2024 Species information

Number of species licences issued by province and region, 2024
Species	Nova Scotia		New Brunswick		P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland & Labrador	Atlantic
Species	Maritimes	Gulf	Maritimes	Gulf	P.E.I. Gulf	Quebec	Newfoundland & Labrador	Atlantic
Groundfish	1,967	323	165	594	816	731	2,852	7,448
Herring	1,401	421	275	1,041	859	933	1,836	6,766
Mackerel^{Footnote 1}	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swordfish	824	182	8	0	156	0	0	1,170
Tuna	150	125	2	90	359	53	45	824
Salmon	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	30
Capelin	0	0	0	2	0	69	1,447	1,518
Clam	690	101	294	903	1,535	3	0	3,526
Scallop	286	130	201	239	394	78	696	2,024
Squid	415	381	5	4	258	13	2,021	3,097
Lobster	2,597	593	315	1,134	1,203	606	2,158	8,606
Shrimp	39	0	7	23	1	50	229	349
Crab	354	248	8	177	122	465	2,378	3,752
Other	1,574	692	226	2,452	2,914	2,285	7,593	17,736
Total Atlantic	10,297	3,196	1,507	6,659	8,617	5,286	21,284	56,846
Footnotes Footnote 1 In 2022, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) closed the Atlantic mackerel commercial and bait fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec to allow the stock to rebuild. Return to footnote 1 referrer

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Fisheries Management

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