Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Gulf, Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador Regions
Notice to Fish Harvesters
Gouvernement Government
du Canada of Canada
2009 TAC FOR NON-COD GROUNDFISH
IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE
Moncton, Québec City, Corner Brook – May 13, 2009
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announces the total allowable catches (TACs) for noncod
groundfish species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RST). A separate Notice to Fish Harvesters
detailing the main management measures for these fisheries will be forwarded shortly.
For the following fisheries, TACs remain unchanged for 2009: 4T American Plaice, 4RST Atlantic
Halibut, 4RST Greenland Halibut, Redfish (Unit 1), 4T Winter Flounder, 4RST Witch Flounder and
4T Yellowtail Flounder. The 4T White Hake fishery remains under moratorium in 2009.
A summary of the 2009 TACs is presented in the table below.
Stocks 2009 TACs
4T American Plaice 500 t
4RST Atlantic Halibut 475 t
4RST Greenland Halibut 4,500 t
Redfish – Unit 1 2,000 t
4T White Hake moratorium
4T Winter Flounder 1,000 t
4RST Witch Flounder 1,000 t
4T Yellowtail Flounder 300 t
(index fishery)
The northern and southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod TACs and management measures will be
announced at a later date.
For more information please contact:
Luc Légère
Senior Advisor, Groundfish
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Moncton, N.B.
(506) 851-2382
Dario Lemelin
Senior Advisor, Groundfish
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Québec, Québec
(418) 648-4946
Donald Ball
Area Chief, Resource Management
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Corner Brook, NL
(709) 637-4310
