Decisions for Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Arctic - 2026
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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2026 Decisions
Atlantic Salmon
Capelin
- Capelin in NAFO Divisions 2J3KLPs 2026
- Fisheries Management Decision 2026 and 2027 Capelin in NAFO Divisions 4RST
Crab (Jonah)
Crab (Snow)
- Atlantic, Quebec and the Arctic - 2026 2026 Snow Crab - Southeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 23 and 24E)
- 2026 Snow Crab - Northeastern Nova Scotia (Crab Fishing Areas 20-22)
- 2026 Snow Crab Fishery, Newfoundland and Labrador
Groundfish
- 2026 Conservation harvesting plan (CHP) - NAFO Divisions 3NO: Groundfish fixed gear fleet
- 2026-27 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet
- 2026 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO divisions 2GHJ3K Greenland halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2026 Conservation harvesting plan (CHP) NAFO Divisions 3LMNO Greenland halibut (Turbot) fishery fixed gear fleet
- 2026 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Area 2 + Divisions 3KLMNO groundfish fishery mobile gear fleet
- 2026 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) - NAFO Divisions 2J3KLP4R: lumpfish fishery
- 2026 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) NAFO Divisions 3KL Winter flounder (blackback) fishery
- 2026-27 Conservation Harvesting Plan NAFO Division 4R and Sub-Division 3Pn: Groundfish Fixed and Mobile Gear Vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- 3Pn4RS Cod Management Approach for 2026-27 to 2028-29
- 2026-27 2J3KL Northern cod fishery management approach
- Unit 1 Redfish Management Plan 2026-27
- 2026-27 Conservation Harvesting Plan - NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps Groundfish Fixed Gear Vessels less than 27.4 metres (90ft.)
- 2026-27 Conservation Harvesting Plan NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps Groundfish Mobile Gear: Vessels less than 27.4 metres (90 ft.)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery
- 3Ps Groundfish and Iceland Scallop (Core Area) Newfoundland and Labrador (2026-27)
- 2026-27 groundfish 4VWX5 (Maritimes Region)
- 2026 Groundfish (Maritimes Region) – 5Z
- 2026 and 2027 Canadian Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Allocations for Greenland halibut in NAFO Subarea 0
Herring
Lobster
- Lobster Fishing Areas 3 – 14C, Newfoundland and Labrador Region 2026
- 2026 Lobster Fishing Areas 27-32 (Maritimes Region)
- 2025-2026 Lobster Fishing Areas 33-38 (Maritimes Region)
- 2026 Offshore lobster (Maritimes Region) – Lobster Fishing Area 41
Mackerel
Sea cucumber
Sea urchin
- 2025-26 Southwest New Brunswick Sea Urchin Fishery in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 36
- 2025-26 Southwest New Brunswick Sea Urchin Fishery in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 38
Scallop
Shrimp
- Northern Shrimp – Shrimp Fishing Areas 0 and 1
- Management decision for 2026/27 Northern Shrimp Fishing Areas (SFAs) 4, 5, 6 and 7
- 2026 Scotian Shelf shrimp (Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15 and 16) - Maritimes Region
Surf Clam
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