Commercial fisheries for Snow crab

Multi-year management plans

• Integrated Fisheries Management Plan - Snow crab in the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence crab fishing areas 12, 12E, 12F, 19

Notices, variations and decisions

• 2025-26 Snow Crab (4X) – Crab Fishing Area 24W
• 2025 Snow Crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
• 2025 Snow Crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
• 2025 Snow Crab Fishery, Newfoundland and Labrador
• 2024 - Snow Crab fishery opening date: Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25 and 26) 12E
• 2024 -Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and allocation for the scientific survey for Snow crab in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19
• 2024 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
• 2024 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Area 12E
• 2024 - Snow Crab movement study in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
• 2023 - Snow crab fishery opening date: Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25 and 26) and 12E
• 2023 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
• 2023 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12E
• 2023 - Total allowable catch and allocation for the scientific survey for snow crab in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for 2023 (areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19)
• 2022 Criteria for access to Crab Fishing Area 12 by Areas 12E and 12F fish harvesters in case of closures of the fishing grounds
• 2022 - Snow crab fishery opening date: Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25, 26) and 12E
• 2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
• 2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan Crab Fishing Area 12E
• 2022 - Snow Crab movement study in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
• 2022 - Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and allocation for the scientific survey for Snow crab in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19
• Snow crab tagging study
• Variation and prohibition orders – Gulf Registry

Stock status reports and research documents

• Research documents and stock status reports available from CSAS

Statistics and reports

• Canadian Commercial fisheries landings
• Newfoundland and Labrador Region landings and quota reports
• Maritimes Region catch and quota reports
• Gulf Region quota reports

Maps

• Snow crab Fishing Areas in Quebec and Gulf Regions (PDF, 520 KB)
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Zones

Consultations

• Newfoundland and Labrador Region
• Gulf Region
• Quebec Region
• Consulting with Canadians

Contacts

• Regional contacts and locations