Fishery Notice

Stock assessment results and Shrimp Survey Bulletin 19-06 is available for 
Shrimp Management Area (SMA) 12IN. Copies of the bulletin are available on 
request from Dan Clark 250-756-7327 or Dan.Clark@dfo-mpo.gc.ca .

The stock assessment indicate that the biomasses of the shrimp have increased 
since the last survey and the pink and sidestripe shrimp biomasses are in the 
Healthy zone following the Precautionary Approach and harvest rates are 35%. 
New catch ceilings have been defined and the area will remain open until one of 
the catch ceilings are reached or March 31. There will be requests to take an 
at-sea observer on specific trips so early notification of the intent to fish 
is requested to facilitate observer deployment.

Species                             PA Zone   Catch Ceiling  Catch Ceiling
                                               After Survey   After Survey
                                                 (t)              (lb)
All Except Humpback and Sidestripes  Healthy    705.1        1,554,463
Sidestripe                           Healthy     68.5          151,015
Humpback                             N/A        186.7          411,599

Refer to 2019/20 Shrimp Trawl Integrated Fishery Management Plan for further 
details. A copy of the IFMP may be obtained by emailing Dan Clark at 
dan.clark@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

For further information contact:
Shrimp Trawl Manager: Dan Clark 250-756-7327
North/Central Coast: Steven Groves 250-627-3455, Coral Keehn 250-627-3021
Fraser River: Marisa Keefe 604-666-6390
Conservation and Protection Eric Jean 604-892-3292

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1195
Sent November 22, 2019 at 0848

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