Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document 2014/031 Gulf Region September 2014 Environmental conditions in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence relevant to lobster J. Chassé 1, N. Lambert 2 , M. Comeau 1 , P.S. Galbraith 2 , P. Larouche 2 , and R.G. Pettipas 3 1 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region Gulf Fisheries Centre P.O. Box 5030, 343 Université Avenue Moncton N.B. E1C 9B6 2 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region Ocean Science and Environment Directorate, Maurice Lamontagne Institute P.O. Box 1000, 850 Route de la Mer Mont-Joli QC G5H 3Z4 3 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region Ocean Sciences Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography P.O. Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive Dartmouth NS B2Y 4A2