Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2020
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.
Visit the Fishery openings and closures page for ongoing fisheries management updates including variation orders and prohibition orders. The Commercial fisheries section of the site also contains important information about fisheries management, including access and allocation to resources within Canada’s fisheries.
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Shellfish and Invertebrates
- Clam
- Crab (Jonah)
- Crab (Red)
- Crab (Rock)
- Crab (Snow)
- Crab (Toad)
- Lobster
- Marine Worm
- Oyster
- Scallop
- Sea Cucumber
- Sea urchin
- Shrimp
- Surf Clam
- Whelk
Fish
- Atlantic Cod
- Atlantic Halibut
- Atlantic Salmon
- Bluefin Tuna
- Capelin
- Halibut
- Groundfish
- Hagfish
- Herring
- Lumpfish
- Mackerel
- Redfish
- Swordfish
- Trout
- Yellowtail Flounder
Marine Mammals
- Seal
2020 Decisions
Atlantic Cod
Atlantic Halibut
Capelin
Groundfish
- 2020-21 groundfish 4VWX5 (Maritimes Region)
- 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador recreational groundfish fishery
- 3Ps Groundfish and Iceland Scallop (Core Area) Newfoundland and Labrador (2020-21)
- 2020 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 5Z
Hagfish
Herring
- 2020 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy spawning component (final)
- 2020 herring fishery - 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy spawning component (interim)
- 2020 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Little Hope herring gillnet fishery
- 2020 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Eastern Shore herring gillnet fishery
- Conservation and Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence fall herring fisheries
- Conservation and Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence spring herring fishery
- NAFO Division 4R - Herring Fishing Areas 13 and 14 (Western Newfoundland and Southern Labrador) 2020-2021
- Conservation and Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence bait Herring/Mackerel fishery
Jonah crab
Lobster
- 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 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
Mackerel
- Season opening for the mackerel fishery in the southern gulf of St. Lawrence
- Atlantic Mackerel – NAFO Subareas 3 and 4
- Conservation and Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence bait Herring/Mackerel fishery
Oyster
Redfish
Salmon
Scallop
- 3Ps Groundfish and Iceland Scallop (Core Area) Newfoundland and Labrador (2020-21)
- 2020 offshore scallop fishery in the Maritimes Region – Scallop Fishing Areas 10-12, 25-27
- 2020 inshore scallop fishery in the Bay of Fundy – Scallop Production Areas 1-6
Sea Cucumber
Sea Urchin
Shrimp
- Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 1 and 7
- Eastern and Western Assessment Zones: Northern Shrimp Management Units Davis Strait East, Davis Strait West, Nunavut East, Nunavik East, Nunavut West and Nunavik West – 2020/21
- Management Decision for 2020/21 - Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6
- 2020 Scotian Shelf shrimp (Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15 and 16) Maritimes Region
Snow crab
- 2020 snow crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
- 2020 snow crab - Northeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 20-22)
- 2020-21 snow crab (4X) – Crab Fishing Area 24W
- 2020 Snow Crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador (Areas 2HJ, 3KLNO, 3Ps, and 4R3Pn)
- 2020 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Snow Crab fishing for Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
- 2020 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Snow Crab fishing for Area 12E
Surf Clam
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