Notices to Fish Harvesters

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Date of Notice

OBJECT : Announcement of the postponement of the opening of the lobster fishery – Areas 19-20

Gaspé – May 4, 2023

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the postponement of the opening of the lobster fishery in certain sub-areas of Area 19 and 20 according to the following dates:

Postponement of the Opening of the Lobster Fishery in Certain Sub-areas

Zone

Date

19A-2 et 19A-3

May 13 to July 22, 2023

19B

May 10 to July 19, 2023

19C-2

May 13 to July 22, 2023

20A-1

May 10 to July 17, 2023

Please note that the season will start at 4:30 a.m. on opening day and end at 11:59 p.m. on closing day for all sub-areas.

The 2023 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) was approved on April 19, 2023.

For additional information

Please visit our website at the following address: Quebec Region

Resource management

Fisheries and Oceans Canada