Notices to Fish Harvesters
Open notice_ Greenland halibut_ Gaspé fixed gear fleet less than 1371m_ COMP_GASPÉ_2024
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.
A maximum number of 120 gillnets will be authorized, except for the traditional licence holders for the Snow crab fishery, at the exception of the area 12A, or the Lobster fishery of Gaspe, who will be limited to 60 gillnets.
No vessel leasing will be authorized between the fleet under competitive regime and the fleet under ITQ regime in a same management year.
Temporary fishery closure area
Please note that for the 2024-2025 season, fishing for Greenland halibut is prohibited in part of NAFO division 4R and 4S where water depth is less than 229 meters (125 fathoms), for all Quebec region fixed gear fleets under 19.81 m due to high cod bycatch.
The directed Greenland halibut fishery is prohibited in NAFO Subdivisions 4Tp and 4Tq due to high levels of small fish.
Fishers wishing to participate in this fishery will need to provide DFO with their gear tag numbers in order to receive their Licence Conditions prior to the opening of the fishery. To obtain their licence conditions, anglers must access the online National Licensing System. For National Online Licensing System assistance, please contact customer support by phone at 1-877-535-7307 or by email at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Other management measures in the Greenland Halibut 2024-2025 Conservation Harvesting Plan approved May 10, 2024 remain unchanged.
For more information
You can obtain additional information concerning the management measures and the fishing areas on our website Commercial fisherires.
For more information, please call 1-877-898-5559
Julie Bernier
Resources Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Gaspé–Lower St. Lawrence Area