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Science Response 2018/049

Stock Status Update of American Lobster (Homarus americanus) in Lobster Fishing Areas 35-38

Context

Advice on the stock status of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 35-38 is requested annually by Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (FAM).  The last Assessment of this stock occurred in February 2013 (DFO 2013, Tremblay et al. 2013).  Annual stock status updates have been completed since the assessment, with the most recent update occurring in 2017 (DFO 2017).  The 2013 assessment identified three primary indicators that describe changes in lobster abundance and biomass, as well as proposed reference points for each indicator. The next framework review of this stock is scheduled for 2019.  This Science Response updates these indicators to the end of the 2016-17 fishing season.

This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of September 24, 2018, on the Stock Status Update of American Lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 35-38.

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