Recovery Potential Assessment (DFO 2010) did not include a threat assessment consistent with the most recent guidance (DFO 2014).

Objective

The objective of this regional science response process is:

• To review a threat assessment for the Atlantic Mud-piddock, prepared in accordance with the criteria outlined in the DFO Guidance on Assessing Threats, Ecological Risk, and Ecological Impacts for Species at Risk (DFO 2014).

Expected Publications

• Science Response

Expected Participation

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science
• DFO Species at Risk Management Division
• DFO Fisheries Protection Program
• Academia

References

DFO. 2010. Recovery Potential Assessment for Atlantic Mud-piddock (Barnea truncata). DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2010/068.

DFO. 2014. Guidance on Assessing Threats, Ecological Risk and Ecological Impacts for Species at Risk. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2014/013.