The Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) Fishery: A Review of the Record (updated 4 April 2001)

S. H. Clark, S. X. Cadrin, D. F. Schick, P. J. Diodati, M. P. Armstrong and D. McCarron. 2000. The Gulf of Maine Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) Fishery: A Review of the Record (updated 4 April 2001). J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 27: 193-226. doi.org/10.2960/J.v27.a18

The Gulf of Maine fishery for northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) has been a dynamic one, with landings varying greatly in response to resource and market conditions. A directed winter fishery developed in coastal waters in the late-1930s, which expanded to an offshore year round fishery in the late-1960s when annual landings peaked at about 13 000 tons in 1969. Landings subsequently declined to very low levels during the mid-1970s as recruitment failed and the stock collapsed, precipitating closure of the fishery in 1977. The resource recovered under restrictive management and was relatively stable at low to moderate levels of exploitation into the 1990s, with several strong year-classes recruiting to the fishery. In the mid-1990s, landings and fishing mortality increased sharply and abundance and recruitment have again declined. Environmental conditions have played an important role in affecting survival and abundance. Stock assessments have consistently shown that poor recruitment is more likely at low levels of spawning stock biomass owing to reduced total egg production. At a stock biomass level of 15 000-20 000 tons, sustainable yields for the Gulf of Maine northern shrimp fishery appear to be 3 000-4 000 tons per year under average environmental conditions.

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Language - English Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - December 2000
Publication Type - Journal Article

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