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Proceedings 2021/013

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on the identification of candidate reference points and harvest rate options for the commercial Red Sea Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) fishery in British Columbia; February 13, 2019

Chairperson: Lyanne Curtis

Editor: Janet Lochhead

Summary

These Proceedings summarize the key discussions and conclusions that resulted from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review meeting on February 13, 2019 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, BC. A research paper evaluating the provisional Limit Reference Point (LRP) and Upper Stock Reference (USR) as well as various harvest rate options for the Red Sea Urchin (RSU) fishery were presented for peer review.

The committee consisted of DFO Science and Fisheries Management (FM) staff as well as invited representatives from Parks Canada, Pacific Sea Urchin Harvesters Association, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Council of the Haida Nation. The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Research Document and a Science Advisory Report providing advice to FM on the RSU harvest rate options using new simulation models and the provisional reference points.

The Research Document and supporting Science Advisory Report will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.

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