Proceedings 2024/044
Proceedings of the Regional Peer Review of the Stock Assessment of Snow Crab in Maritimes Region; March 9-10 and 20, 2023
Chairperson: Tara McIntyre
Editor: Daphne Themelis
Summary
A regional peer review of the Stock Assessment of Snow Crab in Maritimes Region was held on March 9–10, 2023 at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, and virtually using Microsoft Teams. The meeting reconvened on March 20, 2023 to address questions asked by the reviewers related to the performance of the model. As set out in the Terms of Reference (ToR) the objectives were to report the overall status of the Eastern Nova Scotia and 4X Snow Crab stocks at the end of the 2022 fishing season, their relative abundance and relative exploitation rates during the 2022 season, evaluate the consequences of different harvest levels during the 2023 fisheries on stock abundance, and report on the bycatch of non-target species during the 2022 fishing season.
Participants in this meeting included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science, DFO Resource Management, and representatives from the province of Nova Scotia, Indigenous communities and organizations, fishing industry, non-government organizations, and external experts.
This proceedings document includes a summary of the presentations and is a record of the meeting discussions and conclusions. A Science Advisory Report resulting from this meeting will be published on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat’s (CSAS) Website once it becomes available.
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