Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Jessop, B. M. (2001). A brief review of biological characteristics and assessment of the commercial Gaspereau Fishery on the Lower Saint John River, N.B. Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. 2001/060, 31 p.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Jessop 2001
- Date Communicated
- 2001
- Region
- Wolastoq/Saint John River
- Location Details
- Lower Saint John River (Kennebacasis Bay)
- Group
- Biological - Fauna
- Category
- Fish
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Commercial Fisheries
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Gaspereau (Alewife + Blueback herring)
- Metric/Detail
- Biological Data
- Primary Objective
- Review of the Gaspereau fishery of the lower SJR
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Declines in catch and mean fish size, and reduced proportion of mature fish (repeat spawners) indicative of heavily fished stocks and low spawning stock sizes.
- Data Collection Start
- 1973
- Data Collection Finish
- 2000
- Physical collection of data/samples
- Yes (summary from previous Jessop papers)
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Jessop 1977a,b,c; Jessop et al., 1983; and unpublished data
- Stakeholder Group
- Federal Government
- Stakeholder Name
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Type of Reference
- Report - Government
- Source Details
- Canada Science Advisory Secretariat
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Notes
- Fork length, weight, sex, maturity at age (scales) data collected
- File/Paper Location
- PDF Available
- link