Green Crab Mitigation in Placentia Bay 2022-2023
July 18, 2022
PENDING PROJECT APPROVAL – Applications are now being accepted for green crab mitigation in Placentia Bay. Harvesters eligible to apply are those to fish in one of the following areas:
| Northeast Arm Placentia |
| Southeast Arm Placentia |
| North Harbour |
| Swift Current |
| St. Joseph’s |
The schedule for each fishing period is as follows:
| Summer | Fall | Winter | |
| Date | Aug 1-Sept 2 2022 | Sept 12-Oct 7, Oct 17-Nov 10 2022 | December – March 2023 |
| Frequency | Daily (Monday-Friday) | Daily (Monday-Friday) | Every 4 weeks/End of month |
| # Fishing Days | 25 | 39 | 4 |
| # Hauls | 2/day | 1/day | 1/day |
| # Pots/Fisherman | 70 | 70 | 10 |
| St. Joseph’s* | 10 pots, beginning of each month = 2 days (2/day) | 10 pots, beginning of each month = 2 days (1/day) | 10 pots, END of each month = 4 days (1/day) |
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION
Deadline for applications is Friday, July 29th at 4:00 pm. Applications can be faxed to April Wiseman (SCIENCE): 576-1521.