Science Response 2024/021
Stock Status Update for Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) in Scallop Fishing Area 29 West of Longitude 65°30’
Context
Harvesting Scallop in SFA 29 West includes commercial and Food, Social, and Ceremonial (FSC) harvesting. Advice on the status of Scallops in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 29 west of longitude 65°30’ (herein referred to as SFA 29 West) is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Maritimes Resource Management Branch to estimate risk of different harvest scenarios and to help determine a total allowable catch (TAC) for the commercial component of the fishery. The last full assessment of SFA 29 West was conducted in 2015 (DFO 2015, Sameoto et al. 2015); updates have been conducted since. The last update was in March 2023 (DFO 2023).
The objectives of this Science Response are to update the status of the SFA 29 West Scallop stocks in 2023, evaluate the bycatch of non-target species from available information for the 2023 fishery, and evaluate the consequence of various potential harvest levels for the 2024 fishery.
This Science Response Report results from the regional peer review of February 13, 2024, on the Stock Status Update of Scallop in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 29 West of 65°30’.
Data sets:
- Distribution of Sea Scallop on German Bank
- Maritimes Region Fisheries Atlas: Catch Weight Landings Mapping
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