The charter tuna fishery season in P.E.I. The charter tuna fishery season began Friday and will continue until Oct. 31. Last month, the federal Department of Fisheries granted an exemption to tuna fishers to catch mackerel for bait amid a moratorium on the commercial fishery. In March, the DFO imposed a moratorium on the commercial mackerel fishery in Atlantic Canada. "We've seen the fat content and tuna kind of going down for the last eight or 10 years," he said.

Source: CBC News July 18, 2022 03:16 UTC