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Arctic Stock Assessment
The Arctic Stock Assessment section is responsible for evaluating the status
of harvested fish and marine mammals stocks and for producing Stock Status
reports and background papers. Section activities involve both the collection
of biological data and the provision of advice to fisheries managers. These duties
are conducted in a co-management environment with full participation of the
co-management boards. Some of the stock assessment projects are sponsored
or jointly sponsored by the co-management partners.
Arctic fish are harvested in both commercial and subsistence fisheries and
marine mammals are harvested for subsistence. Research programs are directly
related to the need to provide advice to fisheries managers to ensure that
harvests are sustainable. They focus on collecting data on stock relationships,
stock abundance and impacts of harvesting. Data collected by stock assessment
personnel are integrated with data from other research sections and with
traditional knowledge to develop advice for fisheries managers. This advice
is formally reviewed and summarized in Stock Status Reports.
Related Links:
Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat
Projects:
Contact:
Dr. Susan Cosens - (204) 983-8838
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