Sustainable Fisheries Framework Work Plan for Fiscal 2020-2021
Introduction
The following tables describe work activities related to the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Framework to be undertaken in 2020-21.
Section 1: Precautionary Approach Reference Points and Harvest Control Rules
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 4RST | To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Capelin - 2J3KLPs | In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 3 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Herring - 2J3KLPs | To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 4 | Maritimes | Sea cucumber (SWNB, midshore, and offshore) |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP for various areas in 2020-21. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Snow crab - CFAs 20-22, 23, 24, 4X |
To be completed: Will complete update of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 6 | Gulf | Rock crab - LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 7 | Gulf | Striped Bass |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 8 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal - 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 9 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 10 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp - SFA 8, 9, 10, 12 |
To be initiated: Will begin revision of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 11 | Quebec | Cod - 4RS-3Pn |
To be initiated: Will begin revision of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 12 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – Western Assessment Zone |
To be completed: Will complete development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Striped Shrimp – Western Assessment Zone |
To be completed: Will complete development of LRP in 2020-21 |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 4,5,6 |
In progress: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 15 | Central and Arctic | Narwhal - North Hudson Bay |
To be initiated: Will begin development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 16 | Central and Arctic | Arctic Char - Cumberland Sound |
To be initiated: Will continue development of LRP in 2020-21. |
| 17 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
In progress: Will continue to update LRP in 2020-21. |
| 18 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific |
In progress: Canada will continue update of LRP with Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs). |
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow crab - 2J3KLNO 3Ps | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 2 | Maritimes | Snow crab - CFAs 20-22, 23, 24, 4X |
Will complete update of USR in 2020-21. |
| 3 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. Consultations on options for the Miramichi River recreational fishery USR and HCR are planned for fall 2020. |
| 4 | Quebec | Snow crab - Coastal 12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17 |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 5 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 6 | Quebec | Cod 4RS-3Pn | Will begin to revise USR in 2020-21. |
| 7 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp SFA 4, 5, 6 | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 8 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
Will begin development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 9 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific | Canada will continue to update USR through the MSE process with RFMOs. |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Herring - Haida Gwaii, Prince Rupert District, Central Coast | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. |
| 11 | Pacific | Red Sea Urchin | Will continue development of USR in 2020-21. |
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Snow Crab -2J3KLNO 3Ps | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 2 | Maritimes | Lobster (LFAs 34-38) | Will complete development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 3 | Gulf | Herring (spring spawner) – 4T | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. HCR will be developed during consultations on rebuilding plan. |
| 4 | Gulf | Herring (fall spawner) fixed and mobile gear |
Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 5 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon | Will continue development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 6 | Quebec | Greenland Halibut 4RST | Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will complete development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 7 | Quebec | Snow Crab Coastal (12A, 12B, 12C, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17) |
Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 8 | Quebec | Atlantic Halibut - 4RST | Carry-forward from 2019-20. Will begin development of HCR in 2020-21. |
| 9 | Quebec | Cod 4RS-3Pn | Will begin to revise HCR in 2020-21. |
| 10 | Pacific | Pacific Hake | Canada will continue development of management procedure through international MSE meeting of Joint Management Committee. |
| 11 | Pacific | Albacore Tuna – North Pacific |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. |
| 12 | Pacific | Pacific Herring (Haida Gwaii, Prince Rupert District, Central Coast) |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. |
| 13 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish – Outside |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. |
| 14 | Pacific | Giant Red Sea Cucumber |
Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. |
| 15 | Pacific | Red Sea Urchin | Will continue to update HCR in 2020-21. |
Section 2: Fish stock rebuilding plans
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Date of completion | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific | Yelloweye Rockfish, inside/outside | By end of 2017-18 | Completed. |
| 2 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 4X5Y | By end of 2017-18 | Completed. |
| 3 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit I | By end of 2018-19 | No longer required. |
| 4 | National Capital Region | Redfish Unit II | By end of 2018-19 | No longer required. |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic Cod – 2J3KL | By end of 2020-21 | Expected date of completion revised from 2018-19 to 2020-21. To date, divergent stakeholder views have limited progress in defining a Harvest Control Rule. The draft Rebuilding Plan presented to stakeholders in 2018 was not adopted. The LRP was reviewed and deemed to be valid in 2019. Objective is to complete a Rebuilding plan by 2020-21. |
| 6 | Maritimes | Atlantic Cod – 5ZjM | By end of 2018-19 | Completed. |
| 7 | Maritimes | Yellowtail Flounder – 5Z | By end of 2018-19 | Completed. |
| 8 | Gulf | Cod, Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – 4TVn | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. |
| 9 | Gulf | Herring 4T (Spring Spawner) | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan will be presented to an industry working group in March 2020. Rebuilding plan to be completed in 20-21. |
| 10 | Gulf | Plaice (American), Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence – 4T | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. |
| 11 | Gulf | White Hake 4T | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. |
| 12 | Gulf | Winter Flounder 4T | By end of 2020-21 | Draft rebuilding plan to be presented at the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee meeting in March 2021. |
| 13 | National Capital Region | Northern Shrimp – SFA 6 | By end of 2017-18 | Completed in 2018-19. |
| 14 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4 | By end of 2019-20 | Completed in 2019-20. |
| 15 | Quebec | Iceland Scallop - SFA 16ef, 18a | By end of 2020-21 | Delayed. Could be completed by the end of 2021-22. Awaiting development of a model and indicators by Science. |
| 16 | Quebec | Northern Beluga (Nunavik) | By end of 2020-21 | Delayed. A new management plan should be developed and approved in 2020-21. The timeline for completion of the recovery plan will be reviewed in light of the progress made in 2020-21 |
| 17 | Pacific | WCVI Chinook | By end of 2020-21 | Roundtable meetings in 2020-21 to finalize area-level management plans and completion of rebuilding plan by March 2021. |
| 18 | Pacific | Herring Haida Gwaii (Pacific QCI) | By end of 2020-21 | Rebuilding plan completion by end of December 2020 as committed to under the Gwaii Haanas Land- Sea- People Management Plan. |
| 19 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 3Ps Cod | By end of 2020-21 | Science framework assessment was completed and new model selected. Stock assessment that occurred in November 2019 indicate stock is in critical zone. |
| # | Region | Fish Stock | Date of completion | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2J+3KL Witch Flounder | By end of 2020-21 | The 2J3KL Witch Flounder Working Group, co-chaired by DFO-Resource Management and DFO-Science was established in 2019 to develop a rebuilding plan. The working group has proposed a USR and will continue work in 2020-21 to develop a draft rebuilding plan. The rebuilding plan, once developed, will be presented to the 2+3KLMNO Groundfish Advisory Committee for consideration. |
| 2 | Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec |
Cod 4RS3PN | By end of 2020-21 | DFO will initiate a working group process in 2020-21 to develop a rebuilding plan for 4RS3Pn cod. |
| 3 | Quebec | Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp | TBD | Timeline to be determined. Work will be initiated in parallel with the review of the Precautionary Approach. |
| 4 | Pacific | Interior Fraser Coho | TBD | Begin to develop rebuilding plan in 2020-21. |
| 5 | Pacific | Okanagan Chinook | TBD | Begin to develop rebuilding plan in 2020-21. |
Section 3: Integrated Fisheries Management Plans
| # | Region | Fish stock | Description of Activity in 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maritimes | Gaspereau and blueback herring | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
| 2 | Maritimes | Offshore Clam | Will obtain approvals on updated IFMP, if not done by end of FY 19-20. |
| 3 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | ||
| 4 | Maritimes | Herring 4WX, 4V and 5Z |
Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. |
| 5 | Maritimes | Offshore Lobster and Offshore Jonah Crab |
Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. |
| 6 | Gulf | Lobster- Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (LFA 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B) |
Will begin IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 7 | Gulf | Snow Crab – CFA 12, 12E, 12F and 19 |
Will begin IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 8 | Gulf | Atlantic Salmon |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 9 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | ||
| 10 | Gulf | Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish IFMP |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 11 | Gulf | Herring 4T (Spring Spawner) |
Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 12 | Will post updated IFMP online in 2020-21. | ||
| 13 | Quebec | Lobster LFA 17 |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
| 14 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
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| 15 | Quebec | Whelk | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
| 16 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
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| 17 | National Capital Region | Mackerel (Atlantic) NAFO 3-4 |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post IFMP update online in 2020-21. |
| 18 | Central and Arctic | Bowhead Whale – Eastern Canada-West Greenland |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP in 2020-21. |
| 19 | Central and Arctic | Arctic Char – Cambridge Bay |
Carry forward from 2019-20. Will complete IFMP update in 2020-21. |
| 20 | Carry forward from 2019-20. Will post completed IFMP online in 2020-21. |
*All items noted as “Carry-forward from 2019-20” are activities that were not carried out as described in the Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Work Plans for fiscal 2019-20 in response to Recommendation 2.28, 2.63 and 2.65 in the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s (CESD) October 2016 Report 2- Sustaining Canada’s Major Fish Stocks – Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
This workplan was developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore timing of certain deliverables will need to be adjusted.
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