Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2022
Fisheries decisions in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic include fisheries off the coast of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, within Canada’s 200-mile limit.
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Shellfish and Invertebrates
- Clam
- Crab (Jonah)
- Crab (Red)
- Crab (Rock)
- Crab (Snow)
- Crab (Toad)
- Lobster
- Marine Worm
- Oyster
- Scallop
- Sea Cucumber
- Sea urchin
- Shrimp
- Surf Clam
- Whelk
Fish
- Atlantic Salmon
- Bluefin Tuna
- Capelin
- Groundfish
- Hagfish
- Herring
- Mackerel
- Redfish
- Swordfish
- Trout
Marine Mammals
- Seal
2022 Decisions
Capelin
Crab (Jonah)
Crab (Snow)
- 2022-23 Snow Crab (4X) – Crab Fishing Area 24W
- 2022 Snow Crab - Northeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 20-22)
- 2022 Snow Crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
- 2022 Snow crab fishery, Newfoundland and Labrador
Groundfish
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2022-2023 NAFO Division 4R and Sub-division 3Pn - Groundfish fixed and mobile gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- 2022 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) 2J3KL Stewardship Cod fishery
- 3Pn4RS Cod management approach for 2022-2023
- 2022 2J3KL Northern Cod Stewardship fishery management approach
- 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador recreational Groundfish fishery
- 2022 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO divisions 3LMNO Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2022 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO divisions 2GHJ3K Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Division 3NO Groundfish fishery fixed gear fleet
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2022-23 season NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps - Groundfish fixed gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- Conservation Harvesting Plan 2022-23 season NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps - Groundfish mobile gear vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- 2022-23 groundfish 4VWX5 (Maritimes Region)
- 3Ps Groundfish and Iceland Scallop (Core Area) Newfoundland and Labrador (2022-23)
- 2022 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO area 2 + divisions 3KLMNO groundfish fishery mobile gear fleet
- 2022 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 5Z
Herring
- 2022 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Offshore Scotian Shelf (Outer Banks) spawning component
- 2022 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Eastern Shore herring gillnet fishery
- 2022 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – Little Hope herring gillnet fishery
- 2022 herring fishery (Maritimes Region) – 4WX Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy spawning component
- NAFO Division 4R - Herring Fishing Areas 13 and 14 (Western Newfoundland and Southern Labrador) 2022-2023
Lobster
Mackerel
Redfish
Scallop
- 2022 offshore scallop fishery in the Maritimes Region – Scallop Fishing Areas 10-12, 25-27
- 2022 inshore scallop fishery in the Bay of Fundy – Scallop Production Areas 1-6
- 2022 Scallop Fishing Area 29 West
Sea Cucmber
Shrimp
- Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 1 and 7
- Eastern and Western assessment zones: Northern Shrimp management units Davis Strait East, Davis Strait West, Nunavut East, Nunavik East, Nunavut West and Nunavik West – 2022/23
- Management decision for 2022/23 Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6
- 2022 Scotian Shelf shrimp (Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15 and 16) - Maritimes Region
Surf Clam
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