Notice to Fish Harvesters - Snow Crab

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.

Date Issued Notice
2026 - Conditions of Licence: Changes to Reporting of Lost / Retrieved Fishing Gear
2026 - Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Implementation – 2026 Fishing Season
2025 - Electronic logbook mandatory sections to complete by Gulf Region lobster and snow crab fish harvesters
2025 - Gulf Region Electronic Logbooks (ELOGs) Newsletter: Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab
2025 - Snow Crab Fishery Opening Date: Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25 and 26) and 12E
2025 - Snow Crab Fishery Opening Date: Crab Fishing Area 12F
2025 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12E
2025 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
2025 - Conservation Harvesting Plan for Snow Crab - Area 12F
2025 - Snow Crab Movement Study
2025 - Total Allowable Catch and Allocation for the Scientific Survey for Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19
Mandatory Electronic Logbooks (ELOGs) in 2025 for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab and Lobster Fisheries
2024 - Snow Crab Fishery Opening Date in Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25, and 26) and 12E
2024 - Total Allowable Catch and Allocation for the Scientific Survey for Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19)
2024 - Snow Crab Movement Study
2024 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
2024 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12E
Terms of Reference for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Advisory Committee
2023 - Snow Crab Fishery Opening Date in Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25 and 26) and 12E
2023 – Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12E
2023 – Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
2023 - Total Allowable Catch and Allocation for the scientific survey for snow crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19)
Terms of Reference of the Committee for Setting the Opening Date for the Snow Crab Fishery
Criteria for access to Crab Fishing Area 12 by Areas 12E and 12F fish harvesters in case of closures of the fishing grounds
2022 - Snow Crab Fishery Opening Date: Crab Fishing Areas 12 (12, 18, 25 and 26) and 12E
2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12 (12, 18, 25, 26)
2022 - Snow Crab Movement Study
2022 - Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Snow Crab Conservation Harvesting Plan for Crab Fishing Area 12E
2022 - Total Allowable Catch and Allocation for the Scientific Survey for Snow Crab in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Areas 12, 12E, 12F and 19)
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