Tracadie (NB), Charlottetown (PEI) and Antigonish (NS) – October 10, 2025 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is announcing that the fall fishery for rock crab in Lobster Fishing Area 25 (LFA 25) will open at 7:00 a.m. on October 20, 2025, and will remain open until November 28, 2025, inclusively.
DFO wishes to remind fish harvesters to take extra care when navigating on the opening day of the rock crab fishery as vessels are loaded with gear and traps. Harvesters are encouraged to act diligently in setting their traps and should ensure that vessels are loaded safely by reducing the quantity of gear if necessary.
All management measures announced in the Notice to Fisher Harvesters dated June 23, 2025, remain in effect.
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