Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PE) – August 04, 2022 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) – Gulf Region wishes to advise industry the commercial eel fishery in Prince Edward Island will open on Friday, August 26 at 6:00 a.m. and will remain open until Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m.
NEW management measures in place for the 2022 fishing season:
In 2022, all commercial fisheries in Canada have a new condition of licence relating to the discharge of garbage from Canadian fishing vessels. The licence holder/operator is prohibited from discarding in Canadian fisheries waters from their vessel anything that may be harmful to fish or fish habitat. Refer to the Notice to Fish Harvesters sent on April 7, 2022 for further details: Commercial fishery requirements.
All other management measures will remain the same for the 2022 season.