Entries

Subject : Extension of the lobster fishing season in Sub-area 18G

Sept-Îles – July 14, 2023

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces the postponement of the closure lobster fishing season in Sub-area 18G. The closure is now set on Saturday, August 5, 2023 following the request of the fleet representatives. The mandatory evacuation of part of the population of Sept-Iles caused by forest fires prevented lobster fishing activities in this sub-area for a period of one week.

Quebec – July 14, 2023
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 2023 fishing season.

The fishery will take place from July 20 to December 31, 2023. An initial allocation of 25.190 t is granted to the Quebec fleet for the Bluefin tuna directed fishery.

SUBJECT: Opening of the rock crab fishery in sub-areas 16A to 16G - North Shore

Sept-Iles – July 13, 2023

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the opening of the sub-areas 16A to 16G rock crab fishing season from July 19 until November 1st, 2023.

Gaspé – July 12, 2023

1 Application

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.

2 Fishing areas

Sub-area 16E:       From Point sur la Côte to Grande Pointe

                              Sector named “Field D” within the sub-area 16E

Sub-area 16F:        From Grande Pointe to Corneille River

1. Application

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.

2. Fishing area

Division 4S of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO).

SUBJECT:   Announcement of opening of the Greenland halibut fishery in NAFO divisions 4RST for the Upper and Middle North Shore competitive fixed gear fleet

Sept-Îles– May 25, 2023

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region announces the opening of the Greenland halibut fishery in NAFO divisions 4RST by the Upper and Middle North Shore fixed gear fleet of less than 19.81 m under competitive regime.

1. Application

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, 2023 to May 14, 2024.

• 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).

Please note that:

Subject:     Announcement of the opening for the Atlantic halibut fishery, Lower North Shore fleet

Sept-Îles – June 7, 2023

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 2023-2024.