Proceedings 2024/039
Proceedings of the Regional Peer Review of the Guidelines on Priorities, Monitoring, and Provision of Science Advice for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Maritimes Region; August 21-22, 2018 and January 30, 2020
Chairperson: Tana Worcester
Editors: Daphne Themelis and Rabindra Singh
Summary
Small-scale fisheries include stocks being targeted by regular commercial fisheries where the value and volume of landings of that stock are relatively small, and where the stock has not otherwise been identified as an assessment priority. In the Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science does not regularly assess many of these stocks, and the fishing industry plays a greater role in monitoring and assessment. This category includes stocks being developed under DFO’s New Emerging Fisheries Policy. In the absence of stock assessments conducted by DFO, there is a need to ensure that information is available to assess and mitigate risk to these stocks.
Science advisors and resource managers from DFO met to examine the process by which science information and advice is provided to support management of secondary stocks from March 21 to 22, 2018 and on January 30, 2020. The objectives were to develop a risk framework for secondary stocks and recommendations on its use, recommend improvements to Maritimes Region procedures for providing advice on secondary species, advise on how to support industry to understand essential elements of monitoring frameworks, and advise on minimum monitoring requirements for emerging and secondary stocks. These proceedings describe the presentations and discussion that occurred during the two meetings.
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