May 2015 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 13. Commercial Fishing News MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS


Marine Microbial Ecology; and Ocean Literacy. A series of regular Stakeholder Meet- ings to operationalise the Galway Statement started in Brussels in April and June 2014 with high level participation from Europe, US and Canada, bringing together a variety of existing networks already active on both sides of the Atlantic. Other Stakeholder Meetings were organised in 2014 in Wash- ington D.C. and Ottawa. In December 2014 the fi rst seabed mapping event took place in Dublin (Ireland), which was followed by an- other meeting in February 2015 in Brussels. The Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance has been recognised as an example of how we can join efforts in research and innova- tion in the Joint Statement of the EU-US Summit on 26 March 2014, during President Obama’s visit to Brussels. Also, the impor- tance of this initiative was acknowledged in the EU-Canada Summit Declaration from September 2014, as a contribution to the strategic partnership in the fi eld of research and innovation.


Since the signature of the Galway State- ment, the expansion of this cooperation to the Southern part of the Atlantic, particularly towards Brazil and South Africa, has been evoked regularly. Brazilian and South Af- rican partners have been invited to several Atlantic Ocean Alliance events. The event “The Atlantic – our Shared


Resource: Making the Vision Reality” to launch research projects which constitute a clear follow-up of the Galway Statement and which were selected under the fi rst Blue Growth call for proposals of Horizon 2020, takes place on 16-17 April 2015 in Brussels. Representatives from Brazil and South Afri- ca are partners in some projects and will join representatives from Europe, the US and Canada in order to celebrate the translation of the political commitments taken in Gal- way into real investments which will boost the Atlantic Ocean Research Cooperation initiative.


New Conservation Measures for Atlantic Salmon Recreational Angling Throughout Gulf Region


The Minister is acting on recommen- dations from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon Acting on a fi rst series of recommen- dations made by the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic salmon, the Hon-


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ourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced new conservation measures for Atlantic salmon recreational angling throughout the Gulf region, in 2015. These new conservation measures are also supported by key stakeholders, includ- ing the Atlantic Salmon Federation, the New Brunswick Salmon Council, the Nova Scotia Salmon Association and the Miram- ichi Salmon Association, who petitioned the Department for a one-year moratorium on the issuance of tags.


For conservation reasons, there will be no retention of Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this year. An- glers will continue to be able to fi sh salmon as a catch-and-release fi shery only. This measure has already been in place in Prince Edward Island and on some parts of the Miramichi river system and will be extended to all scheduled waters of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia where salmon angling was already permitted. Additionally, anglers will be required


to use artifi cial fl ies with a single barbless hook during the salmon angling season. In recent years, annual counts of salmon reached some of the lowest returns on record for many rivers, including the Miramichi and the Restigouche rivers. This follows similarly low counts in 2012, and 2013, following high returns in 2010, and 2011. In Eastern Canada, total abundance


of Atlantic salmon at sea prior to marine exploitation was as high as 1.7 million fi sh in the mid-1970s, but is presently about 600 000 fi sh, a decline of 69% over 42 years. On March 9, Minister Shea launched the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon. The mandate of the Com- mittee is to focus on conservation and en- forcement measures, predation, strategy to address international, unsustainable fi shing, and focused areas for advancing science. The Committee has so far held meetings in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and will produce a report at the end of the con- sultation period. However, considering the urgent need to make management decisions for the 2015 angling season, the Minister asked the Chair to produce interim recom- mendations.


Minister Shea Announces TAC Increase and Rollovers for Northern Shrimp Fishery


Effective Management for Sustainability


and Economic Opportunity The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the 2015/2016 Northern shrimp fi shery management decisions for Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 4, 5 and 6.


The Government of Canada is com- mitted to ensure the sustainability and the fi nancial stability of the Northern shrimp fi shery while maximizing economic oppor- tunities for fi shermen. In keeping with this commitment, the management decision for Northern shrimp is as follows: A total allow- able catch (TAC) rollover in Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 0 at 500 tonnes. A TAC rollover in SFA 4 of 14,971 tonnes, which includes a 1,700 tonnes Section 10 allocation, and a by-catch of P. Montagui of 4,033 tonnes. The TAC in SFA 5 will increase from 20,970 tonnes to the 2013 level of 23,300 tonnes. Allocations to quota holders will also be re- instated to 2013/2014 levels. A TAC rollover in SFA 6 of 48,196 tonnes.


Fisheries management decisions are complex and take into account a number of considerations including science, conserva- tion and input from Aboriginal groups, other levels of government and stakeholders. Canada exports more cold water shrimp than any other country in the world and shrimp is Canada’s fourth most valuable seafood export.


Northern shrimp is by far the most abundant of the 30 shrimp species found in the Canadian Atlantic, representing approxi- mately 97 percent of the overall commercial fi shery in the region. Canada’s Northern shrimp fi shery is


effectively managed to maintain the future health of the stock. It was the fi rst Canadian fi shery to receive the Marine Stewardship Council’s eco-certifi cation as sustainable seafood in 2008.


The Northern shrimp fi shery opens on April 1, 2015 for SFAs 4, 5 and 6. SFA 0 opened on January 1, 2015.


Since the introduction of the Last In, First Out policy (LIFO) in 1997, in SFA 6 the inshore fl eet received 90 percent with 10 percent going to the >100’ shrimp sector when stocks increased. As a result, the inshore fl eet today has a quota of 22,500 tonnes more than in 1997, while the >100’ shrimp sector has a quota of 2,500 tonnes more than in 1997. Northern shrimp prices have been rel- atively high in the past years, approaching historic highs in 2014. The expectation for 2015 is that Northern shrimp landed prices will continue to be strong, mainly as a re- sult of changes in world supply, economic growth forecasts for key European markets and China, and the value of the Canadian dollar.


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