Seafood Results

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Abundance: Stocks are healthy, and overfishing is a low concern.

Bycatch: Harvest method (trotline a form of longline) incurs minimal bycatch.

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• Trotlines

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Management: Fishery is well-managed with recovery efforts are in place for populations at low abundances.

Habitat: Crab pots used to catch blue swimmer crab cause low damage to the physical and biological structures of the seafloor.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Population is healthy but further assessment is needed.

Bycatch and habitat: Fishery incurs minimal bycatch and harvest method has minimal impacts on seafloor habitat.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring.

Management: Effective management insures the sustainable harvest of this species.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Abundance: Population size and fishing levels are uncertain because of the lack of assessments of this species.

Bycatch: Bycatch is minimal but catch of sharptooth swimming crab is of concern as it's stock status is unknown.

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• Traps (Crab Rings)

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Abundance: Population is healthy and overfishing is not occurring.

Bycatch and habitat: Fishery incurs minimal bycatch and harvest method has minimal impacts on seafloor habitat.

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• Pots

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This recommendation used the exact scores provided in Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Report for Atlantic Rock crab (Gulf Mgmt. region Gulf of St. Lawrence - Trap) for Criteria 1, 3, and 4. For detailed information on these sections, please refer to the original report. In addition to these scores, Ocean Wise independently reviewed and assessed Criterion 2 for the directed rock crab (Cancer irroratus) fishery in Northumberland Strait (LFAs 25 and 26A), as the bycatch component of the original report is not reflective of the directed fishery in this area. Specifically, we have determined that for LFAs 25 and 26A, there is sufficient evidence to suggest this fishery poses no more than a negligible threat to two species listed in the original

report: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and leatherback turtle turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). This Ocean Wise recommendation is valid until the retirement of the above Seafood Watch Report, or sufficient information to improve our understanding of bycatch in this fishery becomes available.

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• Traps

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Abundance: Stock status is unknown.

Habitat: Seafloor impacts are likely low, and management efforts to understand and protect the ecosystem are being planned.

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• Traps (Crab Rings)

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Abundance: Stock status is unknown.

Habitat: Seafloor impacts are likely low, and management efforts to understand and protect the ecosystem are being planned.

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• Traps

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Abundance and management: Population is depleted, but management measures are in place to help it recover.

Habitat: Crab pots used to catch blue swimmer crab cause low damage to the physical and biological structures of the seafloor.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Population size and fishing levels are uncertain because of the lack of assessments of this species.

Bycatch: Bycatch is minimal but catch of sharptooth swimming crab is of concern as it's stock status is unknown.

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• Scoop Nets or Dip Nets

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Abundance and management: Population is depleted, but management measures are in place to help it recover.

Habitat: Crab pots used to catch blue swimmer crab cause low damage to the physical and biological structures of the seafloor.

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• Pots

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• Traps (Crab Rings)

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• Traps

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• Traps (Crab Rings)

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• Pots

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Abundance and management: Population is depleted, but management measures are in place to help it recover.

Habitat: Crab pots used to catch blue swimmer crab cause low damage to the physical and biological structures of the seafloor.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Traps (Crab Rings)

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• Traps

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Pots

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Pots

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Pots

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Falling Gear

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Scoop Nets or Dip Nets

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status is unknown, but overfishing is unlikely.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Abundance: The stock is healthy, and overfishing is a low concern.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are considered a species of concern.

Management: Maryland has strict measures to reduce the pot fishery's impacts on terrapins, but related policies and compliance need strengthening.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is healthy, and overfishing is a low concern.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: The commercial fishery has some effective management to prevent bycatch with all harvestors required to use terrapin bycatch reduction devices.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status is uncertain and fishing mortality rate unknown.

Bycatch: Information is lacking for the directed Atlantic rock crab fishery, but lobster fishery is known to interact with or entangle marine mammals and other species of concern.

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• Traps

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Abundance: The stock is healthy, and overfishing is a low concern.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are considered a species of concern.

Management: Delaware has strict measures to reduce the pot fishery's impacts on terrapins, but related policies and compliance need strengthening.

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• Pots

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• Gillnets (Set / Anchored)

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• Trawls (Bottom / Demersal)

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Management : Regulations have been implemented to protect this species in state waters.

Bycatch: Information is lacking for the directed Atlantic rock crab fishery, but the lobster fishery is known to interact with or entangle marine mammals and other species of concern.

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• Pots

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• Trawls (Bottom / Demersal)

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Abundance: Low, but overfishing is unlikely.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are ca species of concern.

Management: While the conservation measures for the target species are moderately effective, there are minimal regulations to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Traps

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Low, but overfishing is unlikely.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are ca species of concern.

Management: While the conservation measures for the target species are moderately effective, there are minimal regulations to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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• Traps

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status unknown.

Management: There is little to no regulatory management in place to ensure fisheries are sustainable.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Abundance and management: Population is depleted, however management measures are in place to help it recover.

Bycatch: Fishery incurs high amounts of bycatch including turtles and other at-risk species.

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• Trawls (Bottom / Demersal)

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Management: Assessment criterion given critical score. Russia has historically overfished king crabs. Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) is a critical problem. It is impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because supply chain information is not reliable.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is healthy and overfishing is not occurring.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock status is unknown, but overfishing is unlikely.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is healthy and overfishing is not occurring.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Gillnets (Set / Anchored)

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Abundance: Stock status is unknown, but overfishing is unlikely.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Traps

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is healthy and overfishing is not occurring.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Stock is healthy and overfishing is not occurring.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Conservation measures are in place for blue crab however regulations are lacking to protect terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Traps

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• Pots

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• Traps

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Stock status: Overfishing likely occurring – crabs are returned to water alive after having claws removed and are unlikely to survive.

Management: No measures currently in place to prevent overfishing.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Stock status: Overfishing likely occurring – crabs are returned to water alive after having claws removed and are unlikely to survive.

Management: No measures currently in place to prevent overfishing.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Stock status: Overfishing likely occurring – crabs are returned to water alive after having claws removed and are unlikely to survive.

Management: No measures currently in place to prevent overfishing.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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Stock status: Overfishing likely occurring – crabs are returned to water alive after having claws removed and are unlikely to survive.

Management: No measures currently in place to prevent overfishing.

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• Pots

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• Pots

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Traps

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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Stock status: Dungeness crab have low inherent vulnerability due to early age at reproductive maturity, high fecundity, and short life span, compared to fish and shellfish stocks worldwide. There is however some conservation concern because although landings data indicate that targeted stocks are not overfished, stock abundance is uncertain.

Bycatch:  Fishery known to entangle humpback whales, new management in place to address concern but effectiveness not yet known.

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• Pots

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Abundance: Population's status is uncertain due to limited assessment information.

Bycatch: Incidental catch of green turtles is a serious concern. This species is listed as "Vulnerable" under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and management measures are needed to reduce bycatch of vulnerable species.

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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Abundance: Stock is healthy, and overfishing is a low concern.

Bycatch: There are serious concerns about the catch of diamondback terrapins, which are a species of concern.

Management: Management has some regulations (e.g.closed areas to crab fishing), which help to reduce impacts on terrapins.

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• Pots

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• Trawls (Bottom / Demersal)

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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• Pots

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• Gillnets and Entangling Nets

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Stock status: Dungeness crab have low inherent vulnerability due to early age at reproductive maturity, high fecundity, and short life span, compared to fish and shellfish stocks worldwide. There is however some conservation concern because although landings data indicate that targeted stocks are not overfished, stock abundance is uncertain.

Bycatch:  Fishery known to entangle humpback whales, new management in place to address concern but effectiveness not yet known.

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Stock status: Dungeness crab have low inherent vulnerability due to early age at reproductive maturity, high fecundity, and short life span, compared to fish and shellfish stocks worldwide. There is however some conservation concern because although landings data indicate that targeted stocks are not overfished, stock abundance is uncertain.

Bycatch:  Fishery known to entangle humpback whales, new management in place to address concern but effectiveness not yet known.

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• Pots

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.

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• Pots

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was benchmarked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is not recommended as the MSC Risk Based Framework was used in the assessment of MSC Principle 1.

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• Traps

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ETP conditions surround gear interaction with right whales

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ETP conditions surround gear interaction with right whales

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery is currently suspended in the MSC assessment process due risk of mortality by the fishery on endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery does not meet conservation standards to become OWS recommended as it has an open condition regarding endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species.

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ETP conditions surround gear interaction with right whales

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