Queen crab
NW Atlantic
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Last updated on 9 March 2016
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Chionoecetes opilio
SPECIES NAME(s)
Queen crab, snow crab
COMMON NAMES
crabe des neiges (French)
Puebla et al. (2008) found homogeneity on the genetic structure of queen crab along the west coast of Greenland and within Atlantic Canada from southern Labrador to Nova Scotia. Four assessment units are delimited by DFO-Canada and managed separately: Estuary and N Gulf of St Lawrence (areas 13 to 17, 12A, 12B, 12C and 16A), Newfoundland and Labrador (offshore and inshore areas of Divisions 2HJ3KLNOP4R), Nova Scotia (North and South Nova Scotia 4V,W,X) and S Gulf of St Lawrence (Areas 12, 19, 12E and 12F). Within W Greenland there are 6 management units: Upernavik, Uummannaq-Disko Bay, Sisimiut, Maniitsoq-Kangaamiut, Nuuk-Paamiut and Narsaq-Qaqortoq (Burmeister, 2010).
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Fisheries
Within FishSource, the term "fishery" is used to indicate each unique combination of a flag country with a fishing gear, operating within a particular management unit, upon a resource. That resource may have a known biological stock structure and/or may be assessed at another level for practical or jurisdictional reasons. A fishery is the finest scale of resolution captured in FishSource profiles, as it is generally the scale at which sustainability can most fairly and practically be evaluated.
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Estuary and N Gulf of St LawrenceCanada Estuary and N Gulf of St LawrenceCanadaPots
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Traps
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Newfoundland and LabradorCanada Newfoundland and LabradorCanadaPots
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Nova ScotiaCanada Nova ScotiaCanadaPots
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S Gulf of St. LawrenceCanada S Gulf of St. LawrenceCanadaPots
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Traps
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W GreenlandGreenland Maniitsoq-KangaamiutGreenlandStow nets
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Greenland Narsaq-QaqortoqGreenlandStow nets
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Greenland Nuuk-PaamiutGreenlandStow nets
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Greenland SisimiutGreenlandStow nets
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Greenland UpernavikGreenlandStow nets
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Greenland Uummannaq-Disko BayGreenlandStow nets
Analysis
OVERVIEW
Last updated on 14 May 2012
Last updated on 14 May 2012
Last updated on 14 May 2012
Last updated on 3 January 2017
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1.STOCK STATUS
2.MANAGEMENT QUALITY
3.ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY
FishSource Scores
MANAGEMENT QUALITY
STOCK HEALTH:
Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs)
No related FIPs
Certifications
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
NAME
STATUS
MSC Certified on 10 July 2012
SCORES
Principle Level Scores:
| Principle | Score |
| Principle 1 – Target Species | 83.8 |
| Principle 2 - Ecosystem | 96.0 |
| Principle 3 – Management System | 84.0 |
Certification Type: Gold
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