2024-2025 Lobster Fishing Areas 33-38 (Maritimes Region)

The Maritimes Region inshore lobster fishery occurs in the Bay of Fundy and along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia to the tip of Cape North, broken down by Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 27- 38, as defined within the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 (Schedule XIII). The details presented below concern LFAs 33-38, from Cape Hartland, near Halifax, into the Bay of Fundy.

Dates of season (subject to change)

The length of the fishing seasons varies by LFA. For a list of open and closed times, please consult Schedule XIV of the Atlantic Fishing Regulations, 1985 and the Orders Registry - Maritimes Orders Registry (dfo-mpo.gc.ca).

Total allowable catch (TACs)

N/A.

Management measures

The inshore lobster fishery in the Maritimes Region is managed using a number of input and biological controls, including the controls in the table below. There are no changes to the controls for the 2024-2025 season.

LFA 33

• Trap limit*: 250
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

LFA 34

• Trap limit*: 375 (opening to March 31); 400 (April 1 to May 31)
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

LFA 35

• Trap limit*: 300
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

LFA 36

• Trap limit*: 300
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

LFA 38

• Trap limit*: 375
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

LFA 38B

• Trap limit*: 375
• Minimum size (mm): 82.5

*Trap limit is for Category A licences. Category B licences are allowed 30% and partnerships 150% of the trap limit for a Category A licence.

For more information, please contact your regional DFO office: 

• (902) 407-8153
• DFO.MAR-FM-GP.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Single or multi-year planning

The information provided is applicable to the 2024-2025 fishery only.

Links to other information

• Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
• Lobster Fishing Areas 27 - 38: Integrated Fisheries Management Plan