Tracadie, New Brunswick (NB) – May 12, 2025 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is announcing opening dates for the 2025 commercial gaspereau fishery for Eastern New Brunswick. The fishing season for each watercourse was established in consultation with industry members and details can be found in Annex 1.
Reminder - Catch Reporting Hail-in
All active licence holders will be required to call at 1-833-978-1605 to report their gaspareau landings for each day fished. Calls must be made:
- at the end of every fishing day or;
- at the end of every week where fishing activities occurred. A week is defined as commencing at 00:01 hrs on Sunday and ending at 23:59 hrs on the following Saturday.
Management measures announced in the Notice to Fish Harvesters on May 17, 2023 are maintained for the duration of the fishing plan.
ANNEX 1
Opening dates for the 2025 Gaspereau commercial fishery in Eastern New Brunswick
- Tidal waters of that portion of New Brunswick that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait not referred to in the waters set out below
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 31 to 6:00 p.m. on June 28
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Caraquet Bay, Gloucester County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 28 to 12:00 p.m. on June 25
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Lamèque Island and Miscou Island, Gloucester County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 24 to 12:00 p.m. on June 28
- Closure: Closed from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during the weekends of May 24-25 and May 31-June 1
- Tidal waters of the Pokemouche River, Gloucester County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 18 to 12:00 p.m. on June 28
- Closure: Closed every weekend from 12:00 pm each Saturday to 6:00 pm on the following Sunday.
- Tidal waters of the Big Tracadie River and Portage River, (tributary of the Big Tracadie River), Gloucester County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 27 to 12:00 p.m. on July 1
- Closure: Closed from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during the weekends of May 31-June 1 and June 7-8
- Tidal waters of the Little Tracadie River, Gloucester County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 31 to 6:00 p.m. on June 28
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Tabusintac River, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 31 to 6:00 p.m. on July 5
- Closure: Closed from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during the weekends of May 31-June 1 and June 7-8
- Tidal waters of Miramichi Bay, French River and Napan River, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 28 to 6:00 p.m. on June 25
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Bay du Vin River, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 24 to 6:00 p.m. on June 21
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Black River, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 21 to 6:00 p.m. on June 18
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Miramichi River, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 4:00 p.m. on May 28 to 4:00 p.m. on June 25
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Eel River and Portage River (tributary of the Eel River), Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on May 21 to 6:00 p.m. on June 18
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Northwest Miramichi and Southwest Miramichi Rivers, Northumberland County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on June 1 to 6:00 p.m. on June 29
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Saint-Charles (Aldouane) River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 19 to 12:00 p.m. on June 16
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Kouchibouguacis River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 26 to 12:00 p.m. on June 30
- Closure: Closed from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday to 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during the weekends of May 31-June 1 and June 7-8
- Tidal waters of, Kouchibouguac River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 6:00 p.m. on June 1 to 6:00 p.m. on June 29
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Richibucto Harbour and Richibucto River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 19 to 12:00 p.m. on June 16
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Bouctouche River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on June 2 to 12:00 p.m. on June 30
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Cocagne Bay and Cocagne River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on June 1 to 12:00 p.m. on June 29
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Scoudouc River, Westmorland County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on June 5 to 12:00 p.m. on July 3
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Little Bouctouche River, Kent County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on June 1 to 12:00 p.m. on June 29
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of the Shediac River, Westmorland County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 30 to 12:00 p.m. on June 27
- Closure: No closure
- Tidal waters of Aboujagane and Kouchibouguac Rivers, Westmorland County
- Open season: Open from 12:00 p.m. on May 28 to 12:00 p.m. on June 25
- Closure: No closure
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