SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Osmerus mordax

SPECIES NAME(s)

Rainbow smelt, American smelt, Smelt

Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is caught in a multi-gear commercial and subsistence fishery in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island waters. New Brunswick landings are the highest with up to 76% of total landings coming from this region (Chaput and LeBlanc 1996). See McKenzie (1964); DFO (2001,2007,2011); Locke et al., (1999); Bradbury et al., (2011) documents for history and development of smelt fishery in Eastern Maritime provinces of Atlantic Canada.


ANALYSIS

Strengths

    SCORES

    Management Quality:

    Management Strategy:

    < 6

    Managers Compliance:

    < 6

    Fishers Compliance:

    < 6