"A fishing license grants permission to a person, including an Aboriginal organization, to harvest certain species of fish or marine plants subject to the conditions attached to the license. This is in no sense a permanent permission; it terminates upon expiry of the license."
"This management plan covers the commercial smelt (Osmerus mordax) fishery in the Eastern New Brunswick Area, including watersheds between Dalhousie and Baie Verte (Appendix 1) or statistical districts 63 to 80 (Appendix 2) for the period 2007 to 2011 inclusive."
"This six-year management plan covers the commercial gaspereau (Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis) fishery in the Eastern New Brunswick Area, including the watersheds between Dalhousie and Baie Verte (Appendix 1) or statistical districts 63 to 80 (Appendix 2), for the period 2007 to 2012 inclusive."
"The Gulf Region Statistics are produced each year by the Gulf Region's Statistics Division, in cooperation with the fishermen, the producers and the processing plants. On this page, you will find the main statistical resources of the Gulf Region and a link to the Fisheries and Oceans' Statistical Services main web site."
"The Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI or the Initiative) was launched in 2007 as an important Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO or the Department) Transfer Payment program to sustain the substantive public investment made to the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations (MMFNs) commercial fishery through the Marshall Response Initiative (MRI), and to work with MMFNs to continue to build their capacity to manage successful commercial fishing enterprises and participate in the co-management of the integrated commercial fisheries along with other commercial ha
"The Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management Program (AAROM) was a 5-year contribution program from 2004-05 to 2008-09. Participation in this program was voluntary and the funding totalled $51.0M over five years. To be eligible, Aboriginal groups were required to come together in aggregate bodies (ABs) around a watershed or ecosystem, and meet certain requirements related to management practices."
"This policy will enable us to issue these licences and allow us to effectively and efficiently manage this activity. This endeavour, while promoting tourism, public education on the biology, the populations and the commercial lobster fishery also offers options to diversify the economic opportunities of communities, which, in turn will support the protection and conservation of the species."
"A major emphasis of the AICFI program is to support the enhancement of Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Fist Nation (MMFN) commercial fishing enterprises (CFE) governance, management, administrative and operational structures and practices in order to build capacity and enhance long-term sustainability of the CFE."
"This guide provides information on the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI) offered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) including the related policies and procedures. It explains the requirements for participating in the initiative, as well as additional information that may assist eligible Mi'kmaq and Maliseet First Nation communities in the Maritimes and Gaspé Region of Québec and their Aggregate Bodies."
"Total landings from marine commercial fishing in Canada were valued at $1.89 billion (932 thousand tonnes) in 2008. This represents a $70 million (-4%) decrease compared to 2007, owing mainly to decreases in the landed value on the Atlantic coast of herring, mackerel and shrimp respectively and, with the exception of sockeye, of salmon species on the Pacific coast."
