• Species description and habitat: prawn
• Biology

Integrated Fisheries Management Plans:

• Prawn and Shrimp by Trap Integrated Fisheries Management Plan

Overview of the Fishery:

• Prawns spawn! Expect a variety of prawn life stages every season!

Recreational prawn fishing. What to expect?

• Prawn and Shrimp by Trap Consultations
• Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Opportunities in Saltwater
• Recreational Prawn and Shrimp Closures
• Commercial Prawn and Shrimp Openings and Closures can be found in the Fishery Notice system. Note: the commercial prawn fishery opens annually no earlier than May 1 and generally runs to the end of June

Research documents and stock status reports – Scientific papers and short resource status papers, available through the Department’s Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) site.