Commercial fisheries for Lobster
Multi-year management plans
- Offshore lobster and Jonah crab - Maritimes Region
- Lobster Fishing Areas 27 - 38: Integrated Fisheries Management Plan
- American lobster - Lobster fishing area 3-14C
- Lobster Fishing Areas 27 - 38: Integrated Fisheries Management Plan
- Lobster Fishing Area 22 (Quebec Region - Magdalen Islands Area)
- Lobster fishery – Areas 19, 20 and 21
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Lobster (Homarus americanus) in Area 17 (subareas 17A and 17B)
- Integrated Fisheries Management Plan - Lobster in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence - lobster fishing areas 23, 24, 25, 26A, 26B (2014)
Notices, variations and decisions
- 2026 Lobster Fishing Areas 3 – 14C, Newfoundland and Labrador Region
- 2026 Lobster Fishing Areas 27-32 (Maritimes Region)
- 2025-2026 Lobster Fishing Areas 33-38 (Maritimes Region)
- 2025 Lobster Fishing Areas 27-32 (Maritimes Region)
- 2024-2025 Lobster Fishing Areas 33-38 (Maritimes Region)
- 2025 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
- 2025 Offshore Jonah crab (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
- 2023 – Lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25
- 2023 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A AND 26B
- 2022 - Lobster fishery opening date for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25
- 2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Conservation Harvesting Plan for Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 26A and 26B
- Update to the mandatory colour scheme for gear marking in Eastern Canada (June 2020)
- Gulf Region Electronic Logbook (ELOG) – Progressive implementation (2021 and 2022) for the Snow Crab, Shrimp and Lobster Fisheries
- Fishery management measures for right whale protection
- Variation and prohibition orders – Maritimes Registry
- Variation and prohibition orders – Gulf Registry
Stock status reports and research documents
Statistics and reports
- Canadian Commercial fisheries landings
- Newfoundland and Labrador Region landings and quota reports
- Maritimes Region catch and quota reports
Maps
- Lobster Fishing Areas in Quebec and Gulf Regions (PDF, 598 KB)
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Zones
Consultations
Contacts
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