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Science Response 2018/048

Status of the Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) Fishery in the Maritimes Region

Context

A Special Science Response on the status of the Atlantic Hagfish resource was requested by Maritimes Region Resource Management. The advice will be used to support decisions about harvest levels in the Maritimes Region Hagfish fishery. The objectives of this document are to provide updated information on landings, catch per unit effort, and other possible fishery indicators for the Scotian Shelf and to advise on the health and impact of the fishery on the stock.

This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of May 11, 2018, on the Status of the Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) Fishery in the Maritimes Region.

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