Species information

Number of commercial fishing licences issued by Pacific Region, 2023
Fishery	Licence category	2023
Salmon¹:
Full Fee (Gill Net & Troll)	AG, AT	838
Reduced Fee (Gill Net & Troll)	AG, AT (Reduced Fee)	88
Full Fee (Seine)	AS	170
Reduced Fee (Seine)	AS (Reduced Fee)	10
Communal Commercial	FAG, FAT, FAS	219
Herring Roe:
Full Fee (Gill Net)	HG	740
Reduced Fee (Gill Net)	HG	239
Communal Commercial (Gill Net)	FH	218
Full Fee (Seine)	HS	204
Reduced Fee (Seine)	HS	37
Communal Commercial (Seine)	FHS	11
Herring Spawn on Kelp:
Communal Commercial	FJ	10
Full Fee	J	34
Halibut:
Commercial	L	338
Communal Commercial	FL	70
Groundfish:
Commercial (Trawl)	T	134
Communal Commercial (Trawl)	FT	3
Shrimp:
Commercial (Trawl)	S	203
Communal Commercial (Trawl)	FS	1
Shrimp and Prawn:
Commercial (Trap)	W	184
Communal Commercial (Trap)	FW	53
Sablefish:
Commercial	K	41
Communal Commercial	FK	7
Geoduck:
Commercial	G	49
Communal Commercial	FG	5
Schedule II Species:
Commercial	C	291
Communal Commercial	FC	5
Crab:
Commercial	R	181
Communal Commercial	FR	27
Sea Urchin:
Green Sea Urchin	ZA	48
Red Sea Urchin	ZC	62
Communal Commercial Red Sea Urchin	FZC	18
Sea Cucumber	ZD	81
Euphauasiid	ZF	16
Rockfish:
Commercial	ZN	209
Communal Commercial	FZN	22
Transport	D	15
Special Fisheries	ZM, ZX, ZY1, ZY3, ZY4	258
Clam	Z2, Z2ACL	306
High Seas	SEC68	1
Eulachon	ZU	16
Pacific Sardine:
Full Fee	ZS	25
Communal Commercial	ZSF	25
U.S.A. Albacore Tuna²	USA68	0

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region Operations Branch.

¹Salmon licences previously allocated to Northern Native Fishing Co (NNFC) category NAG were converted to Communal Commercial licences in 2023.

²The Canada-US Pacific Albacore Tuna Treaty expired on 31 December 2022 and no transboundary fishing was authorized in 2023.

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