Notices to Fish Harvesters
End of the first fishing period of the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery for the 2025 season
MACKEREL – AREAS 15 AND 16 – GULF OF ST-LAWRENCE
2025 SEASON
Québec – July 2, 2025
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announces the pausing of the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery in all Mackerel Fishing Areas from 15:30 (Eastern Daylight Time) on July 2, 2025. This notice to stop fishing is for conservation purposes as bait landings have reached the first 220 tonnes portion of the total allowable catch (TAC).
The second 220 tonnes portion of the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery TAC is scheduled to be released in September (the exact date will be communicated in the coming weeks). For harvesters with a multi-species bait licence, please refer to your Conditions of licence.
For additional information :
Please visit our website at the following address: Quebec Region
Mathieu Pellerin
Resource management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec region
418-572-9957
Mathieu.Pellerin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Magdalen Islands area: 418-986-2095
North Shore area 1-800-463-1729
Gaspe- Lower North Shore area: 1-877-898-5559