2024 Canadian Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and allocations for Greenland Halibut in NAFO Subarea 0
January 11, 2024
The Canadian TAC and allocations for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Subarea 0 Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery have been set for 2024. It has been decided that the Subarea 0 TAC will be maintained at 16,502.5 tonnes (t) for the 2024 fishing season. Distribution of the TAC between Divisions 0A and 0B will also remain the same at 8,704.99 t and 7,797.51 t, respectively. Allocations within Divisions 0A and 0B are as follows:
Division 0A
Nunavut harvesters will continue to be allocated all (8,704.99 t) of the Division 0A quota in 2024. 100 t from the Division 0A quota will remain dedicated for inshore fisheries development, inside the Nunavut Settlement Area.
Division 0B
Division 0B enterprise and special allocations will be maintained at 2023 levels with Nunavut enterprises receiving 3,840.59 t, Nunavik enterprises 402.82 t, and Enterprise Allocation Holders 2,654.09 t. The Fixed Gear Competitive will remain at 900 t.
See Appendix 1 for details on the 2024 allocations and sub-allocations.
For more information, contact the following Regional 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:
Jason Simms
A/Regional Director, Fisheries Management
Arctic Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Appendix 1
| Division | Allocation Type | Enterprise | 2024 Allocation Share |
2024 Quota (Tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0A |
Nunavut Special Allocations |
Arctic Fishery Alliance |
12.91% |
1110.904 |
Baffin Fisheries Coalition |
55.21% |
4750.814 |
||
Cumberland Sound/Pangnirtung Fisheries |
10.00% |
860.499 |
||
Qikiqtaaluk Corporation |
21.88% |
1882.772 |
||
Subtotal |
|
8604.99 |
||
Nunavut Inshore |
|
|
100.00 | |
Total 0A |
|
Total |
|
8704.99 |
0B |
Nunavut Special Allocations |
Arctic Fishery Alliance |
8.62% |
331.059 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baffin Fisheries Coalition |
47.20% |
1812.758 |
||
Cumberland Sound/Pangnirtung Fisheries |
20.47% |
786.169 |
||
Qikiqtaaluk Corporation |
23.71% |
910.604 |
||
Subtotal |
|
3840.59 |
||
Other Special Allocations |
Torngat Fish Producers Co-operative Society Ltd. |
n/a |
143.465 |
|
Nunatsiavut Group of Companiesǂ |
n/a |
62.766 |
||
Labrador Fisherman Shrimp Union Co. |
n/a |
224.163 |
||
Subtotal |
|
430.394 |
||
Enterprise Allocations |
Ocean Choice International L.P. 1 |
3.387% |
75.319 |
|
Newfoundland Industrial Development Corp. |
2.540% |
56.489 |
||
Mersey Seafoods Ltd. |
2.097% |
46.626 |
||
First Nation Coalition Quota Ltd. Partnership |
75.847% |
1686.606 |
||
Harbour Grace Shrimp Co. Ltd. |
4.839% |
107.598 |
||
Nordic Fishing Co. Ltd./MV Osprey |
11.290% |
251.063 |
||
Subtotal |
|
2223.702 |
||
Competitive Fixed Gear |
|
|
900.00 | |
Nunavik |
Makivvik |
|
402.82 | |
Total 0B |
|
TOTAL |
|
7797.51 |
ǂ Formerly Labrador Inuit Development Corp.
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