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Quebec – July 11, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada informs the Bluefin tuna Quebec licence holders of the management measures for the commercial fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Ex-sector that will be in place for the 2024 fishing season.

The fishery will take place from July 20 to November 15, 2024. An initial allocation of 25.190 t is granted to the Quebec fleet for the Bluefin tuna directed fishery.

Québec – July 3, 2024

Magdalen Islands – July 2, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the 2024-2025 management measures for the Atlantic halibut fixed gear fleet from Magdalen Islands.

Quota and management regime

The initial allocation of the fleet is 162.4 t, managed under individual transferable quotas (ITQ).

Fishing Season

The duration of the fishing season is 16 weeks, as follows:

Period 1:        From July 14 to October 5, 2024

Approved July 28, 2024

1. Application

This Atlantic halibut Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) applies to groundfish licence holders with fixed gear of the less than 19,81 m fleet from Magdalen Islands when conducting Atlantic halibut fishing activities in 4RST divisions from May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025.

Note that:

Application and Fishing Areas

This Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) for Greenland halibut applies to all Quebec Region fixed gear groundfish licence holders associated with vessels less than 19.81 metres fishing in NAFO Divisions 4RST from May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025.

Fishing season

The fishing seasons set out below are in effect for the duration of the validity of this CHP and represent the maximum fishing period. Specific periods will be confirmed by Notice to Fish Harvesters or Variation Orders.

Amended June 10, 2024

Approved May 10, 2024

Application and Fishing Areas

This Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) for Atlantic halibut applies to groundfish licence holders from the following fleets when conducting Atlantic halibut fishing activities in NAFO's 4RST Zone Divisions during the management year from May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025.

Upper and Middle North Shore fixed gear fleet of less than 19.81 m (UMNS);

Lower North Shore fixed gear fleet of less than 19.81 m (LNS).

Sept-Îles – June 10, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the opening for the Atlantic halibut fishery in NAFO Divisions 4RST by the Lower North Shore (LNS) fixed gear fleet of less than 19.81 m under the Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) regime in 2024-2025.

The opening is scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. (EDT) as recommended by the fleet representatives. The fishery will close on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT).

Approved June 06, 2024

Application and Fishing Areas

The present Conservation-based Harvesting Plan (CHP) applies for Scallop license holders having access to sub-areas 16E, 16F and 18A - Quebec region, North Shore area.

Approved May 31, 2024

Application and Fishing Areas

This Conservation harvesting plan (CHP) applies to ground fish license holders with fixed gear of vessel category A-52 in the Quebec Region fishing for lumpfish  in NAFO Division 4S.

Fishing season

The fishing season is a maximum of 5 weeks and is allowed from June 4 to July 9, 2024.

Approved May 28, 2024

Application and Fishing Areas

This Conservation-based harvesting plan (CHP) applies to Stimpson clam licence holders for the areas of the Upper and Middle North Shore.

Fishing season

The fishery is authorized annually from June 1 to October 31.