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Species and Area

Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4T) Herring

Dates of season (subject to change)

Spring fishery – April 1-June 30
Fall fishery – July 1-December 31

Total Allowable Catches and Sharing Arrangements (if applicable)

The spring TAC is set at 2,000 t, and the fall TAC is set at 65,000 t.
The sharing of the quota remains unchanged for 2010-2011: 76.83% for the inshore fleet and 23.17% for large seiners.
Sharing between fleets is as follows:

FLEET	SPRING	FALL
Inshore fleet Areas 16A-G	1,521	49,440
Inshore fleet in Area 17	16	650
Gulf large seiners	463	14,910
TOTAL	2,000	65,000

Management Measures

Spring inshore gillnet fishery

A Dockside Monitoring Program (DMP) with 100 % dockside verification will be required in all HFAs except 16A and 16D, where a Catch Monitoring Program (CMP) with 100% radio hail and 75% verification at dockside as well as a logbook will be in place. The DMP companies will have to provide, on a daily basis to DFO, the amount of herring landed/hailed per fisher.
Weekly landing limits of 10,206 kg will be implemented in all HFAs except 16A and 16D, where landings are minimal.
Spawning areas will be closed in all HFAs except 16A and 16F.
No nets or herring will be allowed to be on board during a fishing trip between 18:00 and 04:00 every day in all HFAs except 16B (due to safety considerations), where no nets or herring will be allowed to be on board during a fishing trip between 22:00 and 03:00 every day, and 16D, where no nets or herring will be allowed to be on board during a fishing trip between 21:30 and 04:00 every day.
Landings are counted against the quota in the area where the fish is landed when the said area is open. Landings are counted against the quota in the adjacent area when the fish is landed in a closed area.
Other management measures are as follows.

Fishing Area	Dockside Monitoring Program (DMP) or Catch Monitoring Program (CMP)	Quota	Period	Net (size / mesh depth / length)	Weekend Closures	Trip Limit
SPRING INSHORE MANAGEMENT MEASURES BY HFA – 2010-2011
16A – Île Verte	CMP - declaration of 100% of catches through the radio and dockside verification for 75% of landings	4	April 1 to May 31	57.1mm min / 100 meshes / 375 fathoms	None	No Limit
16B – Baie des Chaleurs (fixed gear) Small Seiners	DMP	71	April 6 to May 31	57.1mm min / 100 meshes / 300 fathoms	None	Weekly limit of 10,206 kg (22,250 lb)
16B – Baie des Chaleurs (fixed gear) Small Seiners	DMP	Up to 22.75% (16 t) of 16B spring allocation	April 6 to May 31	N/A	None	Weekly limit of 10,206 kg (22,250 lbs)
16 C– Escuminac	DMP	130	April 26 to May 31	57.1mm min / 125 meshes / 343 fathoms	12:00 (noon) Friday to 12:00 (noon) Saturday	Weekly limit of 10,206 kg (22,250 lb)
16D – Magdalen Islands	CMP - Well-keeping of a logbook, declaration of 100% of catches through the radio and dockside verification for 75% of landings	22	April 12 to May 31	57.1mm min / 125 meshes / 200 fathoms	None	No Limit
16E – Western PEI, south-eastern NB and northern GNS	DMP	454	April 26 to May 31	57.1mm min / 125 meshes / 343 fathoms	12:00 (noon) Friday to 12:00 (noon) Saturday	Weekly limit of 10,206 kg (22,250 lbs)
16F – Pictou	DMP	7	April 26 to May 31	57.1mm min / 150 meshes / 120 fathoms	12:00 (noon) Sunday to 12:00 (noon) Monday	No Limit
16G – Fishermen’s Bank	DMP	9	April 26 to May 31	57.1mm min / 100 meshes / 343 fathoms	12:00 (noon) Friday to 12:00 (noon) Saturday	Weekly limit of 10,206 kg (22,250 lbs)
16A-G	As per individual areas (above)	62	June 1 – June 30	As per individual areas (above)	None	As per individual areas (above)

The fall inshore management measures for each HFA and for the herring purse seine fleet will be announced at a later date.

Links to other information

For more information on the management of the herring fishery, see the Gulf Region Herring Fishery Information Website at http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fam-gpa/herring-hareng/index-e.php .