Notices to Fish Harvesters

Mandatory Colour Scheme (Region and Species Colours)

Gulf (GLF) – Blue

• Toad Crab: Blue-Purple
• Rock Crab: Blue-Blue (*)
• Lobster: Blue-Yellow
• Whelk: Blue-White
• Snow Crab: Blue-Orange
• Gillnet – Small Pelagic: Blue-Grey
• Gillnet – Groundfish: Blue-Brown
• Longline: Blue-Pink
• Scientific Licences (*3): Blue-Black/White Pattern (*2)

Maritimes (MAR) – Black

• Rock Crab: Black-Blue
• Lobster: Black-yellow
• Whelk: Black-White
• Snow Crab: Black-Orange
• Gillnet – Small Pelagic: Black-Grey
• Gillnet – Groundfish: Black-Brown
• Longline: Black-Pink
• Shrimp Trap: Black-Green
• Hagfish: Black-Black (*)
• Red Crab: Black-Red
• Jonah Crab: Black-Purple
• LFA 41: Black-Red/White Pattern (*2)
• Scientific Licences (*3): Black-Black/White Pattern (*2)

Newfoundland and Labrador (NFLD) – Red

• Toad Crab: Red-Purple
• Rock Crab: Red-Blue
• Lobster: Red-Yellow
• Whelk: Red-White
• Snow Crab: Red-Orange
• Gillnet – Small Pelagic: Red-Grey
• Gillnet – Groundfish: Red-Brown
• Longline: Red-Pink
• Squid (trap): Red-Green
• Cod (Trap/Pot): Red-Red (*)
• Scientific Licences (*3): Red-Black/White Pattern (*2)

Quebec (QC) – Green

• Toad Crab: Green-Purple
• Rock Crab: Green-Blue (*)
• Lobster: Green-Yellow
• Whelk: Green-White
• Snow Crab: Green-Orange
• Gillnet – Small Pelagic: Green-Grey
• Gillnet – Groundfish: Green-Brown
• Longline: Green-Pink
• Scientific Licences (*3): Green-Black/White Pattern (*2)

Multi-Region Fishery (*1)

• Snow Crab: Orange (*1)

(*) Blue & blue, black & black and/or red & red combination means there should be two distinct strands of the same colour interlaced within the same rope section (one single strand is not acceptable)

(*1) “Multi-region fishery” is specific to instances of inter-regionally managed fisheries, where each Region is wholly responsible for managing their own fleet but they share the exact same fishing area, licence conditions, and so on, as another fleet in another Region.  Each Region issues the same licence conditions to their harvesters.  A common base colour was given to ensure a regional division was not created within a shared industry. 

(*2) Pattern strand is necessary as no other solid colours are available.  The selected fisheries must use a twine that contains a two colour pattern on one of the single strands (white/black pattern, red/white pattern).  This is to be used in addition to the Regional colour. See Annex 4 for a pamphlet showing examples of twine colours such as a red/white pattern strand colour (named “Oh Canada” in pamphlet).

(*3) The “Scientific licence” colour scheme implementation is subject to regional analysis on a case by case basis depending on the type of activity being conducted.

Eastern Canada Colour Scheme per Fishing Area (third Colour) for lobster and Snow Crab

As some of the  interregional snow crab fisheries in the Gulf of St Lawrence already have some colour marking, efforts were made to avoid completely new colour schemes. 

Additional notes:

• Areas showing “none” in the single cell means that a third colour is not applied.
• Some licence holders hold licences to fish for the same species in multiple fishing areas within the same Region.  Unless otherwise specified, the category “Multiple Areas” includes these fish

GULF REGION

Lobster Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
23	Blue	Yellow	Red
24	Blue	Yellow	Green
25	Blue	Yellow	None
26A	Blue	Yellow	White
26B	Blue	Yellow	Black
Multiple Areas	Blue	Yellow	Yellow

Snow Crab Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
12	Yellow	Orange	None
12E	Yellow	Orange	Yellow
12F	Yellow	Orange	Blue
19	Blue	Orange	Green
Multiple areas	Blue	Orange	Yellow

Toad Crab fishing area Colour

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
24	Blue	Orange	White

Maritimes Region

Lobster Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
27	Black	Yellow	Blue
28	Black	Yellow	Grey
29	Black	Yellow	Brown
30	Black	Yellow	Yellow/Black Pattern
31A	Black	Yellow	Pink
31B	Black	Yellow	Purple
32	Black	Yellow	White
33	Black	Yellow	Orange
34	Black	Yellow	None
35	Black	Yellow	Green
36	Black	Yellow	Red
38	Black	Yellow	Black
41	Black	Red/White Pattern	None
Multiple Areas	Black	Yellow	Yellow

Snow Crab Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
North-East NS	Black	Orange	None
23	Black	Orange	Green
24	Black	Orange	Black
4x	Black	Orange	Blue
Multiple Areas	Black	Orange	Yellow

Newfoundland & Labrador Region

Lobster Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
3	Red	Yellow	Red/White Pattern
4	Red	Yellow	Black/White Pattern
5	Red	Yellow	Yellow/Black Pattern
6	Red	Yellow	Orange
7	Red	Yellow	Green
8	Red	Yellow	Black
9	Red	Yellow	Brown
10	Red	Yellow	Grey
11	Red	Yellow	None
12	Red	Yellow	Red
13A	Red	Yellow	Blue
13B	Red	Yellow	Yellow
14A	Red	Yellow	White
14B	Red	Yellow	Purple
14C	Red	Yellow	Pink

Snow Crab Management Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
2J North	Red	Orange	Blue
2J South	Red	Orange	Blue
3A	Red	Orange	Black/White Pattern
3B, 3C, 3BC	Red	Orange	Yellow/Black Pattern
3D	Red	Orange	Black/Blue Pattern
4	Red	Orange	Yellow/Green Pattern
5A	Red	Orange	Red/White Pattern
6A	Red	Orange	Pink/Blue Pattern
6B	Red	Orange	Red/Green Pattern
6C, 8A	Red	Orange	Orange
9A	Red	Orange	Black
3LNO < 65’	Red	Orange	Purple
3NO > 65’	Red	Orange	Grey
11E	Red	Orange	Pink
11W	Red	Orange	Red
10A Inner	Red	Orange	Brown
10A Outer, 10B, 11S	Red	Orange	White
Outside 8 Mile	Red	Orange	Yellow
Area 12 Inshore	Red	Orange	Green
13	Red	Orange	None

Quebec Region

Lobster Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
15	Green	Yellow	Red
16	Green	Yellow	Green
17	Green	Yellow	Black
18	Green	Yellow	Blue
19	Green	Yellow	Brown
20A	Green	Yellow	White
20B	Green	Yellow	Grey
21	Green	Yellow	Orange
22	Green	Yellow	None
Multiple Area	Green	Yellow	Yellow

Snow Crab Fishing Area Colours

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
12	Yellow	Orange	None
12A	Green	Orange	Green
12B	Green	Orange	Blue
12C	Green	Orange	Pink
12E	Yellow	Orange	Yellow
12F	Yellow	Orange	Blue
13	Green	Orange	None
14	Green	Orange	White
15	Green	Orange	Orange
16	Green	Orange	Red
16A	Green	Orange	None
17	Green	Orange	Black
Multiple Areas	Green	Orange	Yellow

Toad Crab Fishing Area Colour

Area	Regional Colour	Species Colour	Fishing Area Colour
12	Yellow	Orange	Purple

ANNEX 1

Colour Chart

Canadian company pamphlet showing twine colours and patterns: