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Approved  March 15, 2024

Application and Fishing Areas

This Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) applies to the fleets of snow crab licence holders in Areas 12A, 12C, 14, 15, 16, 16A and 17.

Fishing season

The specific periods of the 2024 snow crab fishing season for each of the Snow Crab Fishing Areas (CFAs) will be confirmed by Notice to Fishermen or Variation Orders. The duration of the fishing season is 10 weeks (CFA 12A), 13 weeks (CFA 17) and 14 weeks (CFA 12C, 14, 15, 16, and 16A).

HARP SEAL AND GREY SEAL – MAGDALEN ISLANDS

LICENCE CLASSES Q100, Q110, Q130 and Q140

Quebec/Magdalen Islands – March 11, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces that pursuant to Variation Order 2024-Q-301 and the Marine Mammal Regulations:

SUBJECT: Announcement of the opening of the Clam fishery, North Shore

Québec/North Shore – March 6th, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces the opening of the clam fishery areas and sub-areas 1a, 1b, 1c, 2 AND 3. The opening will be effective on March 9th, 2024.

Quebec/Magdalen Islands – March 6, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces that the 2024 fishing season for shellfish (Atlantic razor, Atlantic clam and Stimpson's clam) using a hydraulic dredge in area 5 area as follows:

Magdalen Islands  

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces that the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) will be mandatory for the directed Atlantic halibut fishery for the Magdalen Island Atlantic halibut fixed gear fleet as of the 2025-2026 fishing season.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) - Québec Region wishes to inform shrimp harvesters in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence of the distribution of the Northern shrimp Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for Fishing Areas 8, 9, 10 and 12 among the various groups for the upcoming fishing season.

In line with the sharing stabilized in 2009, the TACs will be distributed as follows:

Québec – January 23 2024

Since 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been analyzing, in collaboration with industry, the relevance of implementing a residency criteria for one or more marine sectors or specific fleets.

LOBSTER – AREA 22 – MAGDALEN ISLANDS LOBSTER FLEET 

Magdalen Islands – January 31, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces the following modification to the management measures on the shape and size of traps, effective from the 2024 fishing season:

• The maximum dimensions will be 82 cm in length, 61 cm in width and 50 cm in height, regardless of the shape of the trap used.

Québec/Gaspe- Lower North Shore area:  January 24, 2024

Contrary to the Notice to Fish Harvesters issued on July 12, 2023, for the Gaspé fixed gear fleet less than 13.71 m (Lobster Group), the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) will be mandatory for the directed Atlantic halibut fishery as of the 2025-26 fishing season, not the 2024-25 fishing season.

Approved October 29, 2023

Amended January 12, 2024

Amended March 4, 2024

1. Application

This Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) applies to the Quebec region sealing fleets and covers the grey and harp seals for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.