Atlantic, Quebec and Arctic commercial fisheries

Fishing licences, fish and shellfish exports, quotas, openings and closures, elver management, funding opportunities.

Most requested

Annual in-season fishery decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and Arctic waters within Canada’s 200-mile limit.

Multi-year management plans, recovery plans, decisions and notices, stock status reports, fishery requirements and reporting listed by species.

Licensing, gear tags and tabs, logbooks, elver monitoring, dockside and at-sea monitoring, vessel monitoring system, waste management.

Percentage share of total allowable catch of each species assigned to each fleet in fishing areas.

Map showing northwest Atlantic Ocean high seas fishing zones.

Regulatory amendments, guidance, licence eligibility, review process, contacts.

Licences for the possession and export of both domestic- and foreign-caught elvers.

Funding to support the sustainable growth of Quebec’s fisheries and aquaculture industries.

Funding for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector to support growing market demands.