Abstract:Area based management of Ascophyllum nodosum Le Joli in the Canadian Maritimes has advanced over the past 60 years from open buying stations in Bays to quota-based area management under coastal leases. In 1989 the resource was divided into geographical sectors containing .9 to 17.6 ha containing 92 t to 2105 t of harvestable biomass. Sectors are the units of management plans under guidelines of the provincial government. GPS tracking mechanical harvesting to Nova Scotia began in 2017 using a new mechanical har… Show more
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