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methodology: A time series of spawning stock biomass (mt) of female lobsters in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank stock is provided in Table 6.3.3.1 of ASMFC (2015).  Methods for deriving this time series are explained in the stock assessment report.
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methodology_contact: 'Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute'
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notes: "undefinedAmerican lobster benchmark stock assessment and peer review report (p. 176, Table 6.3.3.1, column for female spawning biomass) http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/55d61d73AmLobsterStockAssmt_PeerReviewReport_Aug2015_red2.pdf\r\n\r\n image: 51655c96-3e43-4cc8-a5f3-37271e7b0ba6"
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visualization_methodology: Line graph of year vs. spawning stock biomass (mt) of female lobsters in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank stock
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