DFO
National Online Registry (NOLS)
Service Delivery Changes: Link to NOLS, list of logbook and tag supplies, monitoring
Atlantic sharing arrangements : How quota is shared for all species in all regions.
FISH HARVESTERS REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA
Register for your PFR: You can register with FHRCBNS instead of DFO NOLs
• You’ll be offered training that meets the needs of Nova Scotia fish harvesters
• You can get certified to validate your skills and abilities
• You’ll help us keep our industry strong and viable—so you’ll have a long and rewarding career!
Taxes and EI
Employment Insurance Benefits for Fishers
Training
School of Fisheries - Shelbourne NSCC: Schedule for training for Master Class IV, MED, radio operator, etc.
Natuical Institute - Port Hawksburry : Schedule for training for Master Class IV, MED, radio operator, etc.
The Fisheries Safety Safety Association of Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Fisheries Sector Council
Other Regions
Atlantic States Fisheries Commission: serves as a deliberative body of the Atlantic coastal states, coordinating the conservation and management of 25 nearshore fish species.
Science
The Fishermen and Scientists Research Society (FSRS)
Halibut
4VN Management Board Society - Information regarding fishery openings
Wharf Prices
Newfoundland: Lobster prices as negotiated by the FFAW in Newfoundland
Marketing
The Lobster Council of Canada. The mandate of the Lobster Council of Canada shall be to enhance the value of the Canadian Lobster Sector in a sustainable fashion by addressing the issues of importance to the industry.
Ecotrust, Canada has implemented a traceability project for an easy way to trace seafood back to its origins: who caught it, when, where and how. ThisFish sets out to make the seafood business more transparent.
MSC information on our Lobster
Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Other Fishermen's Organizations
Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation
Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen's Association
The Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association (PEIFA)
Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW/CAW) of Newfoundland
North of Smokey Fishermen's Association (NOSFA)