Commercial fisheries licensing rules and policies reference document Pacific region
Schedule II species – tuna
Category CT
Licence category
A Schedule II Species – Tuna licence (category CT) is required to commercially harvest tuna in Canadian fisheries waters and the high seas.
Category CT licence eligibilities are unlimited entry and vessel based.
The conditions of a category CT licence allow for any limited entry vessel based licence eligibility that has not relinquished its Schedule II Species portion, to apply for and obtain a category CT licence.
Vessels that do not hold a limited entry vessel based licence may still apply for a SEC68 tuna licence to harvest tuna on the high seas; this would exclude fishing for tuna in Canada’s Exclusive Economic Zone waters.
Licence category background
Prior to 2013, the harvest of tuna in Canadian fisheries waters and the high seas was included within the Schedule II Species portion of vessel based licence eligibilities.
Licence renewal fee
The category CT licence renewal fee is $30.00.
Licence application and issuance
Vessel owners who have not previously applied for a category CT licence may request one using the National Online Licensing System. The vessel must hold a limited entry, vessel based licence eligibility that has not relinquished (permanently retired) the Schedule II Species portion of the licence.
Prior to licence issue, the vessel owners must ensure that any ministerial conditions placed on the licence have been met.
Licence documents
Schedule II Species – tuna licence documents are valid from the date of issue to March 31st of the following year.
Vessel owners may reprint any lost or destroyed licence documents using the National Online Licensing System (NOLS).
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