Research Document - 2004/100
Assessment of cod in Division 4X in 2004
By D.S. Clark and J.M. Hinze
Abstract
The TAC from 2000-2004 has been 6,000 t annually and landings dropped to the lowest recorded level in 2003 at 5,600 t. Despite the record low landings, survey biomass indices have not increased. Recruitment indices in both surveys have shown improvement for 1998-2001 year classes over other recent year classes. The 2002 year class, however, appears weak. Rebuilding was expected to be supported by the incoming 1998 and 1999 cohorts but their abundance declined more rapidly than expected and an increase in biomass did not materialize. Prospects for rebuilding are now dependent only on the incoming 2001 year class and it is unlikely that any sustained increase in biomass will be achieved at a TAC of 6,000 t.
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