Notices to Fish Harvesters
Opening of the snow crab fishery, Area 12F for the 2025 season
Quebec and Moncton – April 3, 2025
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announces the opening date of the snow crab fishery in Snow Crab Fishing Area 12F.
The fishery will open at 9:00 Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) on April 5, 2025.
The fishery will close on June 30, 2025 at 23:59 hrs (ADT). All gear must be removed from the water by the end of the day June 30th, but landing of traps and crabs can occur, if required, on July 1st.
Aids to navigation should be considered unreliable as not all buoys have been deployed before the fishery opening. Charted buoy position data is available for the fishing industry upon request. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution.
Furthermore, it is reminded that, during the period where fishing is authorized, it is the responsibility of the licence holder to take into account the marine safety notices issued, among others, by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Transport Canada, as well as the standards and best practices in marine safety, and to take all measures to ensure a safe fishery.
For additional information
Please visit our website at the following address: Management measure -Quebec Region
Mathieu Pellerin
Fisheries Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Québec
Mathieu.Pellerin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Josiane Massiera
Fisheries Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Moncton, New Brunswick
506-227-4509