Species information

Number of species licences issued by province and region, 2023
Species	Nova Scotia		New Brunswick		P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland	Atlantic
Species	Maritimes	Gulf	Maritimes	Gulf	P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland	Atlantic
Groundfish	2,051	322	181	594	819	769	2,908	7,644
Herring	1,431	420	289	1,041	860	935	1,842	6,818
Mackerel^{Footnote 1}	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swordfish	850	182	8	0	156	0	0	1,196
Tuna	158	125	2	91	359	53	39	827
Salmon	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	31
Capelin	0	0	0	2	0	69	1,458	1,529
Clam	720	101	317	901	1,540	3	0	3,582
Scallop	281	130	208	239	396	78	704	2,036
Squid	423	380	5	4	262	14	2,049	3,137
Lobster	2,612	572	324	1,125	1,206	586	2,169	8,594
Shrimp	46	0	9	24	1	49	237	366
Crab	324	250	10	176	122	465	2,332	3,679
Other	1,319	680	243	2,437	2,996	2,202	7,924	17,801
Total Atlantic	10,215	3,162	1,597	6,634	8,717	5,223	21,692	57,240
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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