DFO Says Newfoundland's Shrimp Stock Still at Critically Low Level; Sank 25% Between '15 - '16
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Packet] by Barbara Dean-Simmons - February 21, 2017
It’s the season to talk about the prospects for the shrimp fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador and the initial information for the new season does not look promising.
In a media briefing this morning, Katherine Kanes, mathematician/stock-assessment biologist with Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) outlined the current picture from the most recent stock assessments, for northern shrimp in fishing areas 6, 5 and 4 — off the Northern Peninsula and the coast of Labrador...
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