Fisheries policies, reports, and publications

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• Indigenous fishing
• Commercial fishing
• Conservation and sustainability
• Fees
• Recreational fishing

Indigenous fishing

• What we heard report: The Eastern Canada communal commercial licensing policy review
• Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy
• An Integrated Aboriginal Policy Framework
• Action Plan for the Renewal and Expansion of DFO’s Indigenous Programs
• Strengthening Our Relationship: The Aboriginal Fishing Strategy and Beyond
• Factsheet : The 1999 Supreme Court of Canada Marshall Decision November 2019

Commercial fishing

• What we heard report: Vessel and related policies that support Owner-Operator
• Possession and export of elvers
• A Guide to the Atlantic Fisheries Licence Appeal Process
• Atlantic sharing arrangements
• Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations (1998)
• Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for Eastern Canada
• Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for the Gulf Region
• Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for the Maritimes Region
• Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for Newfoundland and Labrador Region
• Policy for Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries Archived
• Memorandum of Understanding between Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC) regarding safety at Sea of Commercial Fish Harvesters
• New Emerging Fisheries Policy
• Policy on Issuing Licences to Companies (for Canada's Inshore Atlantic Fisheries) Archived
• Section 10 of the Fisheries Act: Fish Allocation for Financing Purposes

Conservation and sustainability

• What we heard report: Adapting Canadian fisheries to a changing climate March 2024
• Ghost gear: Educational guide and activity book
• British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund annual results summary 2019 to 2020
• Canada's Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Policy 2018
  • Atlantic Salmon Conservation 2019 to 2021 Implementation Plan
  • Status report on the Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Implementation Plan 2019-21
  • Engaging on a strategy to restore and rebuild Atlantic salmon - What we heard
• Wild Salmon Policy 2018 to 2022 Implementation Plan
• Strategic Framework for Fishery Monitoring and Catch Reporting in the Pacific Fisheries
• Sustainable Fisheries Framework
  • A Fishery Decision-Making Framework Incorporating the Precautionary Approach April 2009
    • Guidance for the Development of Rebuilding Plans under the Precautionary Approach Framework: Growing Stocks out of the Critical Zone June 2022
    • Guidelines for Implementing the Fish Stocks Provisions in the Fisheries Act August 2022
  • Ecological Risk Assessment Framework (ERAF) for Coldwater Corals and Sponge Dominated Communities April 2013
  • Fishery Monitoring Policy November 2019
    • Introduction to the procedural steps for implementing the Fishery Monitoring Policy November 2019
  • Policy for Managing the Impacts of Fishing on Sensitive Benthic Areas April 2009
  • Policy on Managing Bycatch April 2013
    • Guidance on Implementation of the Policy on Managing Bycatch April 2013
  • Policy on New Fisheries for Forage Species April 2010
• Review of the 2012 Changes to the Fisheries Act

Fees

• Policy on Remissions
  • About the Policy on Remissions

Recreational fishing

• Atlantic Recreational Fishing Licence Program
• The dangers of illegal shellfish harvesting
• Newfoundland and Labrador Angler’s Guide