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ued at $50.7 million). Quebec: Canada’s fi fth largest exporter
of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $237.7 million in 2013. Exported 23,219 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were snow/queen crab (9,158 t valued at $100.2 million), lobster (2,528 t valued at $55.2 million) and shrimp (1,185 t valued at $12.0 million).
Prince Edward Island: Canada’s sixth
largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $205.2 million. Exported 23,440 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were lobster (7,327 t valued at $144.2 million), farmed mussel (13,030 t valued at $38.4 million) and oyster (961 t valued at $5.9 million). Ontario: Canada’s seventh largest
exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $101.2 million. Exported approx- imately 15,833 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were pickerel (1,241 t valued at $14.7 million), lobster (928 t valued at $14.2 million) and whitefi sh (2,358 t valued at $13.1 million). Manitoba: Canada’s eighth largest
exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $56.3 million. Exported approxi- mately 6,695 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were perch (1,704 t valued at $29.9 million), whitefi sh (1,876 t valued at $9.6 million) and pickerel (142 t valued at $1.5 million). Alberta: Canada’s ninth largest exporter
of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $7.3 million. Exported approximately 132 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were oyster (11 t valued at $95,788), shrimp (18 t valued at $56,525) and sea urchin (1 t valued at $49,200).
Saskatchewan: Canada’s tenth largest
exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $5.3 million. Exported approxi- mately 669 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top three exports by value were rainbow trout (582 t valued at $4.4 million), snow/queen crab (25 t valued at $265,020) and herring (9 t valued at $28,925). Nunavut: Canada’s eleventh largest
exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $1.6 million. Exported approxi- mately 230 tonnes of fi sh and seafood. Top exports by value were Greenland halibut (219 t valued at $1.3 million) and salmoni- dae species (3 t valued at $46,424). Northwest Territories: Canada’s twelfth
largest exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $312,419. Exported approximately 79 tonnes of fi sh and sea- food. Exports were Greenland halibut (30 t valued at $156,516), shrimp (23 t valued at $107,916) and mackerel (25 t valued at $47,987). Yukon: Canada’s thirteenth largest
exporter of fi sh and seafood, with exports valued at $147,254. Exported approximate- ly 36 tonnes of fi sh and seafood.
Response to the Report of the Maritime Lobster Panel OTTAWA – The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, issued the following statement: As a Maritimer, I know how important the lobster fi shery is to our coastal communities. It is an important pillar in our rural economy and when times are tough I know the impacts are felt widely. That is why I welcomed the work of both the Report of the Maritime Lobster Panel and the Independent Review of the PEI Lobster Industry by our Maritime Provinces. These Reports both clearly articulated the chal-
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lenges facing the Atlantic lobster industry. I recognize these challenges and am commit- ted to helping the lobster industry address these issues. I also want to make sure the work that has gone into these Reports is not wasted, nor momentum lost.
I have reviewed these Reports with in- terest and have given much consideration to the recommendations directed towards Fish- eries and Oceans Canada — in particular, those outlined in the Report of the Maritime Lobster Panel. I recognize the importance of addressing these recommendations and understand how their implementation would help to advance the lobster industry. I have also had the opportunity to speak with many industry representatives as well as the Provinces who share jurisdiction in this area. Following these discussions, it is clear that my Department has a role to play, but will require industry’s leadership and the support of the Provinces to carry out these
recommendations.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada will work with industry and the Provinces to clarify its decision-making process when and where there is a clearly constituted organization with a leadership that has the mandate to speak on behalf of its members. I am hopeful such a move will support legitimate fi sh- ermen’s organizations and encourage the industry to work together as highlighted by the Report. We will also assist harvester organiza- tions in taking a larger role in managing the resource they depend on by working with them in developing clear “change guide- lines”. This will clarify for harvesters what aspects of a fi sheries management plan can be changed and how — this makes good sense. We will work with industry to provide clear “rules of the road” when considering
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tion “swipe” card system, used for the fi rst time this season. Similar to a credit card, it has a magnetic stripe on the back that is encoded by DMR staff with identifying information for each harvester, which along with the transaction information including weight and price paid, will be uploaded to a secure database and monitored by the De- partment to ensure the state does not exceed its quota of 11,749 pounds. Of the 11,749 lbs, Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher is authorized to withhold up to ten percent to provide a buffer that helps prevent the state from exceeding the overall quota. The Commis- sioner has chosen to withhold 5 percent from both non-tribal and tribal allocations, which leaves a total quota for the state of 11,161 pounds.
The Department will be issuing each license holder a transaction card and will be providing dealers with card readers that are used to record and upload transaction de- tails. This outreach will require a minimum of two weeks, as the Department plans to issue the cards at several locations around the state for the convenience of license holders. These locations are currently being determined and will be communicated in writing to license holders.
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LD 1625 authorizes the Commis- sioner to establish, by emergency rule, an elver fi shing quota for the state. The new quota-based approach is the result of an agreement crafted by Commissioner Keliher with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the interstate compact that establishes the regulatory framework for member states. The agreement established
a quota for Maine during the 2014 season that is 35 percent less than the 2013 season dealer-reported landings, which totaled 18,076 pounds.
Per LD 1625, 21.9 percent of the overall annual quota will be allocated to Maine’s federally recognized Indian tribes. Of the 21.9 percent, the Passamaquoddy Tribe will be allocated 14 percent of the overall annual quota, while the Penobscot Nation will be allocated 6.4 percent of the overall annual quota, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians will be allocated 1.1 percent, and the Aroos- took Band of Micmacs will be allocated 0.4 percent of the overall annual quota. Five percent will be withheld from each tribe’s allocation as a buffer
The law requires that each tribe provide documentation to the department of the al- location for each individual license holder. There are 48 Penobscot Nation license hold- ers, 16 Houlton Band of Maliseet license holders and 8 members of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. LD 1625 authorizes the Passamaquoddy tribe to issue an unlimited number of licenses, of which six can use fyke nets and the remainder must use dip nets. The remaining 79.1 percent of the overall annual quota will be allocated to 436 non-tribal eligible license holders based on calculations currently under consideration by the Commissioner.
The Department will issue notifi cation of the individual fi shing quotas to licensed harvesters as well as instructions for distri- bution of the elver transaction swipe cards in the coming week.
The season will end May 31, 2014 or prior to that date if the state’s overall qu ota is reached.
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