Research Document - 1999/200
Pacific Hake - Strait of Georgia Stock Assessment for 1999 and Recommended Yield Options for 2000.
By M.W. Saunders and G.A. McFarlane
Abstract
The fishery in the Strait of Georgia decreased substantially to 3,996t in 1998 from 6,561t in 1997, a result of low market demand. Age and growth data continue to indicate strong recruitment during the 1990's and a coincidental decline in the mean size-at-age. Yield options remain unchanged from the previous assessment with a range of 7,554-14,687 t. Due to uncertainty in the current assessment, including evidence of increasing seal predation we recommend that managers choose a quota from the lower half of the yield range.
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