Research Document 1997/99
Preliminary Results from the September 1997 Groundfish Survey in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
By G.A. Chouinard, G.A. Poirier, A.F. Sinclair, D.P. Swain, T. Hurlbut, R. Morin
Abstract
Since 1971, a standardized research vessel bottom trawl survey has been conducted in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 4T). The objective of the survey is to obtain abundance indices for the major groundfish resources in the area. These include cod, American plaice, white hake, winter flounder and witch flounder. This report presents the preliminary results of the 1997 survey conducted from September 3 to 26. It includes the updated abundance indices for the stocks mentioned above as well as length frequency, distribution and bottom temperature information. The results are compared with those from previous surveys. These results should be considered preliminary. Additional verification and age reading of the samples remains to be completed.
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