Notice to Fish Harvesters - Bait

Fisheries and Oceans Canada produces and makes accessible various publications to inform fish harvesters and the Canadian public about management decisions. You can find in the species list the publications on fisheries that affect fish harvesters in the Gulf Region.

Issue Date Notice
2025 - Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery (Closure)
2025-2026 - Conservation Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Mackerel Bait Fishery
2025 - Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery (Stopping of the Fishery)
2025-2026 – Conservation Harvesting Plan for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Mackerel Bait Fishery
2025-2026 - Atlantic Mackerel Management Plan
2024 - Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery (Closure)
2024 - Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery (Reopening)
2024 - Atlantic Mackerel Bait Fishery (Pausing of the Fishery)
2024 – Conservation Harvesting Plan for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Mackerel Bait Fishery
2024 - Atlantic Mackerel Management Plan
2023 – Commercial and bait herring fisheries in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Herring Fishing Areas 16A to 16G (Mandatory Hail-Out)
2023 – Conservation Harvesting Plan for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence bait fishery
2023-2024 - Atlantic Mackerel Management Plan
2022-2023 - Atlantic Mackerel Management Plan
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