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Capelin Prices 2025

Minimum pricing for capelin will be determined using the “Sampling Procedure” outlined in paragraph
5.0 (of the 2022 schedule) and based on the following:


For Grade A price ($0.40), the capelin must meet the following specifications:


i) 55 count and under


ii) Maximum 10% feed content


iii) Minimum 40% useable females, classifying less than 5.25 inch females as males for determining eligibility for the ‘A’ price only.


If one or more of these conditions have not been met, the minimum price shall be determined in accordance with the price table below:

Percent female and count per kilo are established using ocean run capelin

Percent Female
Capelin
Price per pound
70 or less count
Ocean Run
Price per pound
65 or less count
Ocean Run
Price per pound
55 or less count
Ocean Run
Price per pound
45 or less count
Ocean Run
30% – 34.9%0.110.140.180.22
35% -39.9%0.140.180.210.24
40% – 44.9%0.180.210.220.26
45%-49.9%0.190.220.260.29
50% – 54.9%0.210.240.270.30
55% – 59.9%0.220.260.290.32
60% – 64.9%0.240.270.300.34
65% – 69.9%0.260.290.320.35
70% -74.9%0.270.300.340.37
75% – 79.9%0.290.320.350.38
80% or greater0.300.340.370.40

Capelin must have a minimum of 23% roe content.

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.