In LobsterScience/bio.lobster: Lobster Stock Assessment Tools for DFO Maritimes

Context

The scientific basis for assessing the status of American Lobster stocks in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 27–33 was examined at a framework meeting on January 23–24, 2018 (Cook et al. 2020). This was followed by an assessment held on October 1, 2018, that provided advice only for LFA 33 to align timing of science advice with data availability and the fisheries management cycle (DFO 2019a). The Framework review identified and agreed upon primary, secondary, and contextual indicators to be used for the assessment of this stock. Some indicators are directly linked to stock health and status (e.g., abundance), whereas others describe the population characteristics (e.g., size structure) or ecosystem considerations (e.g., temperature). For the purposes of a stock status update, only the primary and secondary indicators are reported. This Science Response Report results from the Science Response Process of October xx, 2020, on the Stock Status Update for American Lobster Fishing Areas 33.

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