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Proceedings 2015/050

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Assessment for Queen Charlotte Sound (5AB), British Columbia in 2013; December 8, 2014

Chairperson and Editor: Rowan Haigh

Summary

These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review meeting on December 8, 2014 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia (BC).

Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a commercially important species of cod that occurs along the entire coast of British Columbia, Canada. The majority of catches are taken in Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound, where abundance is highest, although large catches have also been taken off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Pacific Cod are taken by the groundfish trawl fishery and occasionally by hook and line fisheries.

A coastwide assessment of Pacific Cod was requested by the Fisheries Management Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). An updated Area 5AB assessment had not been received for the past 2 generations for this species. This meeting reviewed the area 5AB assessment of Pacific Cod including revisions as recommended at the January 9-10, 2014 Regional Peer Review. Given the apparent high productivity of Pacific Cod, updated advice has been requested to respond to changes in stock abundance in a timely manner.

Meeting participants included representatives of DFO Science, DFO Fisheries Management, the Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division (Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, USA), the Canadian Groundfish Research and Conservation Society, the Commercial Industry Caucus (trawl), the Sport Fishery Advisory Board, the Council of Haida Nation, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and the Centre for Science Advice – Pacific (CSAP).

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 from Science to managers and other clients. These documents will be publicly available on the DFO’s CSAS website.

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