Commercial fisheries for Lobster
Multi-year management plans | Notices, variations and decisions | Stock status and research documents | Statistics and reports | Maps | Consultations | Contacts
Multi-year management plans
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan - Lobster fishing – Area 22 (Quebec Region - Magdalen Islands Area)
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan - Quebec Region – Magdalen Islands Area (2010-2014)
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan Summary – Maritimes Region - Lobster Fishing Areas 27-38 (2011)
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan - Lobster in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - lobster fishing areas 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B (2014)
Notices, variations and decisions
- 2023 – Lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25
- 2023 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A AND 26B
- 2022 - Lobster fishery opening date for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25
- 2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A and 26B
- 2020 - Lobster fishery opening date for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25
- 2020 – Lobster fishery season closing date for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A, 26B south and 26B north
- Closed area for shellfish harvesting in the Magdalen Islands (June 2020)
- Closed areas for shellfish harvesting on the North Shore (June 2020)
- Closed areas for shellfish harvesting in the Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence (June 2020)
- Update to the mandatory colour scheme for gear marking in Eastern Canada (June 2020)
- 2020 - Lobster fishery opening dates for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A, 26B south and 26B north
- 2020 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster fishery Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B
- Lobster Fishing Area 3 – 14C, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2020
- 2020 Lobster fishery opening date in lobster fishing areas 23, 24, and 26
- 2020 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
- 2019 Inshore lobster (Maritimes Region)
- 2019 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – lobster fishing area 41
- 2018 Inshore lobster (Maritimes Region)
- 2018 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – lobster fishing area 41
- 2017 Offshore Lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
- 2017 Inshore Lobster (Maritimes Region)
- Gulf Region Electronic Logbook (ELOG) – Progressive implementation (2021 and 2022) for the Snow Crab, Shrimp and Lobster Fisheries
- 2019 lobster fishery conservation harvesting plan for Lobster Fishing Area 25
- 2019 Further Management Measures to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW)
- 2019 Management Measures to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW)
- Gulf Region Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Voluntary in 2019 for the Snow Crab, Shrimp and Lobster Fisheries
- Notice to fish harvesters: Lobster conservation harvesting plan - New management measures for 2019 and beyond (LFA 23, 24, 26A and 26B)
- Precautionary approach harvest decision rules for the lobster fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: Lobster Fishing Areas 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B
- Fishery management measures for right whale protection
- Lobster management measures for 2018 and beyond (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A AND 26B)
- Lobster Fishing Areas 15, 16, 18I - North Shore
- Lobster Fishing Areas 17A-B, 18B - C- D- G-H - North Shore
- Lobster Fishing Areas 19 to 21 - Gaspe-Lower St. Lawrence
- Lobster Fishing Area 22 - Magdalen Islands
- 2017 Lobster Fishery - Dates of season
- Variation and prohibition orders – Maritimes Registry
- Variation and prohibition orders – Gulf Registry
- Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Notices
Stock status reports and research documents
Statistics and reports
- Canadian Commercial fisheries landings
- Newfoundland and Labrador Region landings and quota reports
- Maritimes Region catch and quota reports
Maps
- Lobster Fishing Areas in Quebec and Gulf Regions (PDF, 598 KB)
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Zones
Consultations
Contacts
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