Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2018
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
2018 Decisions
Atlantic Salmon
- Atlantic Salmon Newfoundland & Labrador – in season review
- Atlantic Salmon Newfoundland and Labrador (2018)
Capelin
Clam
Crab (Jonah)
Crab (Red)
Groundfish - Mixed (Including cod)
- 2018 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 4VWX+5
- 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery
- 2018 2J3KL Northern Cod Stewardship Fishery management approach
- 3Ps Groundfish Newfoundland and Labrador (2018-2019)
Groundfish - Mixed (Non cod)
Herring
- 2018 Herring Fishery - 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy Spawning Compone
- Fisheries management decision for Herring in NAFO Division 4R, Areas 13 and 14
Lobster
- 2018 Inshore lobster (Maritimes Region)
- 2018 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – lobster fishing area 41
Mackerel
Redfish
Scallop
- Scallop Fishing Area 29 west
- 2018 Iceland scallop fishery, core area, NAFO sub-Division 3Ps
- 2018 Inshore scallop fishery in the Bay of Fundy – Scallop Production Areas 1-6
- 2018 Offshore scallop fishery in the Maritimes Region – Scallop Fishing Areas 10-12, 25-27
Shrimp
- Management decision for 2018/19 - Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6
- 2018-2019 Scotian Shelf shrimp (Maritimes Region) - shrimp fishing areas 13, 14, 15 & 16
Sea Cucumber
Snow Crab
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