How to use the Fishing Gear Reporting System

As a condition of licence, all commercial harvesters are required to report lost gear to DFO. Harvesters are encouraged to use the fishing gear reporting system to meet this requirement.

DFO has short videos to help you use the system:

• Creating an account
• Reporting lost gear:
  • Your information
  • Where did you lose your gear?
  • What gear did you lose?
  • Review and submit your report
• Reporting lost gear while offline:
  • Saving the offline app – Android users
  • Saving the offline app – Apple/iOS users
  • Using the offline app
• Reporting lost gear as found