Update of stock status indicators of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (Divisions 4RST) capelin stock in 2022

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Language of the publication
English
Date
2023
Type
Report
Author(s)
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Quebec Region
Publisher
Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Quebec Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute

Alternative title

Update of stock status indicators of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RST) capelin stock in 2022

Abstract

The stock assessment of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (EGSL) Atlantic capelin (Mallotus villosus) in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Divisions 4RST is carried out every two years and the last assessment took place in April 2022. During this assessment, the available evidence (low approximations of fishing mortality and the composite index describing the status of the stock around the long-term average) indicated that any of the harvest levels attained over the last decade were unlikely to pose a risk to the 4RST capelin stock in 2022. However, the recommendation of a total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2023 fishing season was not possible due to lack of information at the time of the assessment. The next full assessment is scheduled for winter 2024. The Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Branch has requested an update of stock indicators to determine whether any changes have occurred in the status of the resource that would require adjustments to the management plan based on the adopted conservation approach. This Science Response Report results from the regional peer review on the update of stock status indicators for capelin in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 4RST) in 2022 held on April 12, 2023.

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1 online resource (14 pages) : maps, charts

Subject

  • Nature and environment,
  • Water

Pagination

14 pages

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Government document number
Fs70-7/2023-030E-PDF
ISBN
9780660489124
ISSN
1919-3769

Report

Report no.
2023/030
Series title
Science Response (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat)

Citation(s)

DFO. 2023. Update of stock status indicators of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (Divisions 4RST) capelin stock in 2022. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Res. 2023/030.

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