ANALYSIS: Gulf Quota Reaches 72% Caught, Newfoundland Reaches 15% Caught for Snow Crab
Area 12 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has passed 70% of their quota caught. According to landings data from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 72.86% of the quota has been caught as of May 2. The initial quota for Area 12 — including traditional fleet (01), First Nations (02) and New Access (03) — was set at 22,236.416 t and revised to 21,756.074 t. The season opened April 1 and reporting as of May 2 shows that 17,049.903 t has been landed with...
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