Notice to Fish Harvesters : 2024 and 2025 – TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH FOR THE HERRING FALL FISHERY OF THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE (Fall spawner component)

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MONCTON (NB) and QUÉBEC (QC) – July 8, 2024 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the herring fall fishery (fall spawners component) of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Herring Fishing Areas (HFAs) 16A to 16G and 17.

The TAC is set at 8,500 t with no overallocations for the 2024 and 2025 fisheries. The allocations are distributed according to fleet shares and the reserve distribution rules (Annex 1).