The NMRWB and NWMB are launching a joint written public hearing to inform their decision making process regarding Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s proposal on shrimps. The proposal is seeking recommendations and decisions on the 2023/2024 total allowable catch (TAC) levels for Northern and Striped Shrimps in the Eastern and Western Assessment Zones. DFO’s proposal also requests decisions and recommendations on the sharing arrangement of shrimps between management units in the Nunavik Marine Region and the Nunavut Settlement Area.

Click the link below to access the public hearing page.

Submissions are accepted until 5pm on May 5, 2023.