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North Atlantic Right Whale - Notice of temporary prohibited fishing grid(s) GN34 and Notice of seasonally prohibited fishing grid(s) GK32, GK33, GK34, GL32, GL33, GL34, GM32, GM33, GM34, GN32, GN33, HA38

June 30, 2026 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is providing notice of grid status updates related to North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW). The information presented herein is consistent with the 2026 NARW management measures previously announced by DFO.

All times listed in this document are in Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT).

New updates are in effect in the following waters (refer to the corresponding annex for details):

All NARW related prohibited fishing grids currently in effect in Canadian waters are provided in the following corresponding annexes:

DFO asks licence holders to be vigilant during fishing activities concerning the presence of NARW. Furthermore, please be reminded that it is the responsibility of the licence holder and operator to take into account the marine safety notices issued, amongst others, by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Transport Canada, as well as the standards and best practices in marine safety, and to take all measures to ensure safe fishing operations.

Any reference to the term “Notice” in this document means this “Notice to Fish Harvesters”. The Notice to Fish Harvesters, including its annexes, is provided for information purposes only. In case of discrepancy between the information in the Notice to Fish Harvester and the Notice on the Orders Registry System, the latter will prevail. For more detailed information please visit the order registry for your region.

Coordinates

Table 1: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters of the western portion of the Gulf of St Lawrence
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 48° 30' 00.00" 64° 08' 37.04"
2 48° 30' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
3 48° 20' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
4 48° 20' 00.00" 63° 30' 00.00"
5 47° 40' 00.00" 63° 30' 00.00"
6 47° 40' 00.00" 63° 40' 00.00"
7 47° 30' 00.00" 63° 40' 00.00"
8 47° 30' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
9 47° 20' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
10 47° 20' 00.00" 64° 01' 55.71"
11 47° 20' 23.25" 64° 01' 59.56"
12 47° 20' 26.10" 64° 00' 20.09"
13 47° 23' 17.30" 64° 00' 37.90"
14 47° 26' 36.00" 64° 03' 27.02"
15 47° 24' 57.05" 64° 04' 42.37"
16 47° 23' 12.77" 64° 06' 23.57"
17 47° 22' 09.24" 64° 08' 21.49"
18 47° 20' 00.00" 64° 08' 06.32"
19 47° 20' 00.00" 64° 20' 00.00"
20 47° 47' 33.40" 64° 20' 00.00"
21 47° 49' 23.55" 64° 18' 31.96"
22 47° 50' 50.56" 64° 17' 53.02"
23 47° 51' 31.42" 64° 16' 18.35"
24 47° 52' 44.11" 64° 15' 18.11"
25 47° 53' 33.68" 64° 14' 14.52"
26 47° 54' 04.88" 64° 13' 36.82"
27 47° 54' 30.56" 64° 13' 24.18"
28 47° 54' 45.01" 64° 12' 56.11"
29 47° 55' 12.11" 64° 11' 55.94"
30 47° 55' 27.02" 64° 11' 22.51"
31 47° 55' 48.16" 64° 11' 27.27"
32 47° 55' 49.61" 64° 10' 20.98"
33 47° 56' 22.53" 64° 09' 35.56"
34 47° 56' 38.74" 64° 09' 26.24"
35 47° 57' 02.18" 64° 08' 53.51"
36 47° 57' 25.95" 64° 09' 35.78"
37 47° 57' 45.77" 64° 09' 15.09"
38 47° 58' 05.64" 64° 08' 24.27"
39 47° 58' 26.79" 64° 08' 08.94"
40 47° 58' 40.26" 64° 08' 23.04"
41 47° 59' 01.46" 64° 07' 38.25"
42 47° 59' 44.59" 64° 07' 49.11"
43 48° 00' 16.68" 64° 07' 42.97"
44 48° 00' 57.62" 64° 07' 17.37"
45 48° 01' 29.42" 64° 07' 16.12"
46 48° 01' 19.28" 64° 06' 18.85"
47 48° 01' 20.04" 64° 06' 08.87"
48 48° 01' 35.07" 64° 04' 35.72"
49 48° 01' 59.55" 64° 05' 30.73"
50 48° 02' 36.76" 64° 05' 25.86"
51 48° 02' 57.21" 64° 05' 32.59"
52 48° 03' 14.95" 64° 06' 26.66"
53 48° 03' 49.59" 64° 06' 07.16"
54 48° 04' 32.04" 64° 05' 29.58"
55 48° 04' 50.96" 64° 05' 51.28"
56 48° 05' 07.64" 64° 06' 26.28"
57 48° 05' 30.33" 64° 06' 14.71"
58 48° 05' 48.84" 64° 07' 03.04"
59 48° 06' 09.70" 64° 06' 24.28"
60 48° 07' 10.93" 64° 07' 11.64"
61 48° 07' 57.86" 64° 08' 34.31"
62 48° 08' 21.62" 64° 08' 48.26"
63 48° 08' 46.56" 64° 08' 57.02"
64 48° 08' 58.75" 64° 09' 50.10"
65 48° 08' 47.41" 64° 12' 04.32"
66 48° 08' 55.08" 64° 13' 25.89"
67 48° 08' 54.26" 64° 14' 16.37"
68 48° 09' 17.91" 64° 15' 31.34"
69 48° 09' 16.38" 64° 15' 56.85"
70 48° 09' 11.52" 64° 16' 19.58"
71 48° 09' 18.12" 64° 17' 11.75"
72 48° 09' 20.62" 64° 18' 16.11"
73 48° 09' 05.33" 64° 19' 04.32"
74 48° 09' 00.93" 64° 19' 46.31"
75 48° 08' 52.31" 64° 20' 34.57"
76 48° 08' 45.60" 64° 21' 06.50"
77 48° 08' 49.13" 64° 21' 29.59"
78 48° 08' 53.44" 64° 22' 30.09"
79 48° 08' 47.59" 64° 23' 03.01"
80 48° 08' 01.08" 64° 24' 09.60"
81 48° 07' 22.70" 64° 25' 01.47"
82 48° 07' 17.27" 64° 25' 33.52"
83 48° 06' 54.98" 64° 26' 29.34"
84 48° 06' 41.11" 64° 26' 43.15"
85 48° 06' 18.20" 64° 27' 21.36"
86 48° 05' 14.14" 64° 28' 49.91"
87 48° 05' 05.50" 64° 29' 50.90"
88 48° 04' 55.44" 64° 30' 06.95"
89 48° 04' 56.86" 64° 30' 50.23"
90 48° 04' 34.36" 64° 30' 41.52"
91 48° 04' 28.62" 64° 31' 03.16"
92 48° 04' 43.35" 64° 31' 13.86"
93 48° 04' 25.75" 64° 31' 11.67"
94 48° 04' 23.58" 64° 31' 32.26"
95 48° 04' 17.35" 64° 31' 57.44"
96 48° 03' 40.13" 64° 32' 56.78"
97 48° 03' 29.57" 64° 33' 30.60"
98 48° 03' 36.29" 64° 33' 40.82"
99 48° 03' 38.48" 64° 34' 10.78"
100 48° 02' 56.83" 64° 34' 07.31"
101 48° 02' 32.98" 64° 34' 31.64"
102 48° 02' 23.63" 64° 35' 08.78"
103 48° 02' 01.62" 64° 35' 45.32"
104 48° 01' 53.74" 64° 36' 28.56"
105 48° 01' 33.97" 64° 37' 01.22"
106 48° 01' 19.05" 64° 37' 26.69"
107 48° 00' 39.12" 64° 38' 29.80"
108 48° 00' 29.00" 64° 39' 19.69"
109 48° 00' 16.58" 64° 40' 00.00"
110 48° 18' 29.66" 64° 40' 00.00"
111 48° 18' 29.94" 64° 39' 37.38"
112 48° 18' 49.79" 64° 38' 42.05"
113 48° 19' 02.72" 64° 38' 15.04"
114 48° 19' 03.32" 64° 38' 03.87"
115 48° 19' 13.34" 64° 38' 03.90"
116 48° 19' 21.42" 64° 37' 23.99"
117 48° 19' 15.42" 64° 37' 16.24"
118 48° 19' 27.49" 64° 36' 49.65"
119 48° 19' 31.17" 64° 36' 14.50"
120 48° 19' 49.80" 64° 35' 00.07"
121 48° 20' 09.46" 64° 33' 40.12"
122 48° 20' 18.89" 64° 33' 19.35"
123 48° 20' 51.12" 64° 33' 08.05"
124 48° 20' 58.75" 64° 32' 47.95"
125 48° 21' 24.34" 64° 31' 46.29"
126 48° 21' 38.26" 64° 31' 07.42"
127 48° 22' 32.10" 64° 29' 08.82"
128 48° 22' 46.57" 64° 29' 09.49"
129 48° 22' 57.48" 64° 28' 41.18"
130 48° 23' 04.82" 64° 28' 15.25"
131 48° 23' 04.42" 64° 27' 43.04"
132 48° 23' 16.09" 64° 27' 10.19"
133 48° 23' 19.78" 64° 25' 51.02"
134 48° 23' 27.86" 64° 25' 29.57"
135 48° 23' 44.84" 64° 25' 30.97"
136 48° 23' 31.47" 64° 25' 10.12"
137 48° 23' 39.76" 64° 24' 13.78"
138 48° 23' 38.45" 64° 23' 17.15"
139 48° 23' 41.34" 64° 22' 12.15"
140 48° 23' 55.35" 64° 21' 48.08"
141 48° 23' 53.35" 64° 20' 40.97"
142 48° 22' 57.06" 64° 17' 36.23"
143 48° 23' 15.19" 64° 17' 24.34"
144 48° 23' 46.54" 64° 16' 42.84"
145 48° 24' 04.40" 64° 16' 48.27"
146 48° 24' 21.36" 64° 17' 04.43"
147 48° 24' 37.41" 64° 17' 26.64"
148 48° 25' 34.57" 64° 17' 38.91"
149 48° 27' 05.28" 64° 16' 51.57"
150 48° 28' 03.39" 64° 15' 56.74"
151 48° 28' 38.70" 64° 15' 15.93"
152 48° 28' 48.36" 64° 14' 15.06"
153 48° 29' 17.02" 64° 13' 20.63"
154 48° 29' 04.52" 64° 12' 51.23"
155 48° 29' 07.74" 64° 11' 53.83"
156 48° 28' 36.30" 64° 10' 17.06"
157 48° 28' 35.30" 64° 09' 18.08"
158 48° 29' 26.58" 64° 08' 22.55"
159 48° 30' 00.00" 64° 08' 37.04"
Table 2: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters of the Eastern portion of the Gulf of St Lawrence
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 48° 30' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
2 48° 30' 00.00" 62° 30' 00.00"
3 47° 50' 00.00" 62° 30' 00.00"
4 47° 50' 00.00" 62° 10' 00.00"
5 48° 00' 00.00" 62° 10' 00.00"
6 48° 00' 00.00" 62° 00' 00.00"
7 47° 36' 42.84" 62° 00' 00.00"
8 47° 36' 38.34" 62° 00' 50.11"
9 47° 36' 17.57" 62° 03' 12.94"
10 47° 35' 48.59" 62° 04' 33.28"
11 47° 34' 09.88" 62° 01' 59.38"
12 47° 33' 37.11" 62° 04' 13.63"
13 47° 33' 08.62" 62° 03' 54.81"
14 47° 32' 48.56" 62° 03' 54.75"
15 47° 32' 28.48" 62° 04' 02.48"
16 47° 32' 21.56" 62° 04' 34.44"
17 47° 32' 17.37" 62° 04' 14.14"
18 47° 32' 11.52" 62° 04' 36.74"
19 47° 32' 05.68" 62° 04' 57.00"
20 47° 32' 12.52" 62° 05' 17.30"
21 47° 31' 56.67" 62° 05' 18.81"
22 47° 31' 33.47" 62° 04' 48.31"
23 47° 31' 37.66" 62° 05' 10.17"
24 47° 31' 32.90" 62° 05' 15.61"
25 47° 31' 32.34" 62° 05' 33.55"
26 47° 31' 06.45" 62° 05' 36.58"
27 47° 30' 04.45" 62° 05' 13.56"
28 47° 29' 49.61" 62° 04' 58.89"
29 47° 29' 35.56" 62° 05' 04.93"
30 47° 29' 06.66" 62° 04' 56.30"
31 47° 29' 19.84" 62° 05' 21.94"
32 47° 29' 55.30" 62° 05' 59.84"
33 47° 30' 12.65" 62° 05' 52.59"
34 47° 30' 39.02" 62° 06' 29.24"
35 47° 30' 41.45" 62° 06' 59.72"
36 47° 30' 25.78" 62° 06' 51.13"
37 47° 29' 56.90" 62° 06' 33.97"
38 47° 29' 49.49" 62° 06' 19.32"
39 47° 29' 43.47" 62° 06' 20.29"
40 47° 29' 37.83" 62° 06' 28.89"
41 47° 29' 36.11" 62° 06' 19.30"
42 47° 29' 31.99" 62° 06' 23.44"
43 47° 29' 15.53" 62° 06' 22.43"
44 47° 29' 11.86" 62° 06' 17.30"
45 47° 28' 58.18" 62° 06' 41.86"
46 47° 28' 52.80" 62° 06' 18.52"
47 47° 28' 46.73" 62° 06' 19.14"
48 47° 28' 45.85" 62° 06' 30.32"
49 47° 28' 38.26" 62° 06' 36.04"
50 47° 28' 29.80" 62° 06' 41.12"
51 47° 28' 20.93" 62° 06' 39.18"
52 47° 28' 10.75" 62° 06' 35.95"
53 47° 28' 05.13" 62° 06' 27.30"
54 47° 27' 59.07" 62° 06' 26.65"
55 47° 28' 06.84" 62° 06' 40.41"
56 47° 28' 06.62" 62° 06' 44.88"
57 47° 27' 52.76" 62° 06' 45.16"
58 47° 27' 49.23" 62° 06' 49.84"
59 47° 27' 48.84" 62° 07' 18.29"
60 47° 27' 42.43" 62° 07' 06.78"
61 47° 27' 38.67" 62° 07' 29.74"
62 47° 27' 31.23" 62° 07' 26.22"
63 47° 27' 12.94" 62° 07' 26.16"
64 47° 26' 54.41" 62° 07' 24.26"
65 47° 26' 54.40" 62° 07' 28.73"
66 47° 26' 16.04" 62° 07' 28.92"
67 47° 26' 00.45" 62° 07' 41.89"
68 47° 25' 37.04" 62° 08' 02.28"
69 47° 25' 22.47" 62° 08' 07.72"
70 47° 25' 31.59" 62° 08' 21.73"
71 47° 25' 21.09" 62° 08' 22.69"
72 47° 25' 01.09" 62° 08' 28.11"
73 47° 24' 49.45" 62° 08' 21.66"
74 47° 24' 37.72" 62° 08' 28.97"
75 47° 24' 36.62" 62° 08' 43.67"
76 47° 24' 19.68" 62° 08' 55.11"
77 47° 24' 34.20" 62° 09' 00.91"
78 47° 24' 37.66" 62° 09' 13.06"
79 47° 24' 25.49" 62° 09' 23.88"
80 47° 24' 12.48" 62° 09' 25.12"
81 47° 23' 50.79" 62° 09' 22.17"
82 47° 23' 30.17" 62° 09' 27.22"
83 47° 22' 57.74" 62° 09' 39.09"
84 47° 22' 40.73" 62° 10' 15.69"
85 47° 22' 22.15" 62° 10' 35.13"
86 47° 21' 59.38" 62° 10' 26.47"
87 47° 22' 02.01" 62° 10' 41.30"
88 47° 21' 45.03" 62° 10' 53.72"
89 47° 21' 15.33" 62° 11' 06.10"
90 47° 20' 55.14" 62° 11' 35.68"
91 47° 20' 57.76" 62° 11' 52.84"
92 47° 20' 39.72" 62° 12' 08.48"
93 47° 20' 12.35" 62° 12' 24.24"
94 47° 20' 00.00" 62° 12' 35.62"
95 47° 20' 00.00" 62° 20' 00.00"
96 47° 10' 00.00" 62° 20' 00.00"
97 47° 10' 00.00" 62° 08' 11.65"
98 47° 09' 52.94" 62° 07' 15.05"
99 47° 09' 29.66" 62° 07' 22.28"
100 47° 08' 58.06" 62° 07' 22.18"
101 47° 08' 32.31" 62° 07' 05.03"
102 47° 08' 15.98" 62° 03' 52.41"
103 47° 08' 30.21" 62° 02' 53.96"
104 47° 08' 38.00" 62° 01' 49.24"
105 47° 08' 32.63" 62° 00' 00.00"
106 47° 06' 20.06" 62° 00' 00.00"
107 47° 06' 34.63" 62° 00' 45.99"
108 47° 06' 34.54" 62° 01' 45.02"
109 47° 05' 54.20" 62° 02' 03.93"
110 47° 05' 36.09" 62° 01' 04.84"
111 47° 05' 35.29" 62° 00' 00.00"
112 47° 00' 00.00" 62° 00' 00.00"
113 47° 00' 00.00" 61° 44' 41.27"
114 46° 59' 59.66" 61° 44' 41.07"
115 47° 00' 00.00" 61° 44' 38.11"
116 47° 00' 00.00" 61° 40' 00.00"
117 46° 30' 00.00" 61° 40' 00.00"
118 46° 30' 00.00" 61° 51' 50.04"
119 46° 30' 21.00" 61° 53' 53.90"
120 46° 30' 18.17" 61° 54' 48.27"
121 46° 30' 10.78" 61° 55' 26.72"
122 46° 30' 37.18" 61° 57' 06.28"
123 46° 30' 28.82" 61° 58' 20.53"
124 46° 31' 19.17" 61° 58' 28.65"
125 46° 31' 30.96" 61° 59' 41.64"
126 46° 32' 07.50" 62° 00' 33.49"
127 46° 32' 01.87" 62° 01' 58.36"
128 46° 31' 19.58" 62° 03' 19.46"
129 46° 31' 08.02" 62° 04' 31.96"
130 46° 32' 12.56" 62° 02' 38.19"
131 46° 32' 36.77" 62° 03' 44.58"
132 46° 32' 40.85" 62° 06' 01.38"
133 46° 32' 26.44" 62° 07' 07.65"
134 46° 31' 44.21" 62° 10' 00.00"
135 46° 32' 00.12" 62° 10' 00.00"
136 46° 32' 47.82" 62° 07' 55.39"
137 46° 32' 48.93" 62° 10' 00.00"
138 46° 40' 00.00" 62° 10' 00.00"
139 46° 40' 00.00" 62° 30' 00.00"
140 47° 10' 00.00" 62° 30' 00.00"
141 47° 10' 00.00" 62° 50' 00.00"
142 47° 30' 00.00" 62° 50' 00.00"
143 47° 30' 00.00" 63° 10' 00.00"
144 47° 40' 00.00" 63° 10' 00.00"
145 47° 40' 00.00" 63° 20' 00.00"
146 48° 10' 00.00" 63° 20' 00.00"
147 48° 10' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
148 48° 30' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
Table 3: Coordinates representing the contour of the grids GY43, GY44, GZ43, GZ44 that are OPEN and located within the fishing prohibitions in Table 2 in the waters of the Eastern portion Gulf of St Lawrence
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 48° 00' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
2 48° 00' 00.00" 62° 40' 00.00"
3 47° 40' 00.00" 62° 40' 00.00"
4 47° 40' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
5 48° 00' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
Table 4: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters off the coast of Cape Breton
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 47° 10' 00.00" 61° 20' 00.00"
2 47° 10' 00.00" 60° 50' 00.00"
3 46° 50' 38.64" 60° 50' 00.00"
4 46° 50' 34.75" 60° 50' 18.21"
5 46° 50' 36.07" 60° 50' 36.58"
6 46° 50' 16.27" 60° 50' 35.20"
7 46° 49' 52.84" 60° 50' 56.76"
8 46° 48' 32.16" 60° 52' 30.84"
9 46° 48' 11.27" 60° 52' 59.93"
10 46° 47' 57.97" 60° 53' 14.39"
11 46° 47' 35.44" 60° 53' 29.90"
12 46° 47' 14.37" 60° 53' 54.54"
13 46° 46' 40.38" 60° 54' 19.67"
14 46° 45' 53.67" 60° 54' 59.72"
15 46° 45' 28.27" 60° 55' 12.65"
16 46° 45' 14.39" 60° 55' 35.68"
17 46° 44' 24.70" 60° 56' 22.52"
18 46° 44' 00.14" 60° 56' 44.69"
19 46° 43' 41.60" 60° 57' 27.01"
20 46° 43' 13.53" 60° 58' 15.18"
21 46° 42' 39.39" 60° 59' 05.85"
22 46° 42' 09.88" 60° 59' 46.04"
23 46° 41' 37.48" 61° 00' 28.74"
24 46° 41' 09.16" 61° 00' 49.79"
25 46° 40' 17.24" 61° 01' 06.01"
26 46° 40' 06.83" 61° 01' 21.71"
27 46° 40' 00.00" 61° 01' 29.58"
28 46° 40' 00.00" 61° 20' 00.00"
29 47° 10' 00.00" 61° 20' 00.00"
Table 5: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters West of Anticosti
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 50° 16' 06.75" 64° 26' 48.56"
2 50° 15' 48.85" 64° 25' 57.75"
3 50° 15' 56.00" 64° 24' 47.86"
4 50° 15' 15.76" 64° 22' 46.15"
5 50° 15' 04.89" 64° 21' 01.32"
6 50° 14' 51.09" 64° 20' 14.13"
7 50° 14' 38.64" 64° 20' 14.09"
8 50° 14' 37.52" 64° 20' 00.00"
9 49° 57' 19.29" 64° 20' 00.00"
10 49° 57' 16.51" 64° 20' 29.64"
11 49° 57' 23.25" 64° 20' 40.13"
12 49° 57' 26.04" 64° 20' 54.76"
13 49° 57' 11.74" 64° 20' 53.98"
14 49° 56' 58.12" 64° 21' 06.65"
15 49° 56' 57.83" 64° 21' 44.82"
16 49° 56' 54.06" 64° 21' 53.17"
17 49° 56' 54.59" 64° 22' 14.25"
18 49° 56' 51.14" 64° 22' 14.01"
19 49° 56' 50.64" 64° 22' 46.11"
20 49° 56' 47.49" 64° 22' 46.10"
21 49° 56' 47.02" 64° 22' 56.57"
22 49° 56' 43.72" 64° 22' 56.56"
23 49° 56' 43.71" 64° 23' 07.72"
24 49° 56' 46.91" 64° 23' 09.48"
25 49° 56' 46.10" 64° 24' 22.18"
26 49° 56' 39.30" 64° 24' 24.70"
27 49° 56' 39.28" 64° 24' 32.69"
28 49° 56' 25.18" 64° 24' 51.18"
29 49° 56' 32.68" 64° 24' 55.21"
30 49° 56' 22.35" 64° 25' 04.62"
31 49° 56' 13.63" 64° 25' 26.77"
32 49° 56' 07.30" 64° 25' 25.65"
33 49° 56' 00.70" 64° 25' 43.80"
34 49° 56' 00.68" 64° 26' 03.80"
35 49° 56' 03.72" 64° 26' 07.44"
36 49° 56' 03.70" 64° 26' 17.98"
37 49° 55' 56.88" 64° 26' 33.23"
38 49° 55' 57.09" 64° 26' 51.40"
39 49° 55' 46.51" 64° 27' 03.36"
40 49° 55' 46.07" 64° 27' 51.89"
41 49° 55' 39.47" 64° 27' 55.84"
42 49° 55' 39.05" 64° 28' 32.19"
43 49° 55' 32.40" 64° 29' 01.70"
44 49° 55' 20.30" 64° 29' 00.52"
45 49° 55' 11.88" 64° 28' 52.54"
46 49° 55' 12.59" 64° 29' 09.58"
47 49° 54' 50.53" 64° 29' 47.56"
48 49° 54' 35.80" 64° 30' 25.56"
49 49° 54' 16.71" 64° 30' 36.29"
50 49° 54' 05.23" 64° 31' 02.76"
51 49° 53' 36.91" 64° 31' 38.30"
52 49° 53' 22.84" 64° 32' 01.26"
53 49° 52' 30.76" 64° 32' 40.37"
54 49° 52' 19.05" 64° 32' 56.69"
55 49° 52' 05.30" 64° 33' 09.22"
56 49° 52' 21.24" 64° 33' 29.66"
57 49° 52' 38.58" 64° 33' 55.31"
58 49° 52' 46.43" 64° 33' 57.07"
59 49° 52' 38.29" 64° 34' 05.72"
60 49° 52' 16.77" 64° 34' 08.80"
61 49° 51' 46.80" 64° 34' 14.52"
62 49° 51' 48.56" 64° 34' 38.95"
63 49° 51' 26.84" 64° 34' 41.65"
64 49° 51' 06.57" 64° 34' 42.97"
65 49° 50' 58.34" 64° 34' 19.07"
66 49° 50' 57.84" 64° 33' 53.26"
67 49° 50' 47.80" 64° 33' 51.56"
68 49° 50' 36.76" 64° 33' 25.17"
69 49° 50' 25.77" 64° 32' 57.07"
70 49° 50' 25.28" 64° 32' 12.93"
71 49° 49' 11.51" 64° 30' 13.96"
72 49° 49' 00.08" 64° 30' 09.27"
73 49° 48' 49.27" 64° 29' 44.11"
74 49° 48' 26.99" 64° 29' 43.10"
75 49° 47' 33.51" 64° 28' 17.30"
76 49° 47' 24.45" 64° 28' 32.16"
77 49° 47' 16.99" 64° 27' 39.46"
78 49° 46' 48.08" 64° 27' 31.62"
79 49° 46' 26.22" 64° 26' 06.37"
80 49° 45' 45.98" 64° 24' 28.00"
81 49° 45' 36.40" 64° 23' 47.95"
82 49° 45' 20.20" 64° 22' 53.92"
83 49° 44' 56.81" 64° 21' 26.37"
84 49° 44' 59.87" 64° 20' 56.60"
85 49° 44' 47.26" 64° 20' 21.20"
86 49° 44' 37.56" 64° 20' 00.00"
87 49° 40' 00.00" 64° 20' 00.00"
88 49° 40' 00.00" 65° 00' 00.00"
89 50° 15' 21.07" 65° 00' 00.00"
90 50° 15' 19.95" 64° 59' 56.43"
91 50° 15' 19.84" 64° 58' 37.29"
92 50° 15' 23.52" 64° 58' 00.26"
93 50° 15' 24.03" 64° 57' 13.70"
94 50° 15' 04.84" 64° 56' 46.15"
95 50° 15' 16.04" 64° 56' 11.78"
96 50° 15' 11.45" 64° 55' 47.36"
97 50° 15' 16.09" 64° 55' 33.52"
98 50° 15' 07.26" 64° 54' 53.56"
99 50° 15' 08.76" 64° 53' 59.23"
100 50° 15' 02.60" 64° 52' 28.36"
101 50° 15' 04.53" 64° 51' 51.19"
102 50° 15' 12.62" 64° 50' 59.61"
103 50° 15' 16.33" 64° 50' 20.31"
104 50° 15' 20.00" 64° 50' 01.47"
105 50° 15' 19.14" 64° 49' 46.02"
106 50° 15' 14.52" 64° 49' 23.75"
107 50° 15' 19.83" 64° 48' 36.52"
108 50° 15' 13.19" 64° 48' 08.24"
109 50° 15' 22.82" 64° 47' 47.76"
110 50° 15' 18.59" 64° 47' 17.25"
111 50° 15' 19.32" 64° 47' 05.05"
112 50° 15' 23.60" 64° 46' 55.64"
113 50° 15' 23.06" 64° 46' 41.20"
114 50° 15' 26.53" 64° 46' 29.44"
115 50° 15' 19.56" 64° 46' 06.37"
116 50° 15' 20.32" 64° 45' 18.46"
117 50° 15' 05.76" 64° 45' 12.02"
118 50° 15' 06.00" 64° 45' 02.80"
119 50° 15' 15.35" 64° 44' 50.41"
120 50° 15' 15.61" 64° 44' 27.34"
121 50° 15' 15.66" 64° 43' 56.11"
122 50° 15' 14.28" 64° 43' 46.30"
123 50° 15' 15.28" 64° 42' 57.90"
124 50° 15' 23.29" 64° 42' 20.65"
125 50° 15' 23.69" 64° 41' 04.79"
126 50° 15' 27.24" 64° 40' 26.42"
127 50° 15' 26.84" 64° 40' 00.75"
128 50° 15' 27.48" 64° 39' 10.43"
129 50° 15' 22.89" 64° 38' 49.34"
130 50° 15' 23.31" 64° 38' 01.10"
131 50° 15' 32.59" 64° 37' 35.08"
132 50° 15' 31.21" 64° 37' 07.35"
133 50° 15' 33.41" 64° 36' 20.22"
134 50° 15' 34.52" 64° 35' 54.72"
135 50° 15' 52.78" 64° 34' 18.30"
136 50° 16' 00.33" 64° 33' 24.54"
137 50° 15' 59.65" 64° 33' 02.91"
138 50° 16' 05.72" 64° 32' 40.20"
139 50° 16' 03.81" 64° 31' 47.72"
140 50° 15' 59.14" 64° 30' 36.37"
141 50° 16' 03.08" 64° 29' 45.99"
142 50° 16' 02.51" 64° 28' 26.49"
143 50° 16' 06.64" 64° 28' 00.60"
144 50° 16' 06.75" 64° 26' 48.56"
145 50° 16' 06.75" 64° 26' 48.56"
Table 6: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters of Chaleur Bay
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 48° 11' 17.16" 64° 50' 00.00"
2 47° 54' 25.46" 64° 50' 00.00"
3 47° 54' 02.80" 64° 50' 38.66"
4 47° 54' 04.80" 64° 51' 07.44"
5 47° 53' 33.04" 64° 53' 07.96"
6 47° 53' 24.47" 64° 54' 05.48"
7 47° 53' 02.34" 64° 54' 43.26"
8 47° 52' 58.55" 64° 55' 23.12"
9 47° 52' 46.28" 64° 56' 20.75"
10 47° 52' 35.06" 64° 57' 13.55"
11 47° 52' 27.04" 64° 57' 50.59"
12 47° 52' 31.24" 64° 58' 19.00"
13 47° 52' 17.87" 64° 59' 28.36"
14 47° 52' 22.68" 64° 59' 58.21"
15 47° 52' 06.27" 65° 01' 41.50"
16 47° 51' 38.99" 65° 04' 38.86"
17 47° 51' 45.28" 65° 05' 17.68"
18 47° 51' 24.03" 65° 06' 08.99"
19 47° 51' 19.26" 65° 07' 05.47"
20 47° 50' 49.31" 65° 08' 33.95"
21 47° 50' 31.79" 65° 09' 27.39"
22 47° 50' 15.24" 65° 10' 37.31"
23 47° 50' 00.00" 65° 11' 33.73"
24 47° 50' 00.00" 65° 20' 00.00"
25 47° 58' 48.92" 65° 20' 00.00"
26 47° 58' 49.66" 65° 19' 47.99"
27 47° 59' 13.66" 65° 18' 28.21"
28 47° 59' 21.38" 65° 17' 47.30"
29 47° 59' 32.68" 65° 17' 21.17"
30 47° 59' 39.08" 65° 16' 21.46"
31 47° 59' 58.11" 65° 15' 09.72"
32 48° 00' 04.63" 65° 14' 53.16"
33 48° 00' 21.76" 65° 13' 34.62"
34 48° 00' 34.51" 65° 12' 51.28"
35 48° 00' 25.90" 65° 12' 27.20"
36 48° 00' 36.06" 65° 11' 39.14"
37 48° 00' 33.21" 65° 11' 18.51"
38 48° 00' 40.46" 65° 10' 48.90"
39 48° 00' 37.71" 65° 10' 30.69"
40 48° 00' 59.07" 65° 08' 58.16"
41 48° 01' 23.85" 65° 08' 10.59"
42 48° 01' 38.79" 65° 07' 15.62"
43 48° 02' 05.45" 65° 06' 05.91"
44 48° 02' 22.13" 65° 05' 47.18"
45 48° 02' 26.98" 65° 05' 20.70"
46 48° 02' 49.82" 65° 04' 24.52"
47 48° 03' 38.84" 65° 03' 23.16"
48 48° 04' 04.98" 65° 02' 49.02"
49 48° 04' 26.10" 65° 01' 53.69"
50 48° 04' 41.64" 65° 00' 59.22"
51 48° 05' 26.68" 65° 00' 07.99"
52 48° 06' 47.62" 64° 58' 13.97"
53 48° 07' 57.23" 64° 57' 02.91"
54 48° 08' 26.26" 64° 56' 30.08"
55 48° 08' 38.43" 64° 56' 01.26"
56 48° 08' 35.31" 64° 55' 39.78"
57 48° 08' 56.03" 64° 55' 03.61"
58 48° 09' 19.86" 64° 54' 41.55"
59 48° 09' 40.53" 64° 54' 30.88"
60 48° 09' 38.76" 64° 54' 16.78"
61 48° 10' 02.11" 64° 54' 10.15"
62 48° 10' 05.68" 64° 54' 27.61"
63 48° 10' 10.18" 64° 54' 16.22"
64 48° 10' 09.79" 64° 53' 41.99"
65 48° 10' 14.38" 64° 53' 10.44"
66 48° 10' 43.13" 64° 52' 18.89"
67 48° 11' 04.28" 64° 50' 53.60"
68 48° 11' 04.03" 64° 50' 26.54"
69 48° 11' 13.82" 64° 50' 13.26"
70 48° 11' 17.16" 64° 50' 00.00"
Table 7: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing grid(s) HD38, HD39, HD40
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 47° 10' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
2 47° 10' 00.00" 63° 20' 00.00"
3 47° 00' 00.00" 63° 20' 00.00"
4 47° 00' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
5 47° 10' 00.00" 63° 50' 00.00"
Table 8: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters South of Anticosti
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 49° 10' 00.00" 63° 30' 00.00"
2 49° 10' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
3 48° 40' 00.00" 63° 00' 00.00"
4 48° 40' 00.00" 63° 30' 00.00"
5 49° 10' 00.00" 63° 30' 00.00"
Table 9: Coordinates representing the contour of the prohibited fishing area(s) in the waters West of Roseway Basin
Points Position*
North Latitude (N) West Longitude (W)
1 43° 00' 00.00" 66° 20' 00.00"
2 43° 00' 00.00" 65° 50' 00.00"
3 42° 30' 00.00" 65° 50' 00.00"
4 42° 30' 00.00" 66° 20' 00.00"
5 43° 00' 00.00" 66° 20' 00.00"

* Area enclosed by rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the points listed above in the order they are listed. Point references are based on the geodesic system North American Datum 1983 (NAD83). Positions are expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds.

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Annex 1 – Gulf of St Lawrence – NARW related fishing prohibitions in effect

New information related to prohibited fishing grid(s)

Fishing prohibition(s) for the following grid(s) will commence on July 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.:

  • Portion of grid(s) GN34

DFO is providing a 48-hour advanced notice for the above prohibited fishing grid(s). All affected gear must be removed from the prohibited fishing area before the specified time, and no new gear is permitted to be set in the water after the notice is issued.

Due to a repeat detection within days 9 to 15 of a 15 day dynamic fishing prohibition period, the following grid(s) will be placed into a seasonally prohibited fishing status starting today until November 15, 2026:

  • Full grid(s) GL32, GL33, GL34, GM32, GN32, HA38
  • Portion of grid(s) GK32, GK33, GK34, GM33, GM34, GN33

Previously announced fishing prohibitions

The following grid(s) are temporarily prohibited for fishing until further notice in the Gulf of St Lawrence:

  • Full grid(s) GL31, GM31, GN31, GR40, GR41, GR42, GS40, GS41, GS42, GT40, GT41, GT42, GV37, GW34, GW35, GX42, GY48, GZ48, HD38, HD39, HD40, HD46, HD47, HE46, HE47, HF46, HF47
  • Portion of grid(s) GK31, GV33, GV34, GV35, GV36, GW31, GW33, GX29, GX30, GX31, GX33, GX34, GY29, GY30, GY31, HA48, HB47, HB48, HD48

The following grid(s) are seasonally prohibited for fishing until November 15, 2026, in the Gulf of St Lawrence:

  • Full grid(s) GV43, GV44, GV45, GW36, GW37, GW38, GW39, GW43, GW44, GW45, GX37, GX38, GX39, GX41, GX43, GX44, GX45, GY37, GY38, GY39, GY41, GY42, GY45, GZ36, GZ37, GZ38, GZ39, GZ41, GZ42, GZ45, GZ46, GZ47, HA35, HA36, HA37, HA42, HA43, HA44, HA45, HA46, HA47, HB35, HB37, HB44, HB45, HB46, HC44, HC45, HC46, HD53, HD54, HD55, HE48, HE49, HE53, HE54, HF48, HF49, HF50, HF53, HG50
  • Portion of grid(s) GX35, GX36, GY35, GY36, GZ35, HB36, HE50, HE55, HF54, HF55, HG48, HG49

The fishing prohibitions are in effect for the following fisheries when the fishing seasons are open in the Gulf, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Quebec Regions:

The fishing prohibitions will also be in effect for Atlantic halibut (fixed gear), mackerel (gillnet) and herring (gillnet) when gear is left unattended.

Annex 2 – Bay of Fundy – NARW related fishing prohibitions in effect

There are no prohibited fishing grids related to NARW in the Bay of Fundy.

Annex 3 – Roseway Basin Critical Habitat – NARW related fishing prohibitions in effect

There are no prohibited fishing grids related to NARW in the Roseway Basin Critical Habitat.

Annex 4 – Outside of the dynamic and critical habitat areas – NARW related fishing prohibitions in effect

Previously announced fishing prohibitions

The following grid(s) are temporarily prohibited for fishing until further notice in the waters outside of the dynamic and critical habitat areas:

  • Full grid(s) IC23, IC24, IC25, ID23, ID24, ID25, IE23, IE24, IE25

The fishing prohibitions are in effect for the following fisheries when the fishing seasons are open in the Maritimes Region:

The fishing prohibitions are also in effect for groundfish (longline) when gear is left unattended.

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