Author: Aaryn Lambert

We are now accepting Green Crab mitigation applications from enterprise owners licensed to fish at the following sites in Placentia Bay: 1.Northeast Arm2.Southeast Arm3.Swift Current4.Come By Chance Gut5.North Harbour6.Glennon’s Cove

FFAW is still accepting applications for the 2026 Mackerel Sampling Program. Harvesters are needed to participate in sampling across multiple areas this season. Apply by May 8, 2026Email application to

FFAW is now accepting applications for a mackerel sampling opportunity. Multiple harvesters are required to conduct mackerel sampling in areas between June and October of this year. Contact April Wiseman

We are now accepting applications for the 2026 collaborative post-season (CPS) snow crab trap survey. Please see the attached memo and eligibility requirements for details on how to be included

FFAW is now accepting applications to conduct the Atlantic Halibut Longline Survey and Tagging program in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between August 15 and September 30th. Harvesters licensed to

** Northern Shrimp – 10,000 overall trip limit tolerance per vessel for the 2024 season up to and including the second last trip.**Last trip will have a 10,000 lb tolerance

Enterprise owners between the Quebec-Labrador border and Cape St. Charles (communities from L’Anse au Claire to Red Bay) are invited to apply for a lobster survey project in late June – early

Enterprise owners between the Quebec-Labrador border and Cape St. Charles (communities from L’Anse au Claire to Red Bay) are invited to apply for a lobster survey project in late June – early

REMINDER – DEADLINE IN TWO DAYS!!! Return applications to: Email: crabsurvey@ffaw.ca Fax: 709-576-1521  APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 POST-SEASON SNOW CRAB TRAP SURVEY We are now accepting applications for the 2025

Starting May 31, trip limits for Shrimp Fishing Area 6 have been reduced in some cubic # classes.  Please see the table below.