Research Document - 2001/029
Status of north Labrador anadromous Arctic charr stocks, 2000.
By Dempson, J. B., M. Shears
Abstract
Catch and effort statistics for the northern Labrador Arctic charr fishery in 2000 are summarized and information on catch-at-age and weight-at-age updated. Landings of 46.8 tonnes were about 16% higher than the previous year and were the highest recorded since 1992. Overall, effort in recent years is still low, relative to the 1980's, and interpretation of current commercial catch rates as an index of stock abundance, could be problematic. Landings of anadromous Arctic charr from the Nain Fishing Region over the past 27 years (1974 - 2000) totalled 2676 tonnes, or 5.9 million pounds. Of this amount, 77% (2054 tonnes) has been harvested from the three primary stock complexes (Voisey, Nain, Okak) and illustrates the overall capacity of the north coast area to produce fish. We note that the amount of charr harvested for food is unknown, but could be substantive.
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