Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- DFO. (2002). Wolffish on the Scotian Shelf, Georges Bank and in the Bay of Fundy (Div. 4VWX and Div. 5YZe). DFO Sci. Stock Status Rep. A3-31 (2002).
- Reference Abbreviation
- DFO, 2002
- Date Communicated
- 2002
- Region
- Outer Harbour/Bay of Fundy
- Location Details
- Saint John Harbour / Bay of Fundy
- Group
- Biological - Fauna
- Category
- Fish
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- SARA Schedule 1: Special Concern
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Atlantic Wolffish - Canadian Wolffish (General)
- Metric/Detail
- Landings
- Primary Objective
- Summary or Canadian Wolffish landings, population age distribution, and condition of fish
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Number of adult fish declining, adult condition factor declining
- Data Collection Start
- 1998
- Data Collection Finish
- 2001
- Physical collection of data/samples
- Yes (DFO Maps)
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Stakeholder Group
- Federal Government
- Stakeholder Name
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Type of Reference
- Report - Government
- Source Details
- Stock Status Report
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Care must be taken as to not overfish the adult Wolffish, especially until the relatively high number of immature fish reach maturity
- Notes
- Includes all species of wolffish (not just Atlantic wolffish)
- File/Paper Location
- PDF Available
- link