NAFO Division 5Zc Total Allowable Catches and Management Measures for 2011

Dates of season (subject to change)

Subject to any variation orders or closures specified in licence conditions, fishing is permitted from January 1st to December 31st.

Total Allowable Catches

Management Measures

Management measures for this fishery include the following:

• Gear restrictions
• Small fish protocols
• Bycatch protocols
• Logbooks
• Third-party catch verification
• At-sea observer coverage
• Vessel monitoring systems (VMS)
• Area and season closures

A Conservation Harvesting Plan has been established and provides further details on management measures.

Links to other information

• NAFO Convention Area Map (Jpeg format, 344 KB)
• TMGC Guidance Document (.pdf)
• Eastern Georges Bank Cod TRAC Status Report (.pdf)
• Eastern Georges Bank Haddock TRAC Status Report (.pdf)
• Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder TRAC Status Report (.pdf)