Southern gulf of St. Lawrence herring fall fishery final total allowable catch – 2020
Moncton – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announces 12,000 t as the final total allowable catch (TAC) for the commercial fall herring fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. This decrease in the TAC for the fall herring fishery is necessary to promote stock rebuilding which is currently in the cautious zone of the Precautionary Approach framework.to the Healthy Zone.
The quota will be distributed based on the existing fleet shares for the various fleets involved and the following allocation were established in order to reach the TAC of 12,000 t.
Fleet allocations established based on historical sharing arrangement (metric tons) in order to reach catch of 12,000 t.
| Fleet | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Inshore fleet Areas 16A-16G | 13,692 |
| Inshore fleet in Area 17 | 180 |
| Gulf large purse seine fleet | 4,128 |
Description
The table “Fleet allocations established based on historical sharing arrangement in metric tons in order to reach catch of 12,000 tonnes” indicate that the allocation for the inshore fleet for areas 16A to 16G is 13,692 tonnes, for the inshore fleet in area 17 is 180 tonnes and the Gulf large purse seine fleet is 4,128 tonnes.
| Herring Fishing Area | Basic Allocation |
|---|---|
| 16A | 108 |
| 16B | 6,505 |
| 16C & 16E | 2,160 |
| 16D | 450 |
| 16F | 2,232 |
| 16G | 2,232 |
| 17 | 180 |
Description
The table “Inshore fleet quota distribution in Herring Fishing Areas 16A to 16G and 17” describe the basis allocation per herring fishing areas in metric tonnes. The basic allocation for 16A is 22 tonnes for 16A, The basic allocation for 16B is 6,505 tonnes, the basic allocation for 16C and 16E is 2,160 tonnes, the basic allocation for 16D is 450 tonnes, the basic allocation for 16F is 2,232 tonnes, the basic allocation for 16G is 2,232 tonnes and the basic allocation for 17 is 180 tonnes.
All other management measures will remain the same as during the 2019 fall fishing season and the conservation and harvesting plan will be shared with stakeholders shortly. Once the TAC will be reached, the fishery will close.
Contact information
Ben Moore
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Charlottetown, PE
(902) 370-7094
Sandra Comeau
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Tracadie, NB
(506) 395-7765
Alan Dwyer
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Antigonish, NS
(902) 735-7114
Caroline Leclerc
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans
Gaspé, QC
(418) 368-5559
Josée Richard
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans
Cap-aux-Meules, QC
(418) 986-2095
Mario Gaudet
Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Moncton, NB
(506) 871-0648
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