#TECM2610793A2026 Lobster Fishing Season Opens in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Waters
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This order opens the 2026 lobster fishing season for professional fishers in the French waters around Saint-Pierre and Miquelon from May 1 to August 31, 2026, and sets the total catch limit at 39 tonnes, reserved for local fishers. It also requires egg-bearing female lobsters to be marked and returned to the sea, and any crustaceans with that V mark on the tail to be thrown back. Fishers must also mark and identify any nets, pots, lines, or drifting gear with buoys showing the vessel’s registration number. Unmarked gear is treated as abandoned. Violations, especially failures to make statistical reports, can be punished under the rural and maritime fishing code.
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Key Changes
- Opens the 2026 lobster fishing season from May 1 to August 31, 2026.
- Sets a total catch limit of 39 tonnes, all reserved for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon fishers.
- Requires marking and releasing egg-bearing female lobsters and rejecting any crustaceans with the V tail mark.
Obligations
What this law requires
Professional lobster fishers in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may fish only during the 2026 season opened from 1 May 2026 to 31 August 2026.
Professional lobster fishers in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may fish only during the open season from 1 May 2026 to 31 August 2026.
The total authorized catch of lobster is capped at 39 tonnes, and this quota is reserved entirely for fishers from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
The total authorized catch of lobster is capped at 39 tonnes for the 2026 campaign, and this quota is fully allocated to fishers of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
Egg-bearing female lobsters must be marked with a V-shaped mark on the tip of the tail and then returned to the sea.