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Recreational Fisheries
Saltwater and Freshwater Fishing
The management of saltwater species falls under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. For those species, a person may,
without being registered or licensed and with a vessel that is not registered, engage in
recreational fishing
(a) for groundfish with a hand-line or by
angling (except
for Newfoundland, Labrador and the Lower North Shore of Quebec where a
license is required);
(b) for mackerel with a hand-line or by angling;
(c) for capelin with any fishing gear other than trap nets, seines or mobile gear; or
(d) for squid with any fishing gear other than trap nets or mobile gear.
To know more about fishing opening and closing times,
please contact one of the area offices listed below.
In
Quebec
,
the management of the following species has been delegated to the
Provincial Government:
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freshwater
species (for
instance : Lake trout, Pike)
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anadromous
species : species that reproduce in fresh water
and grow mainly in salt water (for
instance : Salmon, Sea
lamprey , Atlantic sturgeon, Striped bass)
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catadromous
species : species that reproduce in salt water and
grow mainly in fresh water (for
instance : Eel)
To get information on the fishing procedures for those
species, contact one of the offices listed below.
Area |
Saltwater
Recreational Fishing |
Freshwater
Recreational Fishing |
Magdalen
Islands |
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada
235 Chemin Principal
P.O. Box 1058
Cap-aux-Meules, Qc
G0B 1B0
Phone : (418) 986-2095
Fax : (418) 986-5353 |
Environnement Québec
124 1st Avenue West
P.O. Box 550
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Qc
G0E 2G0
Phone : (418) 763-3301
Fax : (418) 763-7810 |
North-Shore |
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada
701 Laure Boulevard
Office 203
Sept-Îles, Qc
G4R 1X8
Phone : (418) 962-6314
Fax : (418) 962-1044 |
Société de la Faune et
des Parcs
818 Laure Boulevard
first floor
Sept-Îles, Qc
G4R 1Y8
Phone : (418) 964-8888
Fax : (418) 964-8023 |
Gaspé |
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada
120 Rue de la Reine
2e étage
Gaspé, Qc
G4X 2R2
Phone : (418) 368-5559
Fax : (418) 368-4349 |
Environnement Québec
124 1st Avenue West
P.O. Box 550
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Qc
G0E 2G0
Phone : (418) 763-3301
Fax : (418) 763-7810 |
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