| The CORE 3Ps scallop stocks (Icelandic scallop Chlamys islandica and Giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus) and Sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) stock were assessed in August 2017 in French-Canadian waters southwest of the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago on the one hand, and in the southern part of the French EEZ known as “Corridor” on the other. For this purpose, a scientific survey, based on a stratified random sampling plan in the CORE area and systematic sampling plan in the French Corridor was conducted onboard S/V Antéa, research vessel of the French Oceanographic Fleet. Although difficult weather conditions affected the survey, 80 sampling points were completed. The analysis of these data shows a slight decrease in the exploitable biomass of... |
