Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 1 and 7

Dates of season (subject to change)

Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 0, 1 and 7 operate on a calendar year (January 1-December 31).

Total Allowable Catches (TACs)

  • SFA 0 : 500
  • SFA 1 : 15,937*
  • SFA 7 : Closed

*The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization’s (NAFO) Scientific Council has advised that catches for Division 0A east of 60°30W and Subarea 1 not exceed 115,000t. Canada has established a TAC of 112,500t for 2021, with a Canadian share of 15,937t (approximately 17% of the offshore portion of the TAC) to be fished in SFA 1. Individual allocations to stakeholders in this SFA will remain at 2004-2008 levels, with the understanding that should the Canadian quota be reached, the fishery will be closed.

SFA 7

For 2021, NAFO’s decision is that Division 3L will remain closed to commercial fishing.

Management measures

There are no new management measures for 2021.

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