PLACENTIA BAY GREEN CRAB PROJECT 2025-2026

Placentia Bay Green Crab Mitigation Project 2025-2026

We are now accepting Green Crab mitigation applications from enterprise owners licensed to fish at the following sites in Placentia Bay:

1. Southeast Arm
2. Swift Current
3. Come By Chance Gut
4. North Harbour
5. Glennon’s Cove Pond
6. Petite Forte

Application forms are attached to this post. Click here for application.

Project duration:

	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Date	May 30, June 30	July 2 – August 22M-F	Sept 8-19, Sep 29- Oct 10,  Oct 27-31 M-F	December – Feb 2026
Frequency	end of month	Daily, 1 haul	Daily, 1 haul	every 4 weeks/end of month
# fishing days	2	38	25	3
# hauls	1/day	1/day	1/day	1/day
# pots/fisherman	10	70	70	10

Project requirements:

• Fish one haul daily, Monday to Friday, excluding July 1^st (Canada Day)
• Save green crab catch in totes for FFAW technician to collect and destroy
• Further details in attached application and available upon request

Eligibility requirements:

• Level II Fish Harvester
• Head of an enterprise licensed to fish commercially at designated site
• Harvesters eligible to apply are those who fish in one of the seven areas listed above
• Member in good standing with the FFAW
• Must be registered with the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board
• Eligible for an experimental license issued by Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• Please note: a 2-pool system has been implemented. Harvesters that were awarded a green crab mitigation contract in 2024 will be placed in pool 2 for 2025. 

Financial compensation: $330/day