Integrated Fisheries Management Plans

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Eastern New-Brunswick Area
Prince Edward Island Area
Gulf Nova Scotia Area
Other Management Plans

Eastern New-Brunswick Area

• 2001 - 2006: Clam Fishery (Soft-shell clam, bar clam, bay quahaug and the razor clam)
• 2001 - 2006: Eel Fishery
• 2001 - 2006: Gaspereau (Alewife) Fishery
• 2001 - 2006: Oyster Fishery
• 2001 - 2006: Smelt Fishery

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Prince Edward Island Area

• 2000 - 2004: Gaspereau (Alewife) Fishery
• 2000 - 2004: Oyster Fishery
• 2000 - 2004: Marine Plants
• 2000 - 2004: Rainbow Smelt Fishery
• 2000 - 2004: Silversides Fishery

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Gulf Nova Scotia Area

• 2001 - 2010: Snow Crab Area 19
- PDF format

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Other Management Plans - Atlantic

• LFA 25 Rock Crab Management Plan - 2005-2007
• Atlantic Mackerel - 2002-2006
• Northern Shrimp - Effective 2003
• Canadian Atlantic Pelagic Shark - 2002 - 2007
• Bluefin Tuna - Effective 2002
• The Canadian Atlantic Swordfish And Other Tunas - 2004 - 2006
• Atlantic Seal Hunt - 2003 - 2005 Management Plan

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Integrated Fisheries Management Plans (IFMPs) are the DFO's fisheries management tools. These plans identify goals relating to conservation, management and science, as well as resource management protection and conservation measures. IFMPs also determine resource distribution between various users and fleet areas.

In order to establish an IFMP, the DFO consults various experts, including representatives from the DFO Resource Management, Science, Oceans, Conservation and Protection, Aboriginal Fisheries, Policy and Economics and Communications branches, as well as industry representatives such as fishers' associations, provincial governments, the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC), stakeholders and joint project committees. This consultation process fosters DFO's openness and transparency, as well as fisheries conservation and viability.