GASPÉ – October 29, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region is announcing the opening of the seal and harp seal hunt for 2024 in areas 17, 18 and 19.
Fishing (hunting) will be open in areas 17, 18 and 19 for licences class Q300 to Q322 and Q330 to Q332. Please note that the fishing periods (hunting) has been modified as follow :
Québec – August 16, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be closing the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery in all
Mackerel Fishing Areas on Sunday August 18, 2024 at 12:00 (noon) Eastern Daylight
Time.
Québec– October 22nd 2024
Fisheries and oceans Canada - Quebec region wishes to inform commercial fisheries
stakeholders that the electronic logbook (ELOG) will be requested, on a mandatory basis,
for the following commercial and communal commercial fleets for the 2025 season:
▪ Snow crab - All areas
▪ Lobster - All areas
▪ Herring - All areas
▪ Mackerel - All areas
▪ Bait fishing
▪ Redfish Unit 1 - Inshore fleet
Québec – September 20, 2024
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Quebec region, informs licence holders that an update of the Regional Guidelines for management of individual transferable quota (ITQ) programs (Regional Guidelines) including appendix have been published and are now available at the following link : REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERABLE QUOTA PROGRAMS. New programs have been added, while some have been merged.
Sept-Iles – September 17, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region is announcing the closure of the Stimpson’s Surf clam fishery for the Upper and Middle North Shore fleet, Sub-zone 4B, from September 20, 2024 at 23h59, due to the imminent reach of the total allowable catch.
Please visit our website at the following address: Quebec Region | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (dfo-mpo.gc.ca)
MACKEREL – AREAS 15 AND 16 – GULF OF ST-LAWRENCE
2024 SEASON
Subject: Closure Atlantic mackerel bait fishery for the 2024 season
Québec – August 16, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be closing the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery in all Mackerel Fishing Areas on Sunday August 18, 2024 at 12:00 (noon) Eastern Daylight Time.
Gaspé – July 23, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Quebec region announces the opening of the 4RST Greenland Halibut fishery for the licence holders of the Gaspé fixed gear fleet of less than 13.71 m under competitive regime.
Following discussions with industry representatives, fishing under competitive fisheries management will be permitted from July 26, 2024 at 4:30 a.m. The allocation available to the fishery is 43,06 t.
Magdalen Islands- August 1, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the opening of Area 12 toad crab (Hyas) fishing season for the Magdalen Islands fleet. The twelve-week fishing season will begin on August 25 at 00:01 and end on November 16 at 23:59.
Sept-Iles – July 23, 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region announces the opening of the sub-areas 16A to 16G rock crab fishing season from July 31 until November 26, 2024.
In order to obtain the Conditions of Licence, licence holders will have to apply for them through the National Licensing System online. For assistance with the National Online Licensing System, please contact Customer Support by phone at 1-877-535-7307 or by e-mail at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
MACKEREL - AREAS 15 AND 16 – GULF OF ST-LAWRENCE
2024 SEASON
Subject: Opening of the second portion of the Atlantic mackerel bait fishery for the 2024 season
Québec – July 26, 2024