White Hake Stock Biomass Still Low in 3NO

No significant recruitment is occurring for white hake in NAFO Division 3NO, according to the last stock assessment conducted by the NAFO Scientific Council in June 2019. “In fact, there has been extremely low recruitment since that generated by the very large 1999-year class,” states the scientific report. Based on DFO-NL research vessel survey trends, “the NAFO Scientific Council determined that stock biomass is low,” said Rodney Drover, communications advisor for Fisheries and ...