The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is cutting this year's total allowable catch for crab in the province by five per cent.
The department has set the limit at 52,502 tonnes.
The plan slashes quotas off the 3K area off northeastern Newfoundland by 22 per cent and by 11 per cent in the 2J division off southern Labrador.
Quotas are up slightly for areas off the west and east coasts of the island.
The department has been cutting allocations in recent years as the snow crab stock declines.
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