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Subject:

FN1111-Publication of Proposed Amendments to the Fishery (General) Regulations in Canada Gazette Part I

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is pleased to announce that the proposed amendments to the Fishery (General) Regulations were pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on Saturday 12 October 2024 for a comment period ending on Monday 11 November 2024. 

The proposed amendments would:
(a)amend Schedule IX of the Regulations by adding 65 major fish stocks to the Schedule.
(b)amend the geographic descriptions of four prescribed stocks to correct errors or adjust formatting for consistency. These four stocks are the following: Chinook salmon, Okanagan; Coho salmon, Interior Fraser; Northern shrimp, Shrimp Fishing Area 6; and Yelloweye rockfish, Outside waters.
(c)reorder the list of stocks alphabetically (including those already in Schedule IX).

The pre-publication can be found at the following link:  https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-10-12/html/reg1-eng.html

Comments on the proposal can be sent to Fisheries and Ocean Canada by Monday 11 November 2024 at the following email address: DFO.Rebuilding-Retablissement.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

If you have any questions regarding the regulatory amendments, including questions that may be specific to the Pacific region, please contact Roger Kanno at roger.kanno@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.