Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2011
Fisheries decisions in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic include fisheries off the coast of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, within Canada’s 200-mile limit.
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Select a Species Category
Shellfish and Invertebrates
- Clam
- Crab (Jonah)
- Crab (Rock)
- Crab (Snow)
- Crab (Toad)
- Lobster
- Marine Worm
- Scallop
- Sea urchin
- Shrimp
- Surf Clam
- Surf Clam (Stimpson)
- Whelk
Marine Mammals
Fish
- Atlantic Cod
- Atlantic Halibut
- Bluefin Tuna
- Capelin
- Greenland Halibut
- Groundfish - Mixed (Including cod)
- Groundfish - Mixed (Non cod)
- Herring
- Lumpfish
- Mackerel
- Redfish
- Swordfish
- Porbeagle Shark
- Yellowtail Flounder
2011 Decisions to Date
Atlantic Cod
Atlantic Halibut
Capelin
Clam
Crab (Rock)
Crab (Snow)
- 2011 4X Snow Crab Fishery - Maritimes Region
- 2010 4X Snow Crab Fishery - Maritimes Region
- Snow Crab Fishing Area 19
- Snow Crab Area 13 (Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador Regions)
- Snow Crab Zone 14 - Season 2011
- Snow Crab Temporary Allocations for Areas 12c and 15 - Season 2011
- Snow Crab Area 12, 18, 25, 26
- Snow Crab Area 12E
- Snow Crab in Area 17 (St. Lawrence Estuary)
- Snow Crab Zone 16a Temporary Allocations - Season 2011
- Snow Crab Fishing Areas 2J, 3KLNO, 3Ps, 4R3Pn – Season 2011
- Snow crab fishing in area 12A
- Snow crab fishing in area 12B
- Snow Crab Area 16 - Season 2011
- Snow Crab Fishing Area N-ENS (formerly CFA 20-22) Eastern Cape Breton, Season 2011
- Snow Crab Fishery (CFA 23 and 24) Eastern Cape Breton, Season 2011
Crab (Toad)
Groundfish (including Cod)
- Management Measures for the 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery
- Northern Cod Stewardship Fishery 2J3KL (2011)
- 3Ps Groundfish Newfoundland and Labrador (2011-2012)
- NAFO Division 5Zc Total Allowable Catches and Management Measures for 2011
Groundfish (Non Cod)
Herring
- Herring - 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy Spawning Component
- NAFO Division 4R - Herring Fishing Areas 13 and 14 (Western Newfoundland and Southern Labrador) 2011
Lobster
- Lobster Zones 15, 16 and 18i - Season 2011
- Lobster Sub-Areas 18B-C-D-G-H and 17A-B - Season 2011
- Lobster Fishing Areas 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B
- Lobster Fishing in Areas 19, 20 and 21
- Lobster Fishing Area 22 – Quebec Region
Lumpfish
Scallop
- Scallop Fishing Area 29 West Inshore Scallop Fishery
- Scallop Areas 15 and 16i - Seasons 2010 to 2012
- Scallop Areas 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16g, 16h and 18d - Seasons 2011 to 2012
- Scallop Areas 16E, 16F and 18A - Seasons 2010 to 2012
- Quebec Region, Îles-de-la-Madeleine area, scallop fishing in area 20
Sea Urchin
- Sea Urchin Area 12 - Season 2011
- Conservation-Based Harvesting Plan - Sea Urchin, fishing areas 9, 10 and 11 - 2011 Season
Seal
- Quebec Region, Magdalen Islands area, Harp seal
- Conservation Harvesting Plan - Seal Hunt North Shore Area 2011 Season
- Harp Seal and Hooded Seal competitive fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Gulf and Maritimes Regions
Shrimp
- Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 2-6 2011/12
- Gulf of St. Lawrence shrimp (Areas 8,9,10 and 12)
- Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 0, 1 and 7
Surf Clam (Stimpson)
- Stimpson Surf Clam Fishing Area 5 - Season 2011
- Stimpson Surf Clams Sub-area 4c - Season 2011
- Arctic Surfclam - Grand Bank
Yellowtail Flounder
Whelk
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