Notice to fish harvesters: Opening of the Greenland Halibut Fixed-Gear Competitive Fishery in NAFO Division 0B

June 18, 2021

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Arctic Region advises that the Greenland Halibut fixed-gear competitive fishery for NAFO Division 0B will open at 06:00 EDT on June 22, 2021.

Please be advised that catches from vessels that have been fishing in 0B prior to the opening of the 0B competitive fishery (and while on the same fishing trip) will be counted against the competitive fishery Total Allowable Catch (TAC) no sooner than 06:00 EDT on June 24, 2021, 48 hours after the fishery opening date. Any catch pulled prior to the 48 hours will be counted against a Special Allocation or Enterprise Allocation, or covered via a temporary quota transfer from a Special Allocation or Enterprise Allocation. Licence holders are required to ensure that their vessel operators are aware of this provision.

Fish harvesters are reminded that the licence holder or vessel operator is required to contact one of the designated at-sea observer corporations during regular office hours at least 24 hours prior to the vessel’s departure (or the “Just Talk” hail-out system if based in the Maritimes Region), as per your conditions of licence. If an at-sea observer is required for your trip, the licence holder or vessel operator must not depart from port until the at-sea observer is on board the vessel.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Arctic Region gives notice that on June 22, 2021 Arctic Region GHL Subarea 0 Close Time Variation Order 2020-013 is revoked and Arctic Region GHL Subarea 0 Close Time Variation Order 2021-007comes into effect.  Modifications made to this Variation Order include opening Division 0B to all Vessel Classes eligible to fish in the Division 0B enterprise allocation and competitive fisheries.

Contact

For more information, contact the following Regional Senior Fisheries Management Officer:

Jeff Adam
Regional Senior Fisheries Management Officer
Telephone: 431-335-9129
Arctic Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Jeff.Adam@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

On behalf of:

Allison McPhee
A/Regional Director, Fisheries Management
Arctic Region