Science Advisory Report 2014/020
Assessment of Striped Shrimp, Pandalus Montagui, in Division 2G (Shrimp Fishing Area 4)
Summary
- Catches of Striped Shrimp, mainly taken as bycatch at the Northern fringe of Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 4, increased from 280 t in 2008 to 4,710 t in 2012 before declining to approximately 1,860 t in 2013/14 (CAQR January 21, 2014)
- The fishable biomass index for Striped Shrimp in SFA 4 decreased by 70 % from 36,100 t in 2008 to 11,000 t in 2011 then tripled to 35,800 t by 2013.
- The female spawning stock biomass for Striped Shrimp in SFA 4 is unknown.
- The exploitation rate index for Striped Shrimp in SFA 4 varied between 1 % in 2008 and 29 % in 2011. If the bycatch limit of 4,033 t was taken in 2013/14, the exploitation rate index would be 11 %.
- The potential exploitation rate index of 11 %, as well as its upper confidence limit, is below the 20 % maximum exploitation rate that is proposed for SFA 4 Northern Shrimp.
This Science Advisory Report is from the January 23, 2014 Regional Peer Review Meeting –Assessment of Striped Shrimp in SFA4. Additional publications from this meeting will be posted on the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science Advisory Schedule as they become available.
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