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How does Buddy Up work?

Here are the DFO’s rules for Buddy Up:

If you are fishing under a partnership agreement (buddy-up): 

  • Be sure to indicate the following in the fields provided; 
  • The VRN of the fishing vessel used to carry out your fishing activities; 
  • The FIN attached to the authorized fishing vessel; 
  • The licence number attached to the authorized fishing vessel; 
  • Indicate the name of both operators, separated by a semicolon, in the “Operator’s name” field of the ELOG.