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 total allowable catch levels for Northern and Striped shrimp in the Eastern and Western Assessment Zones for the 2025/2026 fishing season. 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 webpage.

Submissions are accepted until 5pm on May 28, 2025.