Message from DF)
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).
Message from DFO
The halibut data captured indicates the estimated total is 148,159.7 Kg. we can confirm that there will not be a second day of fishing.
SENT ON BEHALF OF TODD WILLIAMS, CHAIR, ATLANTIC MACKEREL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AMAC)
Dear committee members,
As of July 2, 2024, the preliminary data indicates approximately 206 tonnes (t) of Atlantic mackerel have been caught for the purposes of bait, which is 88% of the 235 t quota.
Please be advised, the next update will be sent by email tomorrow, Wednesday, July 3.
Message from DFO
Tracadie (NB) – June 26, 2024 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is announcing the opening dates and management measures for the commercial scallop fishery in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 21, sub-area 21A and 21C, for 2024.
