Notices to Fish Harvesters
Whelk areas 1 to 9 North Shore - season 2023 - Notice to Fish Harvesters
WHELK AREAS 1 TO 9
NORTH SHORE
SEASON 2023
SUBJECT : Announcement of changes to management measures
Sept-Iles – March 29, 2023
Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec Region informs whelk licence holders in Areas
1 to 9 of the Quebec Region of changes to whelk fishery management measures that will be in effect as of March 29, 2023.
Minimal whelk size
The minimal size of the whelk will be 85 mm for areas 4, 5, 6 and 7. It is expected that the minimal size will increase to 90 mm in 2024 in areas 4 and 5. In areas 8 and 9, the size will be 80 mm. The minimal size of areas 1 and 2 remains at 70 mm and area 3 at 80 mm.
|
Areas |
Minimal size |
|
1 |
70 |
|
2 |
70 |
|
3 |
80 |
|
4 |
85 |
|
5 |
85 |
|
6 |
85 |
|
7 |
85 |
|
8 |
80 |
|
9 |
80 |
Other management measures are specified in the 2022-2025 Conservation Harvest Plan for Quebec Whelk Areas 1-9 and 11-15, approved March 27, 2023.
For additional information
Please visit our website at the following address: Quebec Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Yolaine Croussette
Ressource Management
North Shore area: 1-800-463-1729
Note: In case of discrepancies between the English and the French versions, the latter prevail.