Species information

Number of species licences issued by province and region, 2022
Species	Nova Scotia		New Brunswick		P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland	Total
Species	Maritimes	Gulf	Maritimes	Gulf	P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland	Total
Groundfish	2,074	322	176	595	823	704	2,951	7,645
Herring	1,499	420	247	1,041	861	782	1,860	6,710
Mackerel^{Footnote 1}	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Swordfish	852	182	8	0	157	0	0	1,199
Tuna	153	125	2	91	359	52	39	821
Salmon	0	3	1	0	0	0	31	35
Capelin	0	0	0	2	0	61	1,465	1,528
Clam	711	103	319	1,018	1,761	213	0	4,125
Scallop	270	130	203	239	394	87	704	2,027
Squid	389	379	4	4	263	14	2,056	3,109
Lobster	2,620	579	319	1,133	1,208	570	2,173	8,602
Shrimp	51	0	9	24	1	49	234	368
Crab	331	251	10	176	112	475	2,354	3,709
Other	1,309	723	239	2,337	3,771	1,018	5,766	15,163
Total Atlantic	10,259	3,217	1,537	6,660	9,710	4,025	19,633	55,041
Footnotes Footnote 1 In 2022, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) closed the Atlantic mackerel commercial and bait fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec to allow the stock to rebuild. Return to footnote 1 referrer

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Fisheries Management

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