Fishery openings and Notice of fishing prohibitions
We have archived this page and will not be updating it
You can use it for research or reference.
Fishery related activities may be subject to closure by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for conservation, safety, contamination, seasonal or other reasons.
|
|
|
|
Groundfish
|
|
|
Close time and quota for recreational fishing for groundfish in division 4T. |
|
| 2025-01-07 - 07:53:15 - EST |
Notice
All waters of Division 4T except those waters mentioned below:
Closed January 7, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
The waters within 50 metres of the coastline of Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec.
Open Season: February 1, 2025 to April 13, 2025.
Daily Bag Limit: Recreational Fishers will be permitted to catch and retain, in any day, a total of 15 (fifteen) groundfish of all species in the aggregate, except 0 (zero) cod, haddock, pollock, halibut, northern wolffish, Atlantic wolffish, spotted wolffish, skates and white hake.
The portion of Division 4T known as 4T2a (Îles-de-la-Madeleine) enclosed by rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order which they are listed (NAD27):
Point North Latitude West Longitude
- 46º50'00"N 61º32'00"W
- 47º30'00"N 63º30'00"W
- 48º36'45"N 62º16'00"W
- 47º56'00"N 60º17'00"W
- 46º50'00"N 61º32'00"W
Open Season: Daily, from 07:00 to 22:00 hrs, January 20, 2025 to March 31, 2025.
Daily Bag Limit: Recreational Fishers will be permitted to catch and retain, in any day, a total of 10 (ten) groundfish, comprised of only greenland cod and 0 (zero) retention of all other groundfish species.
The waters from the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord lying upstream of a line joining Pointe Noire, Baie-Sainte-Catherine (48°07’24”N, 69°43’00”W) to Pointe Rouge, Tadoussac (48°08’06”N, 69°42’06”W):
Open season: January 11, 2025 to March 9, 2025.
Daily Bag Limit: Each person engaged in recreational fishing can, in any day, catch and retain five (5) groundfish of all species in the aggregate, except zero (0) white hake, skate, halibut, northern wolffish, Atlantic wolffish, and spotted wolffish.
Note: When the geographic boundary of an area is expressed in Latitude and Longitude those point references are based on the geodesic system North American Datum 1927 (NAD27). Positions are expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds. The times listed above are expressed as local time for the time zone in which fishing activity is taking place.
Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2025-001 issued on January 7, 2025. For further information regarding this Order, please contact your local Fishery Officer. To receive an electronic copy of all future Variation Orders issued by the Gulf Region, please email DFO.GLFOrders-OrdonnancesGLF.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca and provide your email address to be placed on our Variation Orders distribution list. Notices of all active variation and prohibition orders can be viewed on the Web site of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Region, under Orders Registry.
Gulf Region Close Time and Quota Variation Order 2025-001 comes into force on January 7, 2025.
Céline Gaudet
Regional Director General
Gulf Region