Moncton, New Brunswick (NB) – June 20, 2022 – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces the beginning of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence bait fishery (herring only) and the herring summer fishery on July 4, 2022 for Herring Fishing Areas (HFAs) 16A to 16G. An interim Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 250 t is available for the summer fishery. Conditions of licence will be made available for participating harvesters in the National Online Licensing System (NOLS).
Mandatory for Gulf Region harvesters in 2022: Herring and Mackerel logbook - Fixed gear
DFO is reminding harvesters from the Gulf Region of the implementation of a mandatory logbook (paper format) for the commercial and bait herring fisheries in 2022.
Gulf Region harvesters must obtain the Herring and Mackerel logbook - Fixed gear from a prequalified supplier and must refer to the conditions of licence for compliance requirements. The list of prequalified suppliers is available at the following link: Prequalified Logbook Suppliers.
Quebec Region harvesters must continue to use the electronic logbook.
| Fleets | Shares | TAC (t) |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed gear, HFAs 16A to 16G | 76.07% | 190 |
| Fixed gear, HFA 17 | 1.00% | 3 |
| Mobile gear | 22.93% | 57 |
| TOTAL | 100% | 250 |
| HFA | Shares | Allocations (t) |
|---|---|---|
| 16A | 0.79% | 2 |
| 16B | 47.54% | 90 |
| 16C&E | 15.77% | 30 |
| 16D | 3.29% | 6 |
| 16F | 16.30% | 31 |
| 16G | 16.30% | 31 |
| TOTAL | 100% | 190 |