Science Advisory Report 2014/044
Stock Assessment on Subdivision 3Ps Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Summary
- Catch ranged from 147 t to 58,000 t from 1953 to 1992. The stock has been under moratorium to directed fishing since 1993. Since then catch has averaged 277 t with catch in the most recent 5 years averaging 166 t.
- Two large recruitment events have been observed in this stock. One year class in each of the 1940s and 1980s supported larger than average catches.
- Biomass and abundance have varied without trend in the Campelen survey (1996-2013).
- The survey indices have varied without trend since 1996 while catch has ranged from 84 to 621 t (average 252 t). Catches above this range should be treated with caution until there is evidence of an increase in stock size.
This Science Advisory Report is from the St. John’s, NL, January 29-30, 2014 Regional Peer Review; 3Ps and 3LNO Haddock, 3Ps Pollock, and 3Ps American Plaice Stock Assessment. Additional publications from this meeting will be posted on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science Advisory Schedule as they become available.
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