Hawke Channel Closure

To protect seafloor habitat for many species, especially Atlantic cod.

Bottom-contact fishing methods, such as bottom trawls, are prohibited in the closure.

The closure is home to large numbers of bottom-dwelling aquatic species. It protects Atlantic cod, a species that once experienced severe overfishing. Other species that rely on seafloor habitat, such as snow crabs, Greenland halibut, and Atlantic wolffish, also live in the closure.