Tracadie, New Brunswick (NB) – July 12, 2022 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is announcing the re-opening of the Atlantic halibut fishery for the Eastern New Brunswick fixed-gear licence holders fishing in NAFO Division 4T. The fishery will take place on July 14, 2022 from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. the same day. This period may be modified due to inclement weather or other uncontrollable circumstances and stakeholders will be consulted prior to any changes.
Pilot Project in 4T5: The re-opening of the exploratory fishery in the groundfish fishing area 4T5 will also take place on July 14, 2022 from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. the same day.
The maximum number of hooks per licence holder is 200.
The remaining Atlantic halibut allocation for the Eastern New Brunswick fixed gear fleet is 27,46 metric tonnes (mt) for 2022. Any overrun of the 2022 allocation will be taken on a one-to-one basis from the 2023 allocation of Atlantic halibut assigned to this fleet.
For the proper management of the offloading of catches, dockside monitoring will only be offered at the following landing ports:
- Pointe-Verte
- Petit-Rocher
- Stonehaven
- Caraquet
- Miscou
- Ste-Marie/St-Raphaël
- Petit-Shippagan
- Pigeon Hill
- Shippagan
- Le Goulet
- Val-Comeau
- Tabusintac
- Neguac
- Escuminac
- Pointe-Sapin
- Cap-Lumière