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Edible crab
East Coast Scotland
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Cancer pagurus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Edible crab, Brown crab
The stock structure of edible (brown) crabs around Scotland is not completely understood. Marine Scotland Science considers twelve assessment units, each of which assessed and managed separately (ICES, 2013; Barreto and Bailey, 2014).
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ANALYSIS
Strengths
- An assessment is conducted with available data, allowing exploitation rates to be determined and growth overfishing detected.
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 8
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