Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan for Fiscal 2022-2023
Introduction
The following tables describe work activities related to the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Framework to be undertaken in 2022-2023.
Section 1: Precautionary Approach Reference Points and Harvest Control Rules
| LRPs to be completed | ||||
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| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 LRP will be proposed for peer review within this timeframe. |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Greenland Halibut – 2+3KLMNO | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Redfish – 3O | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut – 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Pollock – 4X5 | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Quebec | Soft-shell Clam - Area 1 (Common Clam) | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | Quebec | Capelin – 4RST | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop – SFA 16EF | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | Quebec | Atlantic Cod - 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete revision of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 11 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | Pacific | Dungeness Crab – Areas I and J | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| LRPs in progress | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Witch Flounder – 3Ps | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | TBD |
Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Haddock – 5Z | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Gulf | Sea Scallop - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SFA 21a, b, c, 22, 23, 24) | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Gulf | Rock crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A | TBD | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Northern Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue revision of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal – CFA 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | Quebec | Herring – 4R | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | Arctic | Narwhal – North Hudson Bay | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 11 | Arctic | Bowhead – Eastern Canada, Western Greenland | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | Arctic | North Slope Dolly Varden – Rat River | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 13 | Pacific | Chinook Salmon – West Coast of Vancouver Island* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| LRPs to be initiated | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Maritimes | Sea Scallop – Offshore SFA 26 German Browns | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Quebec | Lobster – LFA 17 | TBD | Will begin development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Arctic | Lake Trout – Great Slave Lake | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Arctic | Lake Whitefish – Great Slave Lake | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of LRP in 2022-2023. | 5 | Pacific | Pink Salmon – Fraser River (odd year run) | By end of 2024-2025 | Will begin development of LRP in 2022-2023. |
| USRs to be completed | ||||
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| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab - 2J3KLNO3Ps | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod - 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut – 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete review of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon – SFA 16 | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Gulf | Striped Bass – Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | NCR | Northern Shrimp (P. borealis) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | NCR | Striped Shrimp (P. montagui) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | Pacific | Dungeness Crab – Areas I and J | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Strait of Georgia (SOG) | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| 11 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Central Coast | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| 13 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Prince Rupert District | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of proposed USR in 2022-2023. |
| USRs in progress | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern Cod) |
TBD Target date is 2023-2024. |
Will continue development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Maritimes | Shrimp - Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Northern Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue revision of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Quebec | Atlantic Cod - 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue revision of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal – CFA 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | TBD | Will continue development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | TBD | Will continue development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop – SFA 16EF | TBD | Will continue development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| USRs to be initiated | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-23 |
| 1 | Quebec | Lobster - LFA 17 | TBD | Will begin development of USR in 2022-2023. |
| HCRs to be completed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab - 2J3KLNO3Ps | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod - 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut – 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete review of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Pollock – 4X5 | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete review of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Herring – Southwest Nova Scotia/Bay of Fundy | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Gulf | Atlantic salmon – SFA 16 | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | NCR | Northern Shrimp (P. borealis) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | NCR | Striped shrimp (P. montagui) – Western Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | NCR | Northern Shrimp (P. borealis) – Eastern Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | NCR | Striped shrimp (P. montagui) – Eastern Assessment Zone | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 11 | Pacific | Bocaccio Rockfish* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete update of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish – outside* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete update of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| HCRs in progress | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | TBD Target date is 2023- 2024 |
Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | TBD Target date is 2022- 2023 |
Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | TBD Target date is 2023- 2024 |
Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Redfish - 3LN | TBD | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Shrimp - Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue review of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Fall Spawner) (Fixed and Mobile Gear) | TBD | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* | TBD | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific | Ongoing international MSE process | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Strait of Georgia | Ongoing MSE process | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 11 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – West Coast Vancouver Island | Ongoing MSE process | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Central Coast | Ongoing MSE process | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 13 | Pacific | Pacific Herring – Prince Rupert District | Ongoing MSE process | Will continue development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| HCRs to be initiated | ||||
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
| 1 | Gulf | Striped Bass – Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Northern Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2023-2024 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. |
| 3 | Quebec | Atlantic Cod - 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2023-2024 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. |
| 4 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal – CFA 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 | TBD | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will begin development of HCR in 2022-2023. |
Section 2: Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish – inside/outside* | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2017-2018. |
| 2 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 4X5Y | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2017-2018. Updated in early 2021 following results of 2018 stock assessment. |
| 3 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit I | By end of 2018-2019 | No longer required. |
| 4 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit II | By end of 2018-2019 | No longer required. |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod -2J3KL* (Northern Cod) |
By end of 2020-2021 | Completed in 2020-2021. Rebuilding plan will be updated by 2023-2024 to align with the Fish Stocks Provisions. |
| 6 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 5ZjM | By end of 2018-2019 | Completed in 2018-2019. |
| 7 | Maritimes | Yellowtail Flounder – 5Z | By end of 2018-2019 | Completed in 2018-2019. |
| 8 | Gulf | Atlantic Cod – Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - 4TVn* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
| 9 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
| 10 | Gulf | Plaice (American), Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - 4T* |
By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
| 11 | Gulf | White Hake 4T* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
| 12 | Gulf | Winter Flounder 4T* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Approval will be sought on the rebuilding plan. |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 6* | By end of 2017-2018 | Completed in 2018-2019. Rebuilding plan will be updated by 2023-2024 to align with the Fish Stocks Provisions |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4* | By end of 2019-2020 | Completed in 2019-2020. Rebuilding plan will be updated by 2023-2024 to align with the Fish Stocks Provisions. |
| 15 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16EF, 18A | TBD | Continue preliminary work to develop a rebuilding plan. Work is being conducted in parallel with the development of the Precautionary Approach for the Scallop Fishing Areas (SFAs) 16EF stock. In the interim, an IFMP for scallops in SFAs 16EF and 18A will be developed. |
| 16 | Quebec | Northern Beluga (Nunavik) | TBD | Continue preliminary work towards the development of an IFMP, as a first step. It should be noted that the subsistence harvesting of beluga whales in Nunavik is governed by the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement (NILCA) which defines and safeguards the harvesting rights of Nunavik Inuit. Under this agreement, the Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board (NMRWB) is responsible for making wildlife management decisions. |
| 17 | Pacific | Chinook Salmon – West Coast of Vancouver Island* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Scientific work ongoing from 2021-22 to finalize risk assessments for multiple watershed/estuary and local marine areas and benchmarks to inform rebuilding targets. Recovery Potential Assessment via Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat expected to be available in early 2022 for consideration in the rebuilding plan to be completed later in 2022. |
| 18 | Pacific | Herring Haida Gwaii (Pacific QCI)* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Draft rebuilding plan completed in 2021-2022. Consultations will occur in 2022-2023. |
| 19 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Expected date of completion revised to 2022-2023. Development of Rebuilding Plan for 3Ps cod is underway. |
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec |
Atlantic Cod – 4RS-3Pn* | By end of 2023-2024 | DFO will initiate a working group process with key stakeholders to develop a rebuilding plan for 4RS3Pn cod. Work will continue throughout 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Northern Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | TBD | A review of the precautionary approach indicator and reference points is underway. This will determine if one or more stocks are in the critical zone and if a rebuilding plan will be required in the short term. |
| 3 | Pacific | Coho Salmon – Interior Fraser* | By end of 2023-2024 | Continue work planning for the development of a rebuilding plan as will be required should this stock be prescribed in regulation under the Fish Stocks provisions. |
| 4 | Pacific | Chinook salmon - Okanagan* | By end of 2023-2024 | Completion of management scenarios for the SARA listing process in coordination with the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA). Continue work planning for the development of a rebuilding plan as will be required should this stock be prescribed in regulation under the Fish Stocks provisions. |
| 5 | Quebec | Snow Crab – CFA 12B | TBD | Will begin development of rebuilding plan in 2022-2023 |
Section 3: Integrated Fisheries Management Plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 3Ps Groundfish* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Lobster fishing area 3-14C | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab – 2HJ, 3KLNOP and 4R | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Lobster – LFAs 27-38 | By end of 2022-2023 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
| 6 | Maritimes | Gaspereau | By end of 2022-2023 | Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
| 7 | Gulf | Lobster- Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B) | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 8 | Gulf | Snow Crab – CFA 12, 12E, 12F and 19* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 9 | Gulf | Rock Crab - LFAs 23, 24, 25, 26A | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 10 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 11 | Gulf | Sea Scallop - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (SFA 21a, b, c, 22, 23, 24) | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 12 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 13 | Gulf | Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish IFMP* - 3Pn, 4Vn, 4RST | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. |
| 14 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon – SFA 15, 16, 17, 18 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 15 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post updated IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 16 | Gulf | Atlantic Herring 4T (Spring Spawner)*
Atlantic Herring 4T (Fall Spawner) (Fixed and Mobile Gear) |
By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 17 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post updated IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 18 | Quebec | Northern Beluga (Nunavik) | TBD | Will continue preliminary work to develop an IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 19 | Quebec | Sea Scallop – SFA 20 | By end of 2023-2024 | Will continue IFMP development in 2022-2023. |
| 20 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16EF, 18A | By end of 2024-2025 | Will begin development of IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 21 | Quebec | Lobster – LFA 17 | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 22 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 23 | Quebec | Whelk | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP in 2022-2023. |
| 24 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will post IFMP online in 2022-2023. |
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| 25 | Quebec | Greenland Halibut – 4RST | By end of 2023-2024 | Will begin IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 26 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Northern Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12* | By end of 2022-2023 | Will complete IFMP update in 2022-23 |
| 27 | National Capital Region | Atlantic Seals | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 28 | Arctic | Narwhal – Nunavut Settlement Area | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue IFMP update in 2022-2023. |
| 29 | Arctic | Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish – Great Slave Lake | By end of 2024-2025 | Will continue IFMP development in 2022-2023. |
| 30 | Arctic | Bowhead – Eastern Canada, Western Greenland | By end of 2022-2023 | Carry forward from 2021-2022. Will complete IFMP in 2022-2023. |
Section 4: Implementation of the Fishery Monitoring Policy
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Expected Date of Completion (Fiscal Year) |
Description of Activity in 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL* (Northern cod) |
By end of 2022-2023 | Continuation of work to implement the Fishery Monitoring Policy for 2J3KL Cod, including finalizing step 2. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod - 3Ps* | By end of 2022-2023 | Continuation of work to implement the Fishery Monitoring Policy for 3Ps Cod, including finalizing step 2. |
| 3 | Maritimes | Shrimp – Scotian Shelf | By end of 2022-2023 | Assess the results of RST and QAT applications and determine the need for additional QATs. Complete a gap analysis and develop monitoring considerations. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Atlantic Halibut - 3NOPs4VWX5* | By end of 2022-2023 | Initiate RST application. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Herring | By end of 2022-2023 | Identify priorities and develop a work plan for applying the policy to herring stocks. |
| 6 | Maritimes | Lobster fishery (bycatch) | By end of 2022-2023 | Assess results from QAT applications in 2021-2022 and identify priorities for additional applications of the RST and QAT to advance the policy for species that are a bycatch in the inshore lobster fisheries |
| 7 | Maritimes | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 | Continue prioritization and work planning for other stocks |
| 8 | Gulf | TBD | By end of 2022-2023 | Prioritize fisheries for assessment in collaboration with Indigenous groups and stakeholders. |
| 9 | Gulf | TBD | By end of 2022-2023 | Develop a work plan with actions and timelines to apply the Fishery Monitoring Policy to the selected fisheries. |
| 10 | Quebec | N/A | Ongoing | Prioritize stocks/fisheries for assessment in collaboration with Aboriginal groups and other stakeholders. |
| 11 | Quebec | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 | Develop a work plan to ensure implementation of the Fisheries Monitoring Policy for priority stocks. |
| 12 | Quebec | TBD | TBD | Initiate the assessment of the monitoring program for the prioritized stocks:
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| 13 | NCR | Atlantic Mackerel* | By end of 2022-2023 | Initiate and complete the Quality Assessment Tool. |
| 14 | NCR | Atlantic Bluefin tuna | By end of 2022-2023 | Initiate and complete the Quality Assessment Tool. |
| 15 | Arctic | Greenland Halibut – NAFO Subarea 0 | By end of 2022-2023 | Complete the application of the Risk Screening Tool and Quality Assessment Tool to the fishery. |
| 16 | Arctic | Atlantic Walrus – Foxe Basin | By end of 2022-2023 | Complete the application of the Risk Screening Tool and Quality Assessment Tool to the fishery. |
| 17 | Pacific | N/A | By end of 2022-2023 |
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* indicates that one or all of the stocks are prescribed under the Fish Stocks Provisions.
All items noted as “Carry-forward from 2021-2022” are activities that were not carried out as described in the Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan for Fiscal 2021-2022.
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