Notices to Fish Harvesters

1. Application

This Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) for Atlantic halibut and Greenland halibut applies to the groundfish licence holders of the Gaspé fixed gear fleet of 13.71 metres and over belonging to the Gaspé Longliners group and to the Others group, when conducting Atlantic halibut fishing activities in Divisions 4RST and Greenland halibut in Divisions 4RST from May 15, 2023 to May 14, 2024. 
It should be noted that:

• this CHP is subject to change following departmental decisions or an annual review; 
• a separate CHP is required for directed fishing of all other species of groundfish;
• where there are different management measures in the Greenland halibut CHP, the management measures of this CHP will take precedence, unless otherwise indicated;
• when fishing in a NAFO Division other than the ones indicated in this CHP, the CHP for that Division applies;
• the target species during a fishing trip is the species for which the fisher holds valid Conditions of licence;
• round weight is the weight prior to processing of any kind.

2. Fishing Areas

Based on valid Conditions of licence and subject to a Variation Order, the authorized fishing areas are the following: 

• Atlantic Halibut: divisions 4RST of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO).
• Greenland Halibut: divisions 4RST of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO).

The fishing areas coordinates are listed in the Conditions of licence and are also indicated on the fishing areas maps, which are available at the following address: 
Commercial Fisheries

3. Fishing closures 

3.1. Protection of fish during spawn and cod concentrations 

Protecting fish during their spawning period and in areas where there are concentrations of juveniles is a priority that the Department and the industry consider very important for the recovery of the Cod stock in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The following conservation measures apply: 

• From April 1 to June 23
  •  Closure of groundfish fisheries in part of the NAFO Division 4R off shore from St. George’s Bay and Port-au-Port Bay, which is recognized as a spawning area. 
• From January 1 to December 31
  • Closure of directed Atlantic halibut fisheries in NAFO Subdivisions 4T7 and 4T8.
  • Closure of Greenland halibut fisheries in part of NAFO Division 4T (south of Cap Gaspé).
  • Permanent closure of Greenland halibut fisheries in the waters of NAFO Division 4R less than 228.6 meters (125 fathoms) deep.
  • Temporary closure of Greenland halibut fisheries in the waters of NAFO Division 4S less than 228.6 meters (125 fathoms) deep.
  • Closure of groundfish fisheries in part of NAFO Subdivision 4T5 (Shediac Valley), which is recognized as a juvenile area.
  • Permanent closure of groundfish fisheries in part of Subdivision 4T3 (Miscou Bank), which is a recognized Cod concentration area. However, the area of the Miscou Bank delineated by a line that joins points 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 2 below, is open to the Atlantic halibut fixed gear fishery from June 24 to December 31. Please refer to the attached map or contact your local fishery officer for further details.  

MAP: MISCOU BANK AND PORTION OPEN TO THE ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY

 

Note: The lines joining points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1 (in that order) represent the permanently closed area (red area), which is known as the Miscou box.
The lines joining points 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 2 (in that order) represent the area open to the directed halibut fishery (green area) from June 24 to December 31.

3.2. Coral and Sponge Conservation Areas in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence 

On December 15, 2017, Fisheries and Oceans Canada created eleven coral and sponge conservation areas in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in order to protect areas with high concentrations of sponges and sea pens.

All fishing activities that use bottom-contact gear or gear designed to come into contact with the sea bed, including but not limited to bottom trawls, dredges, gillnets, bottom longlines, bottom seines and traps, are forbidden in the conservation areas.
For more information and maps of the eleven coral and sponge conservation areas, please visit the dedicated DFO website: Coral and Sponge Conservation Measures in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

3.3. Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area 

On March 6, 2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada created, jointly with the Quebec government, the Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area (MPA) in order to the ensure the conservation and protection of this marine ecosystem.

Provisions of the Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area Regulations apply to licence holders. In order to comply with them, please refer to the clauses that apply to your fishing activities: Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area Regulations.

3.4. Temporary closure for Atlantic Halibut directed fishery 

Licence holders are advised of the continued temporary closure of part of the 4T division, considering the excessive by-catch of cod previously observed. This area will remain closed until further notice, and is bounded by straight lines delineated by the following points:

1. 49°02’00" N   64°10’00" W
2. 48°31’00" N   62°37’00" W
3. 48°23’00" N   63°08’00" W
4. 48°46’00" N   64°10’00" W
5. 49°02’00" N   64°10’00" W

4. Fishing seasons

The following seasons will be in effect for the duration of this CHP. They represent the maximum duration of fishing periods. Opening dates may vary according to particular circumstances such as industry requests and the TAC announcement while closing dates may be advanced according to factors such as the reach of quotas or when risks of exceeding them are high. Opening and closing fishing dates of each fleet will be confirmed through usual communication means, particularly Notices to Fish Harvesters or Variation Orders. 

• May 15 to October 31
• April 1 to May 14

It should be reminded that it is the responsibility of the captain to acquaint himself with the marine safety notices published by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Transport Canada as well as with the standards and best practices in marine safety and to take all measures necessary to insure a safe fishery during the period where fishing is authorized. 

5. Quotas 

4RST Atlantic halibut

The Atlantic halibut allocation from Divisions 4RST granted to the Gaspé fixed gear fleet of 13.71 m and over is derived in part from the basic quota granted to the Gulf fixed gear fleets of less than 19.81 m and from the allocation of the mobile gear fleet transferred to the Gaspé fixed gear fleet, under the established sharing formula. 

On April 15, 2016, under the coordination of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), representatives of fixed gear groundfish licence holders associations have agreed to a sharing agreement for the global Atlantic halibut quota of the three Quebec geographic fleets. This agreement was recognized by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It confirms an adjustment to the shares of Quebec geographic fleets on the basis of the global quota of 502.18 t granted to these three geographic fleets and their relative shares from the 2015-2016 Quebec allocation.

The first 502.18 t are distributed as follows: 

• Québec North Coast = 92.54 t (18.4277 %);
• Gaspe = 336.16 t (66.9401 %);
• Magdalen Islands = 73.48 t (14.6322 %).

Any additional allocation granted to Quebec fleets with fixed gear will be shared according to the same percentages. 
For 2023-2024, the total quota allocated to the three Quebec geographic fleets corresponds to 1025.644 t. The sharing of this quota then corresponds to: 

• North Coast = 189.002 t;
• Gaspé = 686.567 t;
• Magdalen Islands = 150.074 t.  

According to the permanent sharing agreement between the Gaspé fixed gear fleets of 13.71 m and over and of less than 13.71 m, respectively established to 63.5%:36.5%, the allocation of the fleet of 13.71 m to 435.970 t.

Based on the permanent sharing agreement of the 13.71 m and over fleet, the part granted to the licence holders from the Gaspé Longliners group corresponds to 86.89% of this allocation, ie 378.815 t, whereas the part allocated to the Others group corresponds to 13.11%, ie 57.155 t.

Greenland halibut

The allocation for fixed gear fleets from Quebec corresponds to 82% of the allocation of the fixed gear fleet under 19.81 m from the Gulf, to which is added a temporary transfer from the mobile gear fleet under 19.81 m, distributed according to the sharing formula in effect, amongst the following fleets (refer to the Greenland halibut 4RST CHP for the allocations to the different fleets)

• Fleet under individual transferable quotas (ITQ) from Gaspé and Upper and Middle Shore;
• Fleet 13.71 m and over, under the ITQ regime of the Gaspé (Others group); 
• Fleet under the ITQ regime of the Lower North Shore;
• Fishing fleet from the Lower North Shore not under the ITQ program;
• Fleet less than 13.71 m under the competitive regime of the Gaspé;
• Fleet under the competitive regime of the Upper and Middle North Shore.

6. Management Regime 

ITQ management regime for Atlantic halibut 4RST AND Greenland halibut 4RST. 

The administrative guidelines for the ITQ program for the Atlantic Halibut 4RST - Gaspé Longliners fleet (program 18) and the Atlantic Halibut 4RST and Greenland Halibut 4RST - Gaspé Others fleet (program 17) are included in the regional guideline, which is available on the DFO Quebec Region website at the following address: REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERABLE QUOTA PROGRAMS 

7. Fishing Gear

The specifications for fishing gear authorized for the following directed fisheries are:
Atlantic halibut

• Longline with a maximum of 8000 hooks used or aboard vessel with a legal opening equal to or greater than 15.4 mm. 

Greenland halibut

• A maximum number of 120 gillnets with a minimum mesh size of 152 mm and a maximum of 165 mm, hung so that the hanging ratio is 50%. As of May 15, 2013, fish harvesters under the individual transferable quota regime for Greenland halibut must exclusively use gillnets configured to have a maximum of 20 meshes vertically.
  or
  Subject to certain fishery management considerations, longline could be permitted with a maximum of 8,000 hooks with a legal opening of 12.6 mm or larger.

Mandatory tagging of all gillnets applies in 4RST. All gillnets must be tagged with only one permanent valid tag before being put onboard the vessel for transport to the fishing site.

8. Management measures to minimize the risks of interactions with the North Atlantic Right Whale 

Since 2017, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has put in place additional management measures to protect marine mammal including the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale from entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes. These measures take into account the best available scientific data and can be adapted if necessary to take into account future developments regarding interactions prevention.
The following requirements have been implemented in order to reduce the risk of entanglement of North Atlantic Right Whales:

8.1. Amount of Rope Floating on the Surface of the Water 

The following requirements are in place to minimize the length of rope floating on the surface of the water and reduce the risk of North Atlantic Right Whales entanglements: 

• A maximum of 6.4 metres (3.5 fathoms) of rope shall be used when attaching  secondary buoys to a primary buoy. 
• At the exception of the rope attaching secondary buoys, no rope shall float on the surface of the water at any time. 

Note: A primary buoy is defined as a buoy or other floating device attached to a fishing gear. A secondary buoy is defined as a buoy or other floating device attached to a primary buoy.

8.2. Gear Marking 

Licence holders using fixed gear must mark the rope used to attach a fishing gear to a primary buoy with colours specific to the region, targeted species and fishing area in which they are authorized to fish. This requirement is intended to facilitate the identification of the area where an entanglement has occurred. The following coloured markings are required for each fleet:

Coloured markings are required for each fleet

Fleet	Twine colours for marking
Groundfish (gillnet)	Green-Brown
Groundfish (longline)	Green-Pink

The gear marking requirement consisting of interlacing different coloured twine sections within existing rope must be implemented as follows:
a)    The first colour to identify specific Region – to be interlaced on the same segment of rope as the second colour.
b)    The second colour to identify target Species – to be interlaced on the same segment of rope as the first colour.

The above coloured twine markings must be permanently interlaced within the rope. Each coloured twine must be interlaced in the rope on a minimum length of 15 cm. The use of paint or tape is not an admissible alternative to twine.
The minimum requirements regarding the number and position of colour markings are detailed in the Conditions of licence.
For more information
All the information on gear marking measures has been published in Notice to Fish Harvesters, available at the following link: UPDATE TO THE CONDITIONS OF LICENCES RELATED TO THE MANDATORY COLOUR SCHEME FOR GEAR MARKING IN EASTERN CANADA

8.3. Additional Identification of Buoys

In addition to the regulatory requirement to mark buoys with the vessel registration number (VRN), licence holders are required to add a sequential number on each primary buoy in order to be able to individually identify each fishing gear. This additional requirement will help identify and retrieve lost gear and could also help identify the sector where a NARW may have become entangled.
The sequential number shall be solid block Arabic numerals:

• Without ornamentation; 
• Written in a smaller or bigger font size than the VRN so as to be capable of differentiating the number from the VRN; and 
• In a colour that contrasts with the buoy’s colour.

8.4. Requirement to report lost and retrieved gear 

Lost gear reporting

Lost fishing gear is defined as any active fishing gear previously set by the licence holder and fishing vessel operator which was sought but not found.

The licence holder or fishing vessel operator must report any of their lost fishing gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of lost gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) through the FISHING GEAR Reporting system available online at Fishing Gear Reporting System or by completing the Lost fishing gear form available online at Reporting requirements for commercial fisheries  or in Annex of Conditions of licence, according to instructions on the form.

Retrieved gear reporting

The licence holder or fishing vessel operator must report the retrieval of any of their own previously reported lost gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of retrieved gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) through the Fishing gear reporting system available online at Fishing Gear Reporting System or by completing the Retrieval of previously reported lost fishing gear form available online at Reporting requirements for commercial fisheries or in Annex of Conditions of licence, according to instructions on the form. Retrieval can only occur during the validity period of the Conditions of licence and only in relation to the specific type of gear authorized to be used by the Conditions of licence.

8.5. What to do if you observe a North Atlantic right whale 

First of all, it is important to maintain a minimum distance of 100 meters from the animal and 200 meters if the whale is accompanied by a calve. Details regarding sightings of live and free-swimming right whales may be provided to DFO at: XMARWhalesightings@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by phone at 1-844-800-8568. If you observe this species, please send us your contact information and information about the sighting (date, time, geographical position, number of individuals, etc.). If possible, you can also send us photos or videos.

If you see a right whale entangled in fishing gear, you should not under any circumstances attempt to release it on your own. The behaviour of an entangled individual is unpredictable and dangerous. You should contact "Marine Mammal Emergencies" at 1-877-722-5346 as soon as possible to share information that will help to organize an appropriate response by experts (time and position of the entangled animal, behaviour of the individual, details on the weather and the state of the sea, etc.).

9. Marine mammal interaction reporting 

Licence holders must provide information regarding all interactions with a marine mammal that occur during fishing expeditions including: bycatch, collisions and all sightings of entangled marine mammals. To do this, the Marine Mammal Interaction Form must be completed and submitted by email to DFO.NAT.InteractionsMM-InteractionsMM.NAT.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca within 48 hours after the end of a fishing trip.

A copy of the form is attached to the Conditions of licence and can also be downloaded and submitted online at the following address:  Report a marine mammal or sea turtle incident or sighting

The information provided on this form will be used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to estimate levels of accidental mortality and injury to marine mammals. This information will allow DFO to better assess the types of threats that may affect Canada's marine mammals and to develop mitigation strategies.

In addition, if you observe a dead or distressed animal, please contact Marine Mammal Emergencies as soon as possible at 1-877-722-5346. If possible, do not hesitate to take photos or videos that will allow DFO to assess the situation and identify the species.

10. Hail Prior To Departure 

The licence holder must contact the hail-out system at least 12 hours prior to departure on each fishing trip. 

11. At-sea Observer 

The industry-funded At-Sea Observer program is applicable to this fleet with a minimum coverage of 20% of fishing trips targeting Greenland halibut and Atlantic halibut.
The licence holder must have made an agreement with regard to at-sea observer coverage with a company designated by DFO's Quebec Region, prior to starting a fishing trip. 
If a fleet or an individual is suspected of dumping and discarding groundfish at sea, in addition to other regulatory options, including fisheries closures and legal proceedings, the industry-funded at-sea observer coverage may be increased.

12. Dockside Monitoring 

The Dockside Monitoring Program (DMP) must be applied to 100% of landings.
Before the beginning of a fishing trip, fishermen must have an agreement with a dockside monitoring company legally designated by DFO.  

Landings must be made at designated ports from the list posted on the DFO website: Map of small craft harbours

13. Combined form

Fishermen must acquire their booklet of Combined Forms from a prequalified supplier, identified by DFO, whose list is available at the following address: Prequalified Logbook Suppliers (dfo-mpo.gc.ca) completed it according to the instructions specified in the document and provide it to the dockside observer, or any other person designated by DFO, at landing.
The logbook portion of this form must be properly completed each fishing day before docking.

14. Vessel Monitoring System

The use of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) approved by DFO is mandatory. Each licence holder must register his DFO-approved VMS unit prior to the beginning of his fishing activities. The maximum position recording interval is established as 30 minutes. Data, including position data, must be transmitted at a maximum interval of 60 minutes.
The current list of DFO-approved VMS units and the procedure and form to register a VMS unit are available at the following address: National Vessel Monitoring System

15. Incidental Catches 

Bycatches are determined by the round weight of the species caught accidentally, divided by the round weight of the target species.

Authorized groundfish bycatch limits, per fishing trip:

Authorized ground fish by catch limits, per fishing trip

Targeted species	By catch - 3Pn4RS Cod	By catch - 4T Cod	By catch - 4RST Atlantic Halibut	By catch - 4RST Greenland Halibut	By catch - 4T White Hake	By catch - Other groundfish species
4RST Atlantic Halibut	30%	30%	Not applicable	Fishers with no ITQ for this species:5%	5%	10%
4RST Greenland Halibut (Longline)	10%	10%	Fishing using hooks with an opening less than 15.4 mm: 40%	Not applicable	5%	10%
4RST Greenland Halibut (Net)	10%	10%	3%	Not applicable	5%	10%

Fishers must make sure they hold the ITQs required to cover the bycatch that will likely be caught during their fishing trips.
If bycatch limits per fishing trip are exceeded, the fishery could be closed and legal action may be taken.

16. Small fish protocol 

The minimum size of fish relative to the small fish protocol is:

• Cod - 43 cm
• American Plaice - 30 cm
• Witch Flounder - 30 cm
• White Hake - 45 cm
• Winter Flounder - 25 cm
• Yellowtail Flounder - 25 cm
• Greenland Halibut - 44 cm
• Atlantic Halibut - 85 cm
• Redfish - 22 cm

All catches of Atlantic Halibut less than 85 cm must be returned to the water immediately. When live fish are returned to the water, they must be handled in a manner that causes them the least harm possible.

Areas could be closed to fishing for the fleet or part of the fleet when the number of undersized fish reaches 15% of the catch of any of the above species.

17. Simultaneous fisheries

The licence holder/vessel operator who holds Greenland halibut and Atlantic Halibut Conditions of licence, and also valid snow crab Conditions of licence can conduct both fisheries simultaneously, during a same fishing trip or different fishing trips, if fisheries are conducted in the following areas and subareas:

• snow crab in fishing area 12, if Greenland halibut or Atlantic Halibut fishery is conducted in sub-areas 4S4 or 4T3a;
• snow crab in fishing area 12A, if Greenland halibut or Atlantic Halibut fishery is conducted in sub-areas 4S1, 4S4, 4T3a or 4T4;
• snow crab in fishing area 12B, if Greenland halibut or Atlantic Halibut fishery is conducted in sub-areas 4S1, 4S3, 4S4, 4T3a or 4T4;
• snow crab in fishing area 12E, if Greenland halibut or Atlantic Halibut fishery is conducted in area 4T (excepted for sub-area 4T4) or in sub-areas 4S3 or 4S4;
• snow crab in fishing area 17, if Greenland halibut or Atlantic Halibut fishery is conducted in sub-areas 4S1 or 4T4.
• The licence holder/vessel operator can, under valid Conditions of licence for these species, fish for the following groundfish species in the same sub-area and during a same fishing trip: 
• Greenland Halibut using gillnets, and Atlantic Halibut using longlines, if both types of gear are hauled on different days;
• Greenland Halibut (subject to a condition of license authorizing longline as a gear) and Atlantic Halibut both using longlines;
• The licence holder/vessel operator can, under valid Conditions of licence for these species, fish for the following groundfish species in the same Subarea and during different fishing trips: 
• Greenland Halibut using gillnets, and Atlantic Halibut using longlines, if both if both fisheries take place in sub-areas 4S1, 4S4 and 4T4;

18. Catch monitoring and test fisheries 

Small fish and bycatch closures are for a minimum duration of 10 days. The cost of conducting all test fisheries is borne by the industry. If a fishery is closed, it will not reopen until DFO feels that it can be effectively monitored and controlled. If a fishery is closed twice during the same year because of high levels of small fish or incidental catch, the fishery may remain closed for the remainder of the year.

19. Boat

Vessels with an LOA less than 19.81 m can be used, regardless of their cubic number.
Except under exceptional circumstances, only the rental of vessels between licence holders of the Gaspé fixed gear fleet of 13.71 m and over will be authorized for the Atlantic halibut and Cod fishery.

20. Partnership (combining of licences)

Not applicable

21. Conversion Rate 

The following conversion ratio is used in order to convert the weight of eviscerated catches to round fish weight: 

• Atlantic halibut: 1.14
• Greenland halibut: 1.05 (partially gutted – landed in Quebec)
• Greenland halibut: 1.10 (gutted – landed in Newfoundland) 
• Cod: 1.20

22. Quota reconciliation 

Quota reconciliation provides that any overharvest of a quota in a given year, on an Individual Quota regime or in a competitive fishery, will be accounted for in that of the following fishing season. For example, quota overruns by a licence holder or by a fleet during a fishing management cycle will be deducted from quotas for the following season on a one-for-one basis.

In implementing quota reconciliation, the Department authorizes quota transfers, enabling fleets and fishers to cover any quota overrun until a specific deadline, after which the Department compares the final fishery data. This deadline is the end of the groundfish fishery management year, that is, May 14. In the weeks following this deadline, the Department makes any necessary changes to quotas for the current year based on overruns of competitive quotas and the ITQ, if applicable.
In addition, for fishing under individual transferable quotas (ITQ or I(t)Q), it is the responsibility of the licence holder to adhere to the quantity allocated, taking transfers and landings into consideration. If applicable, the fisher must also make any arrangements required to cover any quota overruns that occurred during previous fishing trips before embarking on a new fishing trip, and must hold the quota necessary to cover the catches that will be made during said trip.

23. Other Management Measures

Gear soak time 

The period of time between the setting and the lifting of a fishing gear must not exceed 72 hours. 

Carry forward of individual quotas 

The carry forward of uncaught Atlantic halibut quotas from the 2022-2023 season is authorized in 2023-2024 up to a maximum of 15% of the basic quotas.

24. Species At Risk Act 

Pursuant to the Species at Risk Act, no person shall kill, harm, harass, capture, take, possess, collect, buy, sell or trade an individual or any part or derivate of a wildlife species designated as extirpated, endangered or threatened. 

At the time this Conservation Harvesting Plan is promulgated, the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence species susceptible to being captured are the following: the Spotted Wolffish, the Northern Wolffish, the Leatherback Turtle, the Striped Bass (St. Lawrence River population) and exceptionally the White Shark (Atlantic population). New species could be added during the course of the year.

All incidental captures of species at risk must be immediately returned to the water where they were captured and, if the animal is still alive, in the manner that causes it the least harm. All incidental captures of species at risk must be recorded in the « Species at Risk » section of the logbook. Furthermore, all interactions with species at risk, notably the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Blue Whale (Atlantic population), the Beluga Whale (St. Lawrence Estuary population) and the White Shark (Atlantic population), must be recorded in this section of the logbook. 

These requirements are additional to any obligation to declare an interaction with a marine mammal using the prescribed form (see section Marine mammal interaction reporting).

25. Crew registry 

As of April 1st, 2021, inshore commercial licence holders, and their approved Substitute Operators, must keep records of all the crew members working aboard the vessel on every fishing trip. These records must be maintained by the licence holder for a period of five (5) years. This requirement does not apply to pre-1979 corporation licence and to any licence issued under the authority of the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations. For further details, refer to the March 17th, 2021 Notice to Fish Harvesters at New inshore regulation (2021-03-17) or contact the Licensing Office at 1-877-535-7307 or fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

26. Discharge of waste

Since March 29, 2022, all commercial fisheries in Canada have a new condition of licence relating to the discharge of garbage from Canadian fishing vessels. The licence holder is prohibited from discarding in Canadian fisheries waters from their vessel any item that may be harmful to fish or fish habitat . Please refer to the following NEW CONDITION OF LICENCE RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF GARBAGE

27. Conditions of licence 

To obtain their Conditions of licence, fish harvesters must access the National Online Licensing System. For National Online Licensing System assistance, please contact customer support by phone at 1 877 535-7307 or by email at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. 

Approved by:

Maryse Lemire
Fisheries Management Regional Director
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec

For any question regarding this CHP 

You may call at 1-877-898-5559

For additional information

Please visit our website at the following address: Fisheries