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Commercial Fisheries
 Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, Quebec Region, is basically responsible for marine species. Management of
freshwater species, such as lake trout and pike, anadromous species, such as salmon, and
catadronous species, such as eels, has been delegated to the Government of Québec.
The Quebec Region falls within the borders of the province of Quebec, and encompasses 6000 km of coastline, including
the river, the estuary and part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence as well as the coastal waters of the Magdalen Islands. In
Nunavik, it includes the eastern half of James Bay and of Hudson Bay, the southern part of Hudson Strait as well as Ungava Bay.
On the basis of stock estimates provided by Department scientists,
management plans governing the main commercial fish species are developed by specialists,
in consultation with fishers. Shrimp, snow crab, lobster, scallops and Greenland halibut
are the main species concerned. A management plan sets out a series of conditions
governing the allocation of resources among fleets, open and close dates of fishing
seasons, fishing areas, allowable types of fishing vessels, and conservation measures to
be implemented (ie, weighing, sampling, etc).
The Quebec Region also issues commercial fishing licences. Fisheries
officers are in charge of enforcing the terms and conditions of such licences and ensuring
compliance with the regulations applicable under the Fisheries Act.
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