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Month: June 2024

Nomination Packages – IRO & Inshore Divisions

Full Nomination Packages for the 2024 FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election are now available online for viewing and download.
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Conception Bay – nf.24.186

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.186B 2024-108 Jun. 30, 2024 Mobile Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Conception Bay DFO advises that the Capelin fishery for vessels using
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Conception Bay – nf.24.185

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.185B 2024-107 Jun. 30, 2024 Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Conception Bay DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing for portion of the Southern Shore (Capelin Fishing Area 8C) – nf.24.183

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.183B 2024-105 Jun. 30, 2024 Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing for portion of the Southern Shore (Capelin Fishing Area 8C) DFO advises
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PRESIDENT OF ATLANTIC GROUNDFISH COUNCIL ADVOCATING FOR OFFSHORE IS A DISSERVICE TO NL

June 28, 2024 ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), that represents thousands of inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is outraged by remarks
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening – nf.24.184

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.184B 2024-106 Jun. 28, 2024 Unit 1 Redfish Opening DFO advises the Redfish fishery in division 4R for vessel classed D2 and
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – SECOND SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET – nf.24.172

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.172B 2024-098 Jun. 28, 2024 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – SECOND SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET DFO advises that
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FFAW Responds to Remarks Made By Atlantic Groundfish Council

Sylvia Lapointe, President of the Atlantic Groundfish Council was quoted that the there was “misleading information in the public domain” and that the longstanding commitment for the first 115,000t of
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3NO Fixed Gear White Hake Opening – nf.24.179

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.179B 2024-103 Jun. 28, 2024 3NO Fixed Gear White Hake Opening DFO advises that the Inshore fishery in NAFO Divisions 3NO for
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – CAPELIN FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN PORTION OF AREA 14 – nf.24.180

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.180B 2024-104 Jun. 28, 2024 CAPELIN FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN PORTION OF AREA 14 DFO advises that the Capelin fixed gear
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 2 Redfish Opening for Mobile and Fixed Gear Fleets – nf.24.174

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.174B Jun. 28, 2024 Unit 2 Redfish Opening for Mobile and Fixed Gear Fleets DFO advises that the 3Ps portion of the
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