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Proceedings 2009/050

Proceedings of the Zonal Advisory Process for Atlantic Cod for 2009; February 24 - March 6, 2009

Co-chairs: Jake Rice and Noel Cadigan
Editor: D.B. Atkinson

Summary

A Meeting of the Zonal Advisory Process (ZAP) on cod was held February 24–March 6, 2009 at the Harbourview Meeting Room, Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, 120 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL to carry out an assessment of the status of five Atlantic cod stocks; 2J3KL, 3Ps, 3Pn4RS, 4TVn and 4X5Y. As part of the process, overviews of physical and biological environmental conditions as well as ecosystem overviews of the areas of interest were presented and discussed. Participants included DFO staff from Science (NL, Maritimes, Gulf, Quebec and National regions) and Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (NL, Maritimes, Gulf, Quebec and National regions) branches. Officials of the fishing industry (inshore harvesters, officials from the offshore industry and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW/CAW)) were also present along with participants and science reviewers from Norway, France and Great Britain, and officials from the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Quebec. The meeting rapporteur was D.B. Atkinson.

These proceedings contain a summary of working papers, PowerPoint presentations and other documentation available during the meeting as well as summaries of the related discussions. Also included as appendices are the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the meeting, agenda, list of participants, research recommendations, a list of all working papers, PowerPoint presentations and other documentation available during the meeting and the reports of the internal and external reviewers.

Additional information on the 2009 assessment of these cod stocks is available in the CSAS Research Document series and Science Advisory Report.

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