Assessment and Management of the Georges Bank Cod - Journal of ...
Assessment and Management of the Georges Bank Cod - Journal of ...
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40 J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci., Vol. 13, 1992<br />
TABLE 5. St<strong>and</strong>ardized stratified mean catch-per-tow at age (numbers) <strong>of</strong> Atlantic cod in NEFC <strong>of</strong>fshore<br />
spring <strong>and</strong> autumn bottom trawl surveys on <strong>Georges</strong> <strong>Bank</strong>, 1963–91 a,b,c.<br />
expired on 18 December, <strong>the</strong> entire USA groundfishery<br />
was closed, effective 24 December, for <strong>the</strong><br />
remainder <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Equally vexing problems concerning <strong>the</strong> management<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> haddock <strong>and</strong> yellowtail flounder<br />
fisheries had to be faced by <strong>the</strong> NEFMC in 1977 <strong>and</strong><br />
afterward (Anthony, 1990). Between 1977 <strong>and</strong> 1982,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Council was caught up with one problem after<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r – while struggling at <strong>the</strong> same time to (1)<br />
revise <strong>the</strong> management program on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> new<br />
assessment information, (2) resolve various allocation<br />
issues, (3) define management objectives, <strong>and</strong><br />
(4) cope with increased dissension <strong>and</strong> dissatisfaction<br />
within <strong>the</strong> fishing industry regarding <strong>the</strong> supposed<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> management actions. Nearly 50
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