"Total landings from marine commercial fishing in Canada have reached a value of $1.9 billion (1.1 million tonnes) in 2006. This translates into a $197 million (-9%) decrease compared to 2005, owing mainly to the snow crab price drop as well as lower prices for herring, clams, Pacific geoduck and Pacific Dungeness crab."
"Total landings from marine commercial fishing have reached a value of $2.1bn (1.1 million tonnes) in 2005. This translates into a $164m (-7%) decrease compared to 2004, owing mainly to the snow crab price drop as well as lower prices for scallop, salmon, and Pacific Dungeness crab."
"In 2004, the total value of sea port landings by commercial fishers reached $2.26 billion (1.11 million tonnes) in Canada, slightly higher when com-pared to 2002 (by $76 million or 3%). "
"The Atlantic Salmon Integrated Management Plan for the Gulf Region is a five-year plan designed to engage the parties interested in the sustainable and orderly management of Atlantic salmon."
"This Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) sets out the Policy of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans with respect to the management of the snow crab fishery in Crab Fishing Area 19 (CFA 19)."
"Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), as the federal department with primary responsibility for oceans and the management and protection of aquatic resources, has had increasing involvement with Aboriginal communities since the 1990s, particularly in areas where DFO administers the aquatic resources and ocean spaces."
"Anyone participating in the commercial oyster fishery in the Gulf Region must hold a licence. In 2006, there were 1574 commercial oyster licence holders in the Eastern New Brunswick Area. Fifty-three percent (53%) were coastal fishers and almost twenty-five percent (25%) of them had no other fishing licence"
"In 1992, the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy was announced in Atlantic Canada. The Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy is designed to provide Economic opportunities to Aboriginal groups primarily in coastal areas of Canada. The strategy contributes substantially to enhancing Atlantic salmon stocks"
"Aboriginal groups interested in participating in the Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management (AAROM) Program must complete and submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) application form to DFO for approval."
"This Reporting Procedures Handbook is intended to provide information on the reporting policies and procedures for Contribution Agreements signed under the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative. It explains the requirements for receiving payment and additional information that will assist the Recipient and Fisheries and Oceans Canada in evaluating the progress of the different components under the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative."
