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Table Notes

Table note

A breakdown of Core and Independent Core harvesters was not available from the Maritimes region; these numbers have been included in the total for Core harvesters.

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Table note 1

A Licence Holder is categorized as core when he or she meets the following licensing criteria for inshore vessel-based fishing licenses: he or she is head of the enterprise or fishing unit, holds key licenses, have an attachment to the fishery, and is dependent on the fishery. The Independent Core category is an eligibility criteria for the receipt of new or replacement inshore vessel-based licenses. A non-core harvester does not meet those criteria.

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Table note 2

The four DFO regions in Atlantic Canada are: Newfoundland, Quebec, Gulf (Northeast Nova Scotia, Eastern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island), and Maritimes (Southern New Brunswick, Southwest Nova Scotia, Eastern Nova Scotia).

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Table note 3

Total Registrants includes those holding DFO fish harvester registration, or recognized professional certification, and includes licence holders and crew members

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