Canada proposing changes to its elver fishery after cancelling season in 2024

Published 2024년 12월 9일

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In response to the cancellation of the 2024 elver fishery due to poaching and violence, Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is proposing significant changes to the quota distribution. The department aims to allocate 50 percent of the total allowable catch (TAC) to First Nations fishers, and 28 percent to a new pilot project aimed at reforming the quota allocation system. This move is designed to address the issues encountered during the 2023 season and the anticipated challenges of the 2024 season.

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Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is reportedly proposing big changes for its elver fishery after it cancelled the 2024 fishing season. Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier completely cancelled the 2024 elver fishery – which runs in the spring – in March 2024 after the season in 2023 was cut short due to rampant poaching. Media reports in 2023 detailed balaclava-clad men poaching the species and instances of violence as they targeted the valuable species – which were sold for as much as CAD 5,000 (USD 3,500, EUR 3,300) per kilgram in the 2022 season. The 2024 season was also shaping up to be difficult, as the DFO reported arrests and vessel seizures in March, before an official season would have even opened. Now, the CBC reports the department is proposing a major shakeup in the fishery that would shift how it hands out quotas. According to a ...

Source: Seafoodsource