Overview of the status of Canadian managed groundfish stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and in the Canadian Atlantic : Atlantic Groundfish Overview

These stocks Many of the factors associated with the rebuilt rapidly after extension of jurisdiction collapse of the cod stocks, such as declines in in 1977. [...] At the time the pre-emptive TACs years from the time the strength of year- were set, it was expected that the fisheries classes increases before spawning stocks can would develop gradually and that, in the be expected to rebuild. [...] However, in the intermediate layer (CIL) off Newfoundland intermediate depths of 50-100m and through and Labrador remained somewhat above the the northeast parts of the Scotian Shelf water longer term average, although at the lowest temperatures in 1995 remained colder than level in 10 years. [...] Lawrence (3Pn4RS) in the 1990s winter of 1995 was of above average extent, were in a similar condition in the spring to cod but less than the very heavy ice conditions that die of starvation. [...] The growth of many of the shrimp waters off the northeast Newfoundland Shelf stocks, the abundance of Arctic cod off and Labrador continue to be at or very near Newfoundland and Labrador, and the their historical low.