Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

Click the link to view the full poster: https://peifa.org/members/docs/Poster - Reward for returned Halibut tag and info 2016.pdf

HALIBUT TAG REWARDS

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the PEI Fishermen's Association are collaborating on the 2013-2015 Atlantic Halibut Research Project. As part of the project there have been halibut released with two types of tags (See photos). The purpose of this study is to better understand Atlantic halibut movements and to better define the local stock.

Pink Anchor-t tag

Reward is a hat for reported pink anchor-t tag info.

Satellite pop-up tag

Reward is $500 cash for every returned Satellite tag!

Please include the following mandatory information with the returned tags:

· Your name, address and phone number

· Date and location the fish was captured (coordinates)

· length of fish

RETURN TAGS TO:

Luc Savoie C/O Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf region. 343 Université Avenue, P.O. Box 5030, Moncton, NB, E1C 9B6

For more information please contact:

Luc Savoie (DFO) 1-506-851-6145 luc.savoie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca