May 8, 2026
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reminds Gulf Region harvesters to report all mandatory information, as specified in the annex of the licence conditions, when completing their electronic logbook (ELOG) for each snow crab fishing trip, and to pay particular attention to the following details:
Reminder for those designated to fish under a licence belonging to a First Nation or an association:
- Anyone designated to fish under a licence belonging to a First Nation or an association must have their personal GCKey and ELOG key.
- Each designated harvester must enter their personal ELOG key into their personal ELOG application when fishing on behalf of an Indigenous group or association.
- The designated harvester(s) must also enter the Indigenous group or association’s Fisher Identification Number (FIN) and licence number when submitting data into their personal ELOG application.
Further details regarding the information to report in the ELOG:
- DFO Region: Select the Gulf Region for Crab Fishing Areas (CFAs) 12 (18, 25, 26), 12E, 12F and 19
- Vessel Registration Number (VRN) and FIN:
- Make sure that the VRN and FIN correspond to the licence number indicated in the fishing effort section.
- Do not include dashes (-) when entering the FIN.
- Bait Used: Indicate the type of bait used for each fishing trip.
- Species at Risk: Report all interactions.
- Licence number: Must be 6 digits (add leading zeros if needed).
- Fishing Effort:
- Immersion time: If the immersion time is zero (0) and the application does not allow zero as an entry, please indicate one (1).
- Number of gear hauled: If the number of gear hauled is zero (0) and the application does not allow zero as an entry, please indicate one (1).
- Catch: Complete for each trip, even with no catch.
- Landing: Only one completed landing section per fishing trip.
- Hail-in and Hail-out sections: Complete for each fishing trip.
- Hail-out reporting does not apply for the CFA 19 snow crab fishery.
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