Page 10. MAINE COASTAL NEWS April 2014 Canadian Commercial Fishing News
Ensuring We Continue to Preserve the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries March 20, 2014 - Ottawa, Ontario The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement: As a proud Maritimer, I know full well the importance of the inshore fi shery to our communities and the pride that it instills in Atlantic Canadians. The Atlan- tic fi shery is steeped in our culture and our history.
That is why it became so disheartening to see our inshore fi shermen gradually los- ing control over their enterprises over the early part of the last decade. Controlling agreements emerged and in many cases, effectively took control of the fi shing licence from the person who was actually doing the fi shing.
As a result, the policy on Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada’s Atlantic Fisheries, or PIIFCAF, was adopted in 2007. It was immediately welcomed by the industry as a valuable in- strument to better empower our fi shermen; strengthen the owner-operator and fl eet separation policies; and return the benefi ts reaped by these licences to the individuals who fi sh them and the communities they live in. PIIFCAF also provided our fi shermen with seven years to terminate or adjust these controlling agreements to comply with the policy.
That seven years is almost upon us and the initiative has been very successful. I am very encouraged that most of the individuals who initially identifi ed themselves as being part of a controlling agreement are no lon- ger in these agreements. However, a small percentage of our inshore fi shermen are still in controlling agreements. I want to be clear
that on April 12, 2014, anyone who is still in a controlling agreement will not have their licence renewed. However, as with all licencing-related decisions made by DFO, fi shermen who cannot renew their licence will have an opportunity to appeal. I have instructed the Atlantic Fisheries Licencing Appeal Board to examine controlling agreements submit- ted for review to determine if there is in fact a violation of the owner-operator and fl eet separation policies that PIIFCAF was designed to protect.
Our Government appreciates the bene-
fi ts that a strong and an independent inshore fi shery brings to our coastal communities and will continue to support that outcome.
New Management Measures for Atlantic Salmon Recreational Angling in New Brunswick
March 20, 2014 - Moncton, New Bruns- wick
Fisheries and Oceans Canada wishes to inform the public of three important changes in management measures for Atlantic salm- on recreational angling in New Brunswick, in 2014. Quick facts
The management changes include: the expansion of the catch and release measures on the Northwest Miramichi River system, a reduction in the number of small salmon that can be retained for the season from eight to four in the Atlantic salmon recreational fi shery and a reduction in the daily retention limit from two to one in the Salmon Fishing Area (SFA) 15. SFA 15 comprises the area from River Restigouche up to, but excluding the Tabusintac River.
Here are the details about the expansion of the catch and release measures on the
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Northwest Miramichi River system: From June 1 until July 31, 2014, catch and release will be mandatory in the Northwest Mirami- chi River system and its tributaries upstream from the Red Bank Bridge on Route 425. For the rest of the season, the follow- ing waters will remain catch and release: Portions of Little Southwest Miramichi and its tributaries upstream from Catamaran Brook; The portion of Northwest Mirami- chi River and its tributaries upstream from Little River; The portion of both the north and south branches of the Big Sevogle River and their tributaries upstream from but not including Square Forks.
In the last 10 years, the number of salmon returns to the Northwest Miramichi system has been lower than the minimum required for a sustainable population, except in 2011. From 2010 to 2013, the Department implemented a mandatory live release of all salmon caught in portions of the river system to increase spawner abundance. The measures announced today extend the mandatory live release to the entire North- west Miramichi river system, including all tributaries. Starting in 2014, the measures are to remain in place until further notice. The Department is also harmonizing its daily retention limit for Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick. All New Brunswick rivers where Atlantic salmon can be retained have currently a daily retention limit of one grilse (small salmon), with the exceptions of rivers in the Bay of Chaleur. With this measure, the daily retention quota for Atlantic salmon will now be the same across the province. However, portions of the Restigouche and Patapedia rivers, located next to the province of Québec, will remain with a daily retention limit of two grilse.
The three management measures announced today will help the efforts of achieving conservation objectives for At- lantic salmon in New Brunswick.
Provincial and territorial statistics on Canada’s fi sh and seafood exports in 2013
March, 2014
Fish and seafood are among the largest single food commodities exported by Can- ada. In 2013, Canada exported $4.4 billion of fi sh and seafood products, an increase of $268 million from 2012. Approximately 85 percent of all fi sh landed by Canadian harvesters are exported to foreign markets. International trade fi gures show that 63 percent of Canadian fi sh and seafood exports were destined for the United States at a value of $2.8 billion. The People’s Republic of China and the European Union were im- portant export markets in 2013, accounting for $454 million and $372 million worth
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of exports respectively. These two markets accounted for 19 percent of total Canadian fi sh and seafood exports worldwide. The Government of Canada also an- nounced on March 11, that Canada and the Republic of Korea have concluded nego- tiations for a Canada- Korea Free Trade Agreement. The agreement will eliminate all Korean tariffs on fi sh and seafood prod- ucts and create jobs and opportunity for Canadians. In 2013, Canada exported $48 million of fi sh and seafood to South Korea. Canada’s largest exports by species
were lobster, snow/queen crab, farmed Atlantic salmon and shrimp. In 2013, these species represented 62 percent ($2.7 billion) of the total value and 47 percent (281 thou- sand tonnes) of the total volume of fi sh and seafood exports. Lobster remains Canada’s top export species in terms of value, with $1.2 billion of exports in 2013. In 2013, provincially, the largest ex-
porter of fi sh and seafood products was Nova Scotia, followed by New Brunswick, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. Details about the 2013 provincial and territorial exports of fi sh and seafood prod- ucts are presented below: Nova Scotia: Canada’s largest exporter
of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $1.1 billion. Exported 121,802 tonnes (t) of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by val- ue were lobster (30,047 t valued at $449.6 million), scallop (5,464 t valued at $132.0 million), and snow/queen crab (9,706 t val- ued at $112.4 million).
New Brunswick: Canada’s second
largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $1.0 billion. Exported 98,777 tonnes (t) of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were lobster (22,473 t valued at $493.4 million), farmed Atlantic salmon (29,240 t valued at $228.5 million) and snow/queen crab (9,701 t valued at $108.2 million).
British Columbia: Canada’s third
largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $903.7 million. Exported 159,395 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were farmed Atlantic salmon (38,804 t valued at $266.0 million), crab (6,178 t valued at $90.8 million) and hake (31,692 t valued at $61.5 million). Newfoundland and Labrador: Canada’s
fourth largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $827.3 million in 2013. Exported 144,208 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were snow/queen crab (26,111 t valued at $292.8 million), shrimp (56,778 t valued at $252.5 million) and Greenland turbot (8,484 t val-
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