Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s 2020-21 Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan Results
The following represents the results of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan for fiscal 2020-21.
Methods:
All deliverables in the three sections were assigned a completion status as of March 31, 2021. One of three following completion statuses were assigned to each deliverable:
- Completed: A tangible deliverable is complete and available as a result.
- Met: The commitment or action as defined in the Description of Activity (2020-21) is complete without a tangible deliverable.
- Delayed: Deliverable not completed by deadline date as indicated in the Description of Activity (2020-21).
- N/A: The commitment or action as defined in the Description of Activity (2020-21) was not pursued for reasons including no longer being required.
A deliverable may be complete or met without being publically available unless otherwise stated in the Description of Activity (2020-21).
Section 1: Precautionary Approach Reference Points and Harvest Control Rules
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 4 | Maritimes | Sea cucumber (SWNB, midshore, and offshore) |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP for various areas in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 5 | Maritimes | Snow crab - CFAs 20-22, 23, 24, 4X* |
To be completed: Will complete update of LRP in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 6 | Gulf | Rock crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 7 | Gulf | Striped Bass |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 8 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal - 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 9 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 10 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* |
To be initiated: Will begin revision of LRP in 2020-21. |
Met |
| 11 | Quebec | Cod - 4RS-3Pn* |
To be initiated: Will begin revision of LRP in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 12 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – Western Assessment Zone |
To be completed: Will complete development of LRP in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Striped Shrimp – Western Assessment Zone |
To be completed: Will complete development of LRP in 2020-21 | Complete |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 4,5,6* |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 15 | Central and Arctic | Narwhal - North Hudson Bay |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 16 | Central and Arctic | Arctic Char - Cumberland Sound |
To be initiated: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 17 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
In progress: Will continue to update LRP in 2020-21. | Met |
| 18 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific |
In progress: Canada will continue update of LRP with Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs). | Met |
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow crab - 2J3KLNO 3Ps | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 2 | Maritimes | Snow crab - CFAs 20-22, 23, 24, 4X* |
Will complete update of USR in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 3 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. Consultations on options for the Miramichi River recreational fishery USR and HCR are planned for fall 2020. |
Met |
| 4 | Quebec | Snow crab - Coastal 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. |
Met |
| 5 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 6 | Quebec | Cod 4RS-3Pn* | Will begin to revise USR in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 7 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp SFA 4, 5, 6* | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 8 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 9 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific | Canada will continue to update USR through the MSE process with RFMOs. | Met |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Herring - Haida Gwaii*, Prince Rupert District, Central Coast | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 11 | Pacific | Red Sea Urchin | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. | Met |
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab -2J3KLNO 3Ps | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 2 | Maritimes | Lobster (LFAs 34-38) | Will complete development of HCR in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 3 | Gulf | Herring (spring spawner) – 4T* | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. HCR will be developed during consultations on rebuilding plan. |
Met |
| 4 | Gulf | Herring (fall spawner) fixed and mobile gear |
Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 5 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. |
Met |
| 6 | Quebec | Greenland Halibut 4RST | Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will complete development of HCR in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 7 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal (12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17) |
Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of HCR in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 8 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of HCR in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 9 | Quebec | Cod 4RS-3Pn* | Will begin to revise HCR in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Hake* | Canada will continue development of management procedure through international MSE meeting of Joint Management Committee. |
Met |
| 11 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 12 | Pacific | Pacific Herring (Haida Gwaii*, Prince Rupert District, Central Coast) |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 13 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish – Outside* |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 14 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
| 15 | Pacific | Red Sea Urchin | Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. | Met |
Section 2: Fish stock rebuilding plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Date of completion | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish, inside/outside* | By end of 2017-18 | Completed. | Complete |
| 2 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 4X5Y | By end of 2017-18 | Completed. | Complete |
| 3 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit I | By end of 2018-19 | No longer required. | N/A |
| 4 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit II | By end of 2018-19 | No longer required. | N/A |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern cod) | By end of 2020-21 | Expected date of completion revised from 2018-19 to 2020-21. To date, divergent stakeholder views have limited progress in defining a Harvest Control Rule. The draft Rebuilding Plan presented to stakeholders in 2018 was not adopted. The LRP was reviewed and deemed to be valid in 2019. Objective is to complete a Rebuilding plan by 2020-21. |
Complete |
| 6 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 5ZjM | By end of 2018-19 | Completed. | Complete |
| 7 | Maritimes | Yellowtail Flounder – 5Z | By end of 2018-19 | Completed. | Complete |
| 8 | Gulf | Cod, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – 4TVn* | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. | Delayed |
| 9 | Gulf | Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan will be presented to an industry working group in March 2020. Rebuilding plan to be completed in 20-21. | Delayed |
| 10 | Gulf | Plaice (American), Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – 4T* | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. | Delayed |
| 11 | Gulf | White Hake 4T* | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. | Delayed |
| 12 | Gulf | Winter Flounder 4T* | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. | Delayed |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 6* | By end of 2017-18 | Completed in 2018-19. | Complete |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4* | By end of 2019-20 | Completed in 2019-20. | Complete |
| 15 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16ef, 18a | By end of 2020-21 | Delayed. Could be completed by the end of 2021-22. Awaiting development of a model and indicators by Science. | Met |
| 16 | Quebec | Northern Beluga (Nunavik) | By end of 2020-21 | Delayed. A new management plan should be developed and approved in 2020-21. The timeline for completion of the recovery plan will be reviewed in light of the progress made in 2020-21 | Met |
| 17 | Pacific | WCVI Chinook* | By end of 2020-21 | Roundtable meetings in 2020-21 to finalize area-level management plans and completion of rebuilding plan by March 2021. | Delayed |
| 18 | Pacific | Herring Haida Gwaii (Pacific QCI)* | By end of 2020-21 | Rebuilding plan completion by end of December 2020 as committed to under the Gwaii Haanas Land- Sea- People Management Plan. | Delayed |
| 19 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 3Ps Cod* | By end of 2020-21 | Science framework assessment was completed and new model selected. Stock assessment that occurred in November 2019 indicate stock is in critical zone. | Delayed |
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Date of completion | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2J+3KL Witch Flounder | By end of 2020-21 | The 2J3KL Witch Flounder Working Group, co-chaired by DFO-Resource Management and DFO-Science was established in 2019 to develop a rebuilding plan. The working group has proposed a USR and will continue work in 2020-21 to develop a draft rebuilding plan. The rebuilding plan, once developed, will be presented to the 2+3KLMNO Groundfish Advisory Committee for consideration. |
Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec |
Cod 4RS3PN* | By end of 2020-21 | DFO will initiate a working group process in 2020-21 to develop a rebuilding plan for 4RS3Pn cod. |
Delayed |
| 3 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp* | TBD | Timeline to be determined. Work will be initiated in parallel with the review of the Precautionary Approach. |
Met |
| 4 | Pacific | Interior Fraser Coho* | TBD | Begin to develop rebuilding plan in 2020-21. |
Met |
| 5 | Pacific | Okanagan Chinook* | TBD | Begin to develop rebuilding plan in 2020-21. |
Met |
Section 3: Integrated Fisheries Management Plans
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maritimes | Gaspereau and blueback herring | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 2 | Maritimes | Offshore Clam | Will obtain approvals on updated IFMP, if not done by end of FY 19-20. | Complete |
| 3 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | Complete | ||
| 4 | Maritimes | Herring 4WX, 4V and 5Z |
Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 5 | Maritimes | Offshore Lobster and Offshore Jonah Crab |
Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | Complete |
| 6 | Gulf | Lobster- Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B) |
Will begin IFMP update in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 7 | Gulf | Snow Crab – CFA 12, 12E, 12F and 19 |
Will begin IFMP update in 2020-21. | Met |
| 8 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 9 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | Delayed | ||
| 10 | Gulf | Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish IFMP |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 11 | Gulf | Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. | Delayed |
| 12 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | Delayed | ||
| 13 | Quebec | Lobster LFA 17 |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 14 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
Delayed | ||
| 15 | Quebec | Whelk | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 16 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
Delayed | ||
| 17 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4* |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post IFMP update online in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 18 | Central and Arctic | Bowhead Whale – Eastern Canada-West Greenland |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 19 | Central and Arctic | Arctic Char – Cambridge Bay |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
| 20 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
Delayed |
* indicates that one or all of the stocks were included in Canada Gazette, Part I, under the proposed amendments to the Fishery (General) Regulations.
Notes:
- Unless otherwise specified, any work indicating ‘’to begin’’ or ‘’to continue’’ may not necessarily result in completion of the given item. Work may be required to continue in future years prior to completion.
- At the beginning of 2020-21, Central and Arctic Region was one region, but functions moved to Arctic Region as of June 1, 2020.
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