American lobster
Georges Bank and Off-Shore Nova Scotia
Canada LFA 41
Canada
Pots
Profile updated on 22 January 2021
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).
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
NOT YET SCORED
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
9.3
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