Notice to Fish Harvesters - TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF COMMERCIAL SCALLOP FISHING IN SUB-AREA 21A OF SCALLOP FISHING AREA 21 IN 2023

Message from DFO

Tracadie (NB) – July 13, 2023, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) wishes to inform scallop license holders in sub-area 21A of Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 21 that the commercial scallop fishery in this sub-area will be suspended for the 2023 season. This temporary measure is being enacted following industry recommendations. 

Update - Halibut 2023

Your licence conditions are now available online. 

As you may have noticed, the only confirmed information is the number of hooks,  175.  Our recommendation was 200. 

The notice to harvesters is now blocked in Ottawa, with the following information on it:
-Opening date
-Number of fishing hours
-Decision on the opening of zones 4T5 and 4T7
We are working hard to have this notice released as soon as possible; we will post it here as soon as we receive it.

Notice to fish harvesters - 2023 – Summer herring fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Herring Fishing Areas 16A to 16G

Message from DFO

MONCTON (NB) and QUÉBEC (QC) – June 30, 2023 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces the beginning of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence herring summer fishery on July 3, 2023 for Herring Fishing Areas (HFAs) 16A to 16G. A Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 250 t, taken from the herring fall TAC, is available for the summer fishery.

Notice to Fish Harvesters - North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) and Notice of grid re-opening(s)

Issued by DFO

Notice to Fish Harvesters

North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of seasonal grid closure(s) GW43, GX43, GY43 and Notice of grid re-opening(s) HD32, HD33, HD34, HE32, HE33, HE34, HE37, HE38, HE39, HF32, HF33, HF34, HF37, HF38, HF39, HG38, HG39

June 1, 2023 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is providing notice of grid status updates related to North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW). The information presented herein is consistent with the 2023 NARW management measures previously announced by DFO.

All times listed in this document are in Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT).