Terms of Reference
Stock Status Update of Haddock in 4X5Y
Regional Peer Review – Maritimes Region
December 6-7, 2022
Virtual Meeting
Chairperson: Melanie Barrett
Context
In the Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Fisheries Management requests an annual assessment of resource status for a variety of groundfish species. DFO conducts full peer-reviewed stock assessments for a number of groundfish stocks on a multi-year assessment schedule; however, in the interim-years, monitoring continues with Science providing annual updates on the status of these stocks. In addition, DFO has conducted an annual Summer Research Vessel (RV) Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization divisions 4VWX and a small portion of 5Y since 1970. Results of these updates and the annual RV Survey are used for discussion with various industry stakeholders on recommendations for management measures, with the results of the RV Survey used to determine which stocks should be reviewed in more detail.
Objectives
- Provide the most recent survey and fishery information, including the catch-at-age, length composition, and weight-at-age, if available; if possible, present Eastern vs. Western 4X Haddock data from the survey.
- Evaluate and comment on changes in available biological and fishery indicators:
- survey biomass index
- relative fishing mortality (F)
- total mortality (Z)
- recruitment
- Evaluate survey biomass index compared to time-series, 40% and 80% median (1985-2022).
- Include a table of indicators that provide support for either:
- increasing,
- maintaining existing catch advice, or
- reducing catch advice.
- Provide the most recent information (2021 and 2022) on the length of fish captured by the fleet.
Expected Publications
- Science Response
Expected Participation
- DFO Science, Maritimes Region
- DFO Resource Management, Maritimes Region
Notice
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