The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that the 2021 Snow crab fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador will have a total allowable catch (TAC) of 38,186 tonnes. This management decision represents an overall quota increase of approximately 29 per cent from 2020.

 

The specific increases and decreases, based on science advice, vary by Snow crab Area, specifically:

• Snow crab Area 3Ps – 53 per cent increase;

• Snow crab Area 4R3Pn – 35 per cent increase;

• Snow crab Area 3LNO – 34 per cent increase;

• Snow crab Area 3K – 16 per cent increase; and

• Snow crab Area 2HJ – 20 per cent decrease.

 

The Snow crab industry in Newfoundland and Labrador is pivotal to the economy! This increase in total allowable catch is rooted in our ongoing efforts to protect the health and sustainability of the snow crab population.