Herring Fishery Information Website

Fisheries Management Information

• Gulf Quota Report
• Herring Report - by Allister Surrette - Southern Gulf of St-Lawrence Herring Conflict
• 2005 Management Measures
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Gulf (4T) Small Pelagic Advisory Committee

• December 1-2, 2004

Scientific Information

• Licence to Fish for Scientific Purposes - Herring Scientific Fisheries (Licence No.: SG-RHQ-04-148)
• Summary data from the 2004 herring scientific fishery on the northeast coast of P.E.I.
• Overview of the Fall Large Seiner Herring Fishery
• 2005 Stock Status Report 4T Herring (162 kb * Pdf format)
• The Fisheries and Oceans Science Advisory Process

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Long-Term Vision

Herring / Mackerel: Reports on Long-Term Vision

• Letter from the Regional Director General Jim Jones
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• Review and Recommdations Regarding the Research Program for Atlantic Herring (Clupea Harengus Harengus) and Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) of the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence (By: Michael Healey)
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• Long Term Vision for the Herring and Mackerel Fisheries in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: Socio-Economic Aspects of the Herring and Mackerel Fisheries (by: Pierre-Marcel Desjardins)
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• Long Term Vision for the Herring and Mackerel Fisheries in the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence (by: Bob Johnston)
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News Releases and Backgrounders

• News Releases
• May 13, 2005 - Regan Announces Measures to Address Inter-Fleet Issues in 2005 Gulf Herring Fishery
• April 5, 2005 - Three-Year Rule-Based Inshore Quota Distribution for Southern Gulf Herring (with Access to a Reserve) and Monitoring Document for Herring and Mackerel in the Bait Fisheries
• March 17, 2005 - Regan and Murphy Announce Initiative to Develop a Long-term Strategy for Southern Gulf Herring and Mackerel Fisheries
• Backgrounders
• May 2005 - 2005 Management Measures for Herring in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
• April 2005 - Annex 1 - Spring Inshore Fishery - Rules for a 3 year sharing plan (2005-2007)
• April 2005 - Annex 1(A) - Spring Sharing Scenario Based on Establishement of a Reserve (2004 Reference Inshore TAC = 10,397 t)
• April 2005 - Annex 2 - Fall Inshore Fishery - Rules for a 3 year sharing plan (2005-2007)
• April 2005 - Annex 2(A) - Fall Sharing Scenario Based on Establishement of a Reserve (2004 Reference Inshore TAC = 56,255 t)
• March 2005 - Biographical notes - Robert Johnston, Pierre-Marcel Desjardins and Michael Healey

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Media Clippings

• Letter to the Editor
• The Guardian - April 8, 2005
• The Journal Pioneer - March 18, 2005
• The Guardian - January 28, 2005
• The Guardian - January 13, 2005
• The Eastern Graphic - December 23, 2004

• Guest Opinion
• The Guardian – December 15, 2004

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