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Silver
hake sampling is seen as an important initiative as
the Canadian silver hake fishery is relatively new;
historically a foreign fishery. With more of our fishermen
and plant workers depending on the sustainability
of the silver hake fishery, we need to know as much
as possible about the biology of this species. Therefore,
the Society feels it important to sample this species.
Sampling requires measuring and sexing 300 fish and
removing otoliths and stomachs based on a stratification
of 1 per cm per sex.
Our
sampling by community technicians could further determine
silver hake's current weights-at-age. These results
would be something that we could compare to historical
data. In addition, we would gain knowledge of the
age structure of the fish captured in Emerald and
LaHave Basins.
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