Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s 2021-2022 Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan Results
The following represents the results of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan for fiscal 2021-2022.
Methods:
All deliverables in the four sections were assigned a completion status as of March 31, 2022. One of four 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 (2021-2022) is complete without a tangible deliverable.
- Delayed: Deliverable not completed by deadline date as indicated in the Description of Activity (2021-2022).
- N/A: The commitment or action as defined in the Description of Activity (2021-2022) 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 (2021-2022).
Section 1: Precautionary Approach Reference Points and Harvest Control Rules
| LRPs to be completed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal - 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 2 | Quebec | Cod - 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete revision of LRP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 3 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will complete review of LRP in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| LRPs in progress | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | TBD |
Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 3 | Gulf | Rock Crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A | TBD |
Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 4 | Gulf | Striped Bass | N/A | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Complete |
| 5 | Quebec | Capelin - 4RST | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 6 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 7 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue revision of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 8 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16EF, 18A | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 9 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 4,5,6* | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 10 | Arctic | Narwhal - North Hudson Bay |
By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| LRPs to be initiated | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Maritimes | Haddock – 5Z | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin review of LRP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 2 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut - 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin review of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 3 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin review of LRP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 4 | Arctic | Bowhead – Eastern Canada, Western Greenland | By end of 2024-2025 | Will begin development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 5 | Arctic | North Slope Dolly Varden – Rat River, Big Fish River | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 6 | Pacific | Dungeness Crab | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin development of LRP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| USRs to be completed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab- 2J3KLNO 3Ps | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Quebec | Greenland Halibut -4RST | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete development of USR in 2021-2022. | Complete |
| USRs in progress | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of USR for the Miramichi River in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal - 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | TBD |
Will continue development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 3 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | TBD |
Will continue development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 4 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp (P. borealis) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 5 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp (P. montagui) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 6 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Prince Rupert District | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue exploration and development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 7 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Central Coast | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue exploration and development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 8 | Pacific | Pacific Herring –Strait of Georgia | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue exploration and development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 9 | Pacific | Pacific Herring –West Coast Vancouver Island | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue exploration and development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| USRs to be initiated | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern Cod) |
TBD Target date is 2023-2024 |
Will begin development of USR in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod- 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 4 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut – 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin review of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 5 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin review of USR in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 6 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin revision of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 7 | Quebec | Cod - 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2023-2024 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will begin revision of USR in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 8 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16EF, 18A | TBD | Will begin development of USR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 9 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will begin development of USR in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| HCRs to be completed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Quebec | Greenland Halibut - 4RST | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. |
Complete |
| HCRs in progress | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod - 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of HCR in 2021-2022 as part of process to develop Rebuilding Plan. | Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Redfish – 3LN | TBD |
Will continue the review of the existing HCRs in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab- 2J3KLNO 3Ps | By end of 2022-2023 |
Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will continue revision of HCR in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 4 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will continue development of HCR for the Miramichi River in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 5 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Fall Spawner) (Fixed and Mobile Gear) | TBD | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will continue development of HCR in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 6 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* | TBD | Will continue development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 7 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp (P. borealis) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 8 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp (P. montagui) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 9 | Pacific | Pacific Hake* | MSE process is iterative and ongoing therefore there is no explicit “completion date.” | Canada will continue to support the Joint Management Committee, established under the Pacific Hake Treaty, in the development of an MSE for Pacific Hake. | Met |
| 10 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific | Ongoing international MSE process | Canada will continue work to develop an HCR with Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 11 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Prince Rupert District | Ongoing MSE process |
Will continue exploration and development of HCRs in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 12 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Central Coast | Ongoing MSE process |
Will continue exploration and development of HCRs in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 13 | Pacific | Pacific Herring –Strait of Georgia | Ongoing MSE process |
Will continue exploration and development of HCRs in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 14 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – West Coast Vancouver Island | Ongoing MSE process |
Will continue exploration and development of HCRs in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 15 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2023-2024 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will continue to update HCR in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 16 | Pacific | Red Sea Urchin | TBD | Will continue to update HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| HCRs to be initiated | |||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | TBD Target date is 2023-2024. |
Will begin development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | TBD Target date is 2023-2024. |
Will begin development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | TBD Target date is 2022- 2023. |
Will begin development of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 4 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut – 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin review of HCR in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 5 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin review of HCR in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 6 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal - 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | TBD | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will begin development of HCR in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 7 | Quebec | Cod 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2023-2024 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will begin revision of HCR in 2021. 2022. |
Delayed |
| 8 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin revision of HCR in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 9 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish – Inside and Outside stocks* | Inside Yelloweye stock – Target completion date Summer 2024 Outside Yelloweye stock – Target completion date Summer 2023 |
Will begin development of target reference points (TRP) and new management procedures (MP) to support the continued rebuilding process for Inside Yelloweye and Outside Yelloweye Rockfish. |
Met |
Section 2: Fish stock rebuilding plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish, inside/outside* | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2017-2018. | Complete |
| 2 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 4X5Y | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2017-2018. Updated in early 2021 following results of 2018 stock assessment. | Complete |
| 3 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit I | By end of 2018-2019 | No longer required. | N/A |
| 4 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit II | By end of 2018-2019 | No longer required. | N/A |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern Cod) | By end of 2020-2021 | Completed in 2020-2021. |
Complete |
| 6 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 5ZjM | By end of 2018-2019 | Completed in 2018-2019. | Complete |
| 7 | Maritimes | Yellowtail Flounder – 5Z | By end of 2018-2019 | Completed in 2018-2019. | Complete |
| 8 | Gulf | Cod, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - 4TVn* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish Rebuilding Plan revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
Delayed |
| 9 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion of the Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner) Rebuilding Plan revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
Delayed |
| 10 | Gulf | Plaice (American), Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - 4T* |
By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish Rebuilding Plan revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
Delayed |
| 11 | Gulf | White Hake 4T* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish Rebuilding Plan revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
Delayed |
| 12 | Gulf | Winter Flounder 4T* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish Rebuilding Plan revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
Delayed |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 6* | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2018-2019. | Complete |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4* | By end of 2019-2020 | Completed in 2019-2020. | Complete |
| 15 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16EF, 18A | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023. Work is being conducted in parallel with the development of the Precautionary Approach. |
Delayed |
| 16 | Quebec | Northern Beluga (Nunavik) | TBD | Expected date of completion to be determined. Continue preliminary work to develop the rebuilding plan. |
Met |
| 17 | Pacific | WCVI Chinook* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Finalize area-level management plans and completion overall rebuilding plan by March 2022. |
Delayed |
| 18 | Pacific | Herring Haida Gwaii (Pacific QCI)* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022 to meet requirements under the Gwaii Haanas Land-Sea-People plan and continue work to meet any additional requirements under the Fish Stocks provisions. | Delayed |
| 19 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 3Ps* | By end of 2021-2022 | Expected date of completion revised from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Development of Rebuilding Plan for 3Ps cod is underway. |
Delayed |
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec |
Cod 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2022-2023 | DFO will initiate a working group process in 2021-2022 to develop a rebuilding plan for 4RS3Pn cod. |
Met |
| 2 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp – SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | TBD | Timeline to be determined. Work will be initiated in parallel with the review of the Precautionary Approach. |
Met |
| 3 | Pacific | Interior Fraser Coho* | TBD | Continue development of rebuilding plan in 2021-2022. |
Met |
| 4 | Pacific | Okanagan Chinook* | TBD | Continue development of rebuilding plan in 2021-2022. |
Met |
Section 3: Integrated Fisheries Management Plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 3Ps Groundfish* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will begin IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 2 | Maritimes | Gaspereau and Blueback Herring | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. |
Complete |
| 3 | Maritimes | Lobster – LFA 34, LFAs 35-38 | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Complete |
| 4 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 5 | Gulf | Lobster- Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B) | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 6 | Gulf | Snow Crab – CFA 12, 12E, 12F and 19* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will continue IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 7 | Gulf | Rock Crab 23, 24, 25, 26A | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 8 | Will post IFMP online in 2021-2022. | Delayed | |||
| 9 | Gulf | Sea Scallop - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SFA 21a, b, c, 22, 23, 24) | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 10 | Will post IFMP online in 2021-2022. | Delayed | |||
| 11 | Gulf | Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish IFMP* | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will complete IFMP update in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 12 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 13 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2021-2022. | Delayed | |||
| 14 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* |
By end of 2021-2022 |
Will complete IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 15 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2021-2022. | Delayed | |||
| 16 | Quebec | Lobster LFA 17 | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 17 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will post IFMP online in 2021-2022. |
Delayed | |||
| 18 | Quebec | Whelk | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 19 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
Delayed | |||
| 20 | Quebec | Beluga (Nunavik) | TBD | Will begin development of IFMP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 21 | Quebec | Scallop – Area 20 | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of IFMP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 22 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4* | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021. Will post IFMP update online in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 23 | National Capital Region | Atlantic Seals | By end of 2021-2022 | Will complete IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Delayed |
| 24 | Arctic | Bowhead Whale – Eastern Canada-West Greenland | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 impacting stakeholder engagement opportunities. Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. |
Delayed |
| 25 | Arctic | Arctic Char – Cambridge Bay | By end of 2021-2022 | Carry forward from 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 impacting stakeholder engagement opportunities. Will complete IFMP in 2021-2022. |
Complete |
| 26 | Arctic | Narwhal | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue IFMP update in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 27 | Arctic | Lake Trout – Great Slave Lake | By end of 2024-2025 | Will begin development of IFMP in 2021-2022. | Met |
| 28 | Arctic | Lake Whitefish – Great Slave Lake | By end of 2024-2025 | Will begin development of IFMP in 2021-2022. | Met |
Section 4: Implementation of the Fishery Monitoring Policy
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2021-2022 | Status of Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern Cod) | By end of 2021-2022 | Complete Quality Assessment Tool and Risk Screening Tools for Stewardship cod fishery. Reach out to stakeholders and schedule meetings to review assessment findings. Plan to initiate discussions on monitoring objectives and requirements in 2022. | Complete |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 3Ps* | By end of 2021-2022 | Initiate Quality Assessment Tool for 3Ps cod commercial fishery. |
Met |
| 3 | Maritimes | Eastern Scotian Shelf Shrimp | By end of 2021-2022 | Implementation of the Policy in the Eastern Scotian Shelf Shrimp (ESSS) trap and mobile gear fisheries to build on developmental applications of the Quality Assessment Tool completed in 2020-2021. Efforts will include application of the risk screening tool, gap analysis, and monitoring program recommendations where required. | Complete |
| 4 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut* | By end of 2021-2022 | Applications of the Quality Assessment Tool to increase organizational expertise and familiarity with the Tool, focusing on aspects of the groundfish fisheries. | Delayed |
| 5 | Maritimes | Lobster, inshore | By end of 2021-2022 | Applications of the Quality Assessment Tool to increase organizational expertise and familiarity with the Tool, focusing on the bycatch within the inshore lobster fisheries. | Complete |
| 6 | Maritimes | Various | By end of 2021-2022 | Identification of a list of stocks for future applications of the Policy. | Complete |
| 7 | Gulf | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 | Prioritize fisheries for assessment in collaboration with Indigenous groups and stakeholders. |
Met |
| 8 | Gulf | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 | Develop a work plan with actions and timelines to apply the Fishery Monitoring Policy to the selected fisheries. | Met |
| 9 | Quebec | N/A | By end of 2021-2022 | Establish a list of priority stocks in collaboration with Indigenous groups and stakeholders. | Met |
| 10 | Quebec | N/A | By end of 2021-2022 | Develop a multi-year work plan to implement the Fishery Monitoring Policy. |
Delayed |
| 11 | National Capital Region | Atlantic Mackerel* | By end of 2021-2022 |
|
Complete |
| 12 | National Capital Region | Atlantic Bluefin Tuna | By end of 2021-2022 | Initiate and complete the Risk Screening Tool. |
Complete |
| 13 | Arctic | Greenland Halibut – NAFO 0A/0B | TBD | Begin applying the Fishery Monitoring Policy to this Fishery. |
Met |
| 14 | Arctic | Atlantic Walrus – Foxe Basin | TBD | Begin applying the Fishery Monitoring Policy to this Fishery. | Met |
| 15 | Pacific | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 |
|
Met |
| By end of 2021-2022 |
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Complete | |||
| By end of 2021-2022 |
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Complete | |||
| N/A |
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N/A |
* indicates that one or all of the stocks are prescribed under the Fish Stocks Provisions.
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.
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