Mise à jour sur l'état du stock de homard (Homarus americanus) dans les zones de pêche du homard 36 et 38 pour 2022

Abstract

The scientific basis for assessing the status of American Lobster (Homarus americanus) in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 36 and 38 was reviewed at a framework meeting in September 2019 (Cook et al. In press), followed by an assessment of the status of the Lobster resources in LFAs 35–38 in October 2019 (DFO 2021a), and yearly updates (DFO 2021b, DFO 2022). One primary indicator and three secondary indicators that describe changes in Lobster abundance and biomass, along with reference points for the primary indicator, were defined at the framework meeting. A suite of indicators is applied from the 2019 assessment framework to update the stock status of Lobster to the end of the 2021–2022 fishing season, where data are available. This Science Response Report results from the Regional Peer Review of September 23, 2022 on the Stock Status Update of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 36 and 38.