2025-2026 TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH FOR ATLANTIC HALIBUT (4RST)
Moncton, Quebec, St. John’s and Halifax – June 2, 2025 – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) today announced a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Atlantic halibut fishery in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Divisions 4RST for the 2025-2026 season.
A TAC of 3,083 tonnes (t) is established for a one year period from May 15, 2025, until May 14, 2026. As part of this TAC, a 95 t allocation has been set aside under section 10 of the Fisheries Act to support the industry/DFO longline survey and tagging project.