Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2017
Fisheries decisions in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic include fisheries off the coast of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, within Canada’s 200-mile limit.
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Select a Species Category
Shellfish and Invertebrates
- Clam
- Crab (Jonah)
- Crab (Red)
- Crab (Rock)
- Crab (Snow)
- Crab (Toad)
- Lobster
- Marine Worm
- Scallop
- Sea Cucumber
- Sea urchin
- Shrimp
- Surf Clam
- Whelk
Fish
- Atlantic Cod
- Atlantic Halibut
- Atlantic Salmon
- Bluefin Tuna
- Capelin
- Halibut
- Groundfish - Mixed (Including cod)
- Groundfish - Mixed (Non cod)
- Hagfish
- Herring
- Lumpfish
- Mackerel
- Redfish
- Swordfish
- Porbeagle Shark
- Yellowtail Flounder
Marine Mammals
- Seal
2017 Decisions
Atlantic Salmon
Capelin
Crab (Jonah)
Crab (Red)
Crab (Snow)
- 2017 Snow Crab (Northeastern Nova Scotia) – Crab Fishing Areas 20-22
- 2017 Snow Crab (Southeastern Nova Scotia) – Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24
- Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26) - Fishing Season Closure
- Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26) - Extension of the Fishing Season
- Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – Crab Fishing Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19
- 2017 Snow Crab Fishery, Newfoundland and Labrador
Groundfish (including Cod)
- 2017 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 4VWX+5
- 2017 Northern Cod Stewardship / By-catch Fishery 2J3KL management approach
- Cod 3Pn, 4RS, witch flounder 4RST, winter flounder 4T, American plaice 4T
- 3Ps Groundfish Newfoundland and Labrador (2017-2018)
- 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery
Hagfish
Halibut
- Atlantic halibut 4RST (2017-2018)
- Greenland halibut 4RST and redfish in Unit I (4RST, 3Pn and 4Vn (Jan. – May))
Herring
Lobster
- 2017 Offshore Lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
- 2017 Inshore Lobster (Maritimes Region)
- Lobster Fishing Area 3 – 14C, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2017
Mackerel
Scallop
- 2017 Scallop Fishing Area 29 West of 65° 30′ West Inshore Scallop Fishery
- 2017 Offshore Scallop Fishery in the Maritimes Region – Scallop Fishing Areas (SFAs) 10-12, 25-27
- 2017 Inshore Scallop Fishery in the Bay of Fundy – Scallop Production Areas (SPAs) 1-6
Shrimp
- Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 1 and 7
- Atlantic, Quebec and the Arctic - 2017 Eastern and Western Assessment Zones: Northern Shrimp Management Units Davis Strait East, Davis Strait West, Nunavut East, Nunavik East, Nunavut West and Nunavik West – 2017/18
- 2017-18 Scotian Shelf Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) – Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6
Sea Cucumber
- 2017 Sea Cucumber (Southwest New Brunswick)
- 2017-2018 Sea Cucumber (Scotian Shelf)
- Sea Cucumber Fishery: NAFO Division 3PS
Surf Clam
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