Canadian Yellowtail Flounder Fishery

Management
Country: 
Canada
Management Authority: 
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Management Oversight: 
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Region: 
Americas
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf
Scotian Shelf
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Yellowtail flounder Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Limanda ferruginea
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Unknown
Gear Type: 
Unknown
Participation
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown