This fishery has little impact on either habitats or ecosystem structure and function, in part due to effective management and gear configuration.
Gear has known deleterious impacts on critically endangered Right whales which could become more problematic if effort increases or Right whale distribution changes.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 6
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). American lobster South Shore Nova Scotia. FishSource profile. In: FishSource [online]. Updated 1 August 2022. Accessed [27 July 2024]. https://www.fishsource.org/fishery_page/6812