Soutien et services
You are required to have a valid Fish Buyer licence to purchase fish directly from fishers for the purpose of resale or processing. In addition, you are required to provide yearly statistics on all fish purchased and sold during the licence period in...
If you are selling fish for commercial processing you must be licensed each year and any equipment or vehicle you use must be inspected and approved by a provincial fish inspector in accordance with the PEI Fish Inspection Act, Schedules “E” and “G”.
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You must have licence to process fish or fish products for commercial purposes in PEI. This licence expires each December 31st and must be renewed by the zone deadline described below. In addition, you are required to provide yearly statistics on fish...
The Fisher Assistance Program is a service that provides confidential, professional counselling services to fishers, crew members, and their families. The program recognizes that some problems can affect home life and work performance. When this happens...
What is the Lobster Resource Monitoring Program?
The Lobster Resource Monitoring Program (LRMP) is a collaboration between the PEIFA, Department of Fisheries & Oceans and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to :
Collect from fishermen...
What is dead marine and mammal removal and disposal?
Removal and/or disposal of dead marine mammals (seals, dolphins, and whales) and large fish (sharks and tuna) that wash up on the Prince Edward Island shoreline is the responsibility of the Seafood...
Si vous êtes un nouveau pêcheur de homard de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard ou si vous travaillez à acquérir une flotte de pêche au homard, vous pourriez être admissible à du soutien dans le cadre du Programme pour futurs pêcheurs. Ce programme offre de la...
You can contribute to our efforts in preserving our marine ecosystem by reporting debris you find along our shorelines, estuaries, ponds, and lakes. Your observations can help us identify problem areas, assess the scale of the issue, and take targeted...
The Aquaculture Farm Assistance Program is a service that provides confidential, professional counselling services to aquaculture farmers, their families, and certain farm employees. The program recognizes that some problems can affect home life and work...
The Mussel Monitoring Program (MMP) is a service provided to cultured mussel growers and processors by the Department of Fisheries and Communities. Weekly data is collected during the ice-free season to provide the mussel industry with a variety of...
The Oyster Monitoring Program (OMP) is a technical service provided to oyster growers since 2001. The OMP primarily serves to provide information on spat-fall prediction to oyster farmers to assist them in determining when to deploy their spat collectors...