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| Northwest Atlantic Bottom trawl northern prawn fishery - Nose of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap |
 | Bottom trawl fishery northern shrimp - Nose of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap |
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Overview: The high seas shrimp fishing grounds are distributed around the Flemish Cap in NAFO Division 3M and on the slopes of the Grand Banks, mainly in Division 3L. The main part of the shrimp stock (between 75 and 80 percent) is exploited by Canadian vessels within the EEZ (Orr et al., 2005).
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Fishing Activity Fishery Area Depth zone: Shelf - Deepshelf (100 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m). Geo References  | Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | CAN - Canada | | FAO Fishing Statistical Divisions | 21.3.L - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.L | | 21.3.M - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.M |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Northwest Atlantic Bottom trawl northern prawn fishery - Nose of the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap| FAO Major Fishing Areas | 18 - Arctic Sea | | 21 - Atlantic, Northwest | | 67 - Pacific, Northeast | | Large Marine Ecosystem Areas (LME) | 2 - Gulf of Alaska | | 7 - Northeast U.S. Continental Sh | | 8 - Scotian Shelf | | 9 - Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf | | 55 - Beaufort Sea | | 63 - Hudson Bay | | 64 - Arctic Ocean | | 65 - Arctic Archipelago | | 66 - Baffin Bay/Davis Straight |
Associated Species (Bycatch) Vessel Type TrawlersSome of the larger vessels tow two trawls simultaneously. Flag State  Canada  Greenland  Estonia  Denmark  Faroe Islands  United States of America  Cuba  Russian Federation  France  Portugal  Japan Fishing Gear Bottom trawlsGear requirements to reduce bycatch include a minimum mesh size of 40 mm and the use of sorting grids. Trip Duration 5100 (2004), 3558 (2005), 1776 (2006) List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 33 | vessels | 2004 | | Number of vessels | 26-27 | vessels | 2005 | | Number of vessels | 19-26 | vessels | 2006 |
List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Production | Catch | 49772 | tonnes | 2004 | | Catch | 32331 | tonnes | 2005 | | Catch | 22135 | tonnes | 2006 |
Management Jurisdictional framework Area of Competence: NAFO area of competence Maritime Area: High seas. Management Body/Authority(ies): Department of Fisheries and Oceans Area under national jurisdiction: Canada Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ). More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Source of Information Bensch, A.; Gianni, M.; Gréboval, D.; Sanders, J.S.; Hjort, A. - Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 522, Rev.1. Rome, FAO. 2009. 145p.  http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm |
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