Science Response 2014/003

Update of Stock Status Indicators for Northern Shrimp, Pandalus borealis, and Striped Shrimp, Pandalus montagui, in the Western and Eastern Assessment Zones

Context

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Resource Management requested an update of Science advice on the stock status of the two species of shrimp, Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) and Striped Shrimp (P. montagui), in the Western Assessment Zone (WAZ) and Eastern Assessment Zone (EAZ). The Zonal Advisory Process (ZAP) for the EAZ and Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFA) 4-6 is scheduled for a full assessment of each SFA biennially (odd numbered years) with updates of the key indices of the Precautionary Approach (PA) framework in intervening years. The EAZ has been fully assessed twice as an assessment zone (DFO 2011, 2013) and twice prior as SFA 2 (DFO 2008, 2010). Because of the current biennial ZAP schedule, new survey data are only available on update years. The survey area which became the WAZ was fully assessed in 2010 (DFO 2010) and 2008 (DFO 2008). DFO 2012 updated the resource status in the EAZ and WAZ. Assessments follow the framework developed in 2007 for Northern Shrimp off Labrador and the northeastern coast of Newfoundland (DFO 2007a). A series of fishery-independent surveys and fishery data form the basis of the update (see DFO 2011 for details).

This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of January 2014 on the update of stock status indicators for Northern Shrimp and Striped Shrimp in the Western and Eastern Assessment Zones.

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