International Atlantic Salmon Assessment Report Available
The annual report of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Working Group on North Atlantic Salmon [WGNAS] is available for download online. This report was a product of the Working Group meeting held in Moncton, Canada this March. A total of 25 scientists from ten countries from North America (NAC) and the Northeast Atlantic (NEAC) met. Relative to Maine stocks, they found that North American 2SW spawner estimates were below their conservation limits in four of the six regions. Within each of the geographic areas, there are varying numbers of individual river stocks that are failing to meet CLs, particularly in the southern areas of Scotia-Fundy and the USA (Maine). Recent marine survival indices for stocks in the North Atlantic are variable. However, the overall declining trend has persisted and survival indices remain low compared to historical levels. The continued low abundance of salmon stocks in many parts of the North Atlantic, despite significant fishery reductions, strengthens the view that factors acting on survival in the sea are constraining the abundance of Atlantic salmon. The predicted numbers of 2SW salmon returning to North America in 2015 are lower than the 2SW management objectives for all areas and overall for North America. There are therefore no catch options on 2SW salmon in mixed-stock fisheries in North America in 2015 that would allow the attainment of region-specific management objectives.
http://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WGNAS.aspx
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