Pêches sentinelles par engins fixes dans la zone de pêche 4S de l’OPANO

These sentinel surveys are a useful part of the cod stock assessment in the Northern Gulf of St Lawrence. They have been performed annually since 1995. Although the sentinel program has several components, this statement of work covers only gillnet and longline surveys in Quebec (NAFO fishing area 4S).
The main goal of the survey is to develop an independent abundance indicator for the fishery, which will be used to adjust total allowable catch (TAC) annually. Sentinel fishery data are available on the St. Lawrence Global Observatory (SLGO) website: http://ogsl.ca/en/sentinel/context.html