Science Response 2021/014
2020 Stock Status Update of the Eastern Scotian Shelf Northern Shrimp (SFAs 13–15)
Context
Advice on the status of the Eastern Scotian Shelf (ESS) Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) stock is requested annually by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Fisheries Management Branch and industry to help determine a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) that is consistent with the Integrated Fishery Management Plan (IFMP). Science advice for the management of the ESS Shrimp stock is provided as a fully peer-reviewed stock assessment at an inclusive Regional Advisory Process (RAP) meeting on a biennial basis. In interim years, science advice is provided as a stock status update and published as a Science Response. The most recent RAP took place in December 2018 (DFO 2019) and the most recent framework review took place in April 2015 (Hardie et al. 2018). Due to the impact of COVID-19 on work plans, and the plan to conduct a Framework review and Assessment in the fall of 2021, the stock status for 2020 and advice for management of the 2021 fishery is provided as a Science Response Process for this year.
This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of December 09, 2020, on the Stock A of Eastern Scotian Shelf Shrimp in Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 13–15. Additional publications from this meeting will be posted on the DFO Science Advisory Schedule as they become available.
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