Notice to Fish Harvesters 

2024 ROCK CRAB FALL FISHERY IN LOBSTER FISHING AREA 25

Tracadie (NB), Charlottetown (PEI) and Antigonish (NS) – October 8, 2024

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is announcing that the fall fishery for rock crab in Lobster

Fishing Area 25 (LFA 25) will open at 7:00 a.m. on October 14, 2024, and will remain open until

November 29, 2024, inclusively.

DFO wishes to remind fish harvesters to take extra care when navigating on the opening day of

the rock crab fishery as vessels are loaded with gear and traps. Harvesters are encouraged to act

diligently in setting their traps and should ensure that vessels are loaded safely by reducing the

quantity of gear if necessary.

All management measures announced in the Notice to Fisher Harvesters dated June 12, 2024,

remain in effect.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Marco Morency

Resource Management

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Tracadie, NB

506-395-7705

Marco.Morency@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kim Lowe

Resource Management

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Charlottetown, PEI

902-393-1171

Kim.Lowe@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Nicholas Levangie

Resource Management

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Antigonish, NS

902-870-7320

Nicholas.Levangie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Notices

April 6, 2009

March 27, 2009

March 23, 2009

March 2, 2009

November 28, 2008

October 29, 2008

June 27, 2008

May 20, 2008

May 20, 2008

April 28, 2008