Trawler-crabber for Gulf of St Lawrence
Gaspé shipbuilder Chantier Naval Forillon is about to deliver a new trawler/crabber designed by Navanex for Pêcheries Michel Turbide. The new San Marco VII measures 23.99 metres and is built…
Waiting for details of redfish reopening
Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Diane Lebouthillier has announced the long-awaited decision on the reopening of the commercial redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence – known as…
Waiting for details on Gulf of St Lawrence redfish
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Diane Lebouthillier last month announced a long-awaited decision on the reopening of the commercial redfish fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, known as…
Positioning for redfish re-opening
Canada’s commercial fishery for redfish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has remaind closed since 1995 to allow redfish stocks rebuild to healthy levels. Now the authorities are positioning to…
Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence herring TAC reduced
With the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence fall herring stock judged to be in the cautious zone, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray has…
Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab quota increased
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Coast Guard Joyce Murray has announced that this year’s total allowable catch (TAC) for the snow crab fishery in the southern Gulf of…