Science Response 2014/051
2014 Stock Status Update for Lobster Fishing Area 41 (4X + 5Zc) Lobster
Context
The status of the lobster resource in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 41 was last assessed in December 2013 (DFO 2014). The Precautionary Approach adopted in the Offshore Lobster and Jonah Crab Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) for LFA 41 uses 12 primary indicators with upper and lower boundaries to define the healthy, cautious, and critical zones, as well as secondary indicators that aid in interpreting changes in the primary indicators. This Science Response updates 9 of the primary indicators for 2014.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of 14 October 2014 on the Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 41 Lobster Stock Status Update.
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