Profile updated on 27 October 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Homarus americanus

SPECIES NAME(s)

American lobster

COMMON NAMES

Atlantic Lobster, Maine Lobster

Stock structure for American lobster (ssp) in this region is complex (ASMFC 2020)(DFO 2022). Canada tends to line up stock assessment areas, and therefore stocks with management units.  This profile is for the off-shore region of Georges bank, Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 41 (DFO 2020).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Stock is above the upper reference points in all four of the surveys used to determine stock status (DFO 2022).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

NOT YET SCORED

Managers Compliance:

10.0

Fishers Compliance:

9.3