Science Response 2014/013

Update of commercial fishing indicators for Greenland Halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2013

Context

The stock assessment of Greenland Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) is conducted every two years, with the most recent assessment completed in February 2013 (DFO 2013a). An update of the resource's main indicators was done on October 18, 2013, and was the subject of a Science Response Report (DFO 2013b). Following this update, Fisheries Management made a second request to Science to obtain information on fisher performance during the 2013 season. An update of the commercial fishing indicators (distribution of fishing effort and catch rates) is presented in this supplement to the Science Response. This update was prepared to give Fisheries Management an overview of the changes in commercial fishing indicators for 2013.

This Science Response Report results from the Science Special Response Process of February 25, 2014, on the update of the commercial fishing indicators for Greenland Halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2013.

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