Responsibilities for the control of recreational fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador are divided between the Government of Canada (the federal government) and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (the provincial government). Federal government responsibilities are administered through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Provincial matters are dealt with by the Department of Forest Resources andAgrifoods, Inland Fish and Wildlife Division.
Generally speaking, federal authorities and regulations govern the management of the resource and its habitat, i.e., DFO sets season dates and bag limits, determines which rivers shall be scheduled for licenced fishing, regulates fishing methods and equipment, protects rivers from disruption by other activities, and so on.
Provincial Inland Fish and Wildlife Division officials are responsible for such matters as setting guide requirements and the issuance, sale and distribution of angling licences. In addition, the Tourism Division of the provincial Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation undertakes tourist-oriented promotional and informational activities .relating to recreational fishing.
Persons seeking more detailed or updated information on DFO regulated matters such as season dates, gear restrictions, bag limits, salmon angling statistics, and general information on species of game fish available, should contact:
Communications Division Department of Fisheries and Oceans
PO. Box 5667, St. John's, NF A1C 5X1
Tel:
Or
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
P.O. Box 2009
Corner Brook, NF A2H 6Z6
Tel:
For information on licences and guide requirements contact:
Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods Inland Fish & Wildlife Division
EO. Box 8700, Building 810, Pleasanrville
St. John's, NF A1B 4J6
Tel:
Persons seeking up-to-date, current-season information on specific scheduled rivers (salmon landings, water levels, early river closures, etc.) should contact the appropriate Department of Fisheries and Oceans office from among the following:
St. John's:
(covers Avalon Peninsula, excluding Placentia Bay, Trinity Bay, Bonavista Bay)
Grand Bank:
(covers Burin Peninsula, east side of Placentia Bay, South Coast west to Burgeo area)
Grand Falls-Windsor:
(covers central Newfoundland and northeast coast)
Happy Valley-Goose Bay:
(covers Labrador, excluding Strait of Belle Isle area)
Corner Brook:
(covers south coast west from Burgeo, west coast, Strait of Belle Isle area of Labrador)
Persons requiring maps to plan fishing trips should contact either the Provincial Department of Government Services and Lands, Crown Lands Division for large scale maps covering portions of the province; or the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Tourism Branch, for standard provincial road maps.
Department of Government Services and Lands Crown Lands Division
Howley Building, Higgins Line
P. 0. Box 8700
St. John's, NF A1B 4J6
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation Tourism Branch
P 0. Box 8730, St. John's, NF A1B 4K2
Persons seeking information on specific rivers may also contact one or more of the outfitters listed in this publication that operate on the waters under consideration.
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