Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2021
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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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 Salmon
- Bluefin Tuna
- Capelin
- Groundfish
- Hagfish
- Herring
- Mackerel
- Swordfish
- Trout
Marine Mammals
- Seal
2021 Decisions
Atlantic Salmon
Capelin
Crab (Jonah)
Crab (Snow)
- 2021-22 snow crab (4X) – Crab Fishing Area 24W
- 2021 Snow Crab - Northeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 20-22)
- 2021 Snow Crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
- 2021 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan Crab Fishing Area 12E
- 2021 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
- 2021 Snow Crab Fishery, Newfoundland and Labrador - Snow Crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador (Areas 2HJ, 3KLNO, 3Ps, and 4R3Pn)
Groundfish
- 2021 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Divisions 3LMNO Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2021 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Divisions 2GHJ3K Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2021 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO divisions 3NO Groundfish fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2021 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) 2J3KL Stewardship Cod fishery
- 2021 2J3KL Northern Cod stewardship fishery management approach
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2021-22 NAFO Division 4R and Sub-Division 3Pn - Groundfish fixed and mobile gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2021-22 season NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps - Groundfish mobile gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2021-22 season NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps - Groundfish fixed gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- 3Ps Groundfish and Iceland Scallop (Core Area) Newfoundland and Labrador (2021-22)
- 2021 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Area 2 + Divisions 3KLMNO groundfish fishery mobile gear fleet
- 2021-22 groundfish 4VWX5 (Maritimes Region)
- Redfish Unit 1 (2021)
- Greenland Halibut in NAFO Subarea 0 (Divisions 0A and 0B)
- 2021 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 5Z
Herring
- Total Allowable Catch for the herring fall fishery in Herring Fishing Areas 16A to 16G
- Small fish protocol in the purse seine herring fishery in NAFO Division 4T
- 2021 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Eastern Shore herring gillnet fishery
- 2021 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Little Hope herring gillnet fishery
- 2021 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) - 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy spawning component
- 2021 – Conservation and Harvesting Plan and opening date for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence spring herring fishery
- 2J3KLPs Herring Management Plan 2021-2022
Lobster
- 2021 inshore lobster (Maritimes region)
- 2021 offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
Mackerel
Scallop
- 2021 Scallop fishery, NAFO sub-division 3Ps (Inshore)
- 2021 inshore scallop fishery in the Bay of Fundy – Scallop Production Areas 1-6
- 2021 offshore scallop fishery in the Maritimes Region – Scallop Fishing Areas 10-12, 25-27
Shrimp
- Eastern and Western assessment zones: Northern Shrimp management units Davis Strait East, Davis Strait West, Nunavut East, Nunavik East, Nunavut West and Nunavik West – 2021/22
- Management decision for 2021/22 - Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6
- Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 1 and 7
- 2021 Scotian Shelf shrimp (Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15 and 16) - Maritimes Region
Surf Clam
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