Fisheries
Licences, permits and funding programs related to fish and seal harvesting in Canada.
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- Renew or apply for your commercial fishing licence
- Get commercial fishery openings and closures
- Find recreational fishing rules and licences by province or territory
- Report a problem—poaching, pollution, wildlife in distress
- Get latest updates on shellfish harvesting closures in your area
- Learn about the new Aquaculture Activity Regulations
- Become a fishery officer
Services and information
Aboriginal fisheries
Programs that support Indigenous fisheries, and funding for commercial fishing and conservation.
Commercial fisheries
Fishing licences, exporting, quotas, statistics, openings and closures.
Recreational fishing
Licences, regulations, industry statistics and data.
Seals and sealing
Facts, statistics and regulations on Canada’s seal harvest, and the 6 species of seals affected.
Ghost gear
Causes, effects, reporting responsibilities and Operation Ghost.
Shellfish harvesting and safety
Harvesting areas, closures, safety practices, contamination and illness, reporting and the sanitation program.
Fisheries enforcement
Fisheries Act convictions, high seas monitoring, officer recruitment and international citations.
International management
Agreements, overfishing, global partners and trade tracking.
Fisheries programs and initiatives
Find out what we are doing to support a stable and sustainable fishing industry.
Canada’s fisheries funds
Funds that help our seafood sector meet the growing demands of a worldwide market.
Fisheries management
Programs and initiatives, enforcement activities, management plans, policies and frameworks.
What we are doing
Laws and regulations
Publications
Consultations
Videos
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