Lobster Fishing Area 3 – 14C, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2017
Dates of season (subject to change)
| LFA | AREA DESCRIPTION | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cape Charles – Cape St. John | May 20 | July 22 |
| 4A | Notre Dame Bay West Cape St. John - North Head |
May 27 | July 22 |
| 4B | Notre Dame Bay East North Head- Cape Freels |
May 13 | July 08 |
| 5 | Bonavista Bay | May 08 | July 12 |
| 6 | Trinity Bay | April 27 | July 06 |
| 7 | Conception Bay | May 02 | July 05 |
| 8 | Southern Shore | May 09 | July 12 |
| 9A | Trepassey Bay Cape Race to Cape Pine |
May 02 | June 28 |
| 9B | St. Marys Bay Cape Pine to Cape St. Mary’s |
April 28 | July 08 |
| 10 | Placentia Bay | May 01 | July 10 |
| 11E | Fortune Bay East east of Western Head, Hare Bay |
April 15 | June 17 |
| 11W | Fortune Bay West west of Western Head, Hare Bay |
April 29 | July 01 |
| 12 | Cinq Cerf to Cape Ray | April 18 | June 27 |
| 13A | Cape Ray to Cape St. George | April 18 | June 29 |
| 13B | Cape St. George to Cape St. Gregory | April 22 | July 04 |
| 14A | Cape St. Gregory to Point Riche | May 06 | July 03 |
| 14B | Point Riche to Big Brook | TBD | TBD |
| 14C | Big Brook to Cape Bauld | TBD | TBD |
A two day setting period (first 2 days) is included in all seasons above.
Management Measures
The management approach supports sustainability of the Lobster resource. This includes a continuation of the voluntary v-notching program, mandatory logbooks, closed areas for conservation, trap limits, established season duration, and minimum size retention limit of 82.5 mm in all Lobster Fishing Areas.
In response to concerns about the effect of Scallop dragging on Lobster and sensitive Lobster habitat a closed area will be implemented from Danzic Point to Basse Point Head inside 30 fathoms to all commercial Scallop dragging from January 1 to December 31 each year.
In addition, to alleviate the effect on the commercial Scallop fish harvesters a commercial harvest of scallop by diving will be implemented from Danzic Point to Point Rosie from October 15 to February 28th annually, as a pilot until the next 3Ps Scallop advisory meeting.
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