Fisheries Management Policies

Fisheries management efforts are guided by a variety of policies. Below you will find an alphabetical listing of fisheries management policies and related documents available online.

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy

An Integrated Aboriginal Policy Framework

Atlantic Canadian Loggerhead Turtle Conservation Action Plan

Atlantic Fisheries Policy Review - A Policy Framework for the Management of Fisheries on Canada's Atlantic Coast

Atlantic Recreational Fishing Licence Program

Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon

Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations

Commercial Fisheries Licensing Policy for the Gulf Region

New Access Framework - Atlantic Commercial Fisheries (2002)

New and Emerging Fisheries Policy

Recreational Fisheries in Canada: An Operational Policy Framework

Sustainable Fisheries Framework

• A Fishery Decision-Making Framework Incorporating the Precautionary Approach (April 2009)
• Guidance for the Development of Rebuilding Plans under the Precautionary Approach Framework: Growing Stocks out of the Critical Zone (April 2013)
• Managing Impacts of Fishing on Benthic Habitat, Communities and Species (April 2009)
• Ecological Risk Assessment Framework (ERAF) for Coldwater Corals and Sponge Dominated Communities (April 2013)
• Policy on New Fisheries for Forage Species (April 2009)
• Policy on Managing Bycatch (April 2013)
• Guidance on Implementation of the Policy on Managing Bycatch (April 2013)

Vessel Replacement Rules and Procedures on the Atlantic Coast - Discussion Paper

Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation Policy