2026 and 2027 – MANAGEMENT APPROACH PER SECTOR AND TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH FOR THE HERRING FALL FISHERY OF THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE (Fall spawner component)

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS FROM DFO

 MONCTON (NB) and QUÉBEC (QC) July 3, 2026 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces the implementation of the management Approach per Sector (MAS) for the distribution of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the herring fall fishery (fall spawners component) of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (sGSL). The MAS aligns with the updated scientific model used for the stock assessment and distributes the TAC with the biomass estimates of each sector.