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Month: August 2024

**CRAB HARVESTERS IN CRAB MANAGEMENT AREA 3K3A ONLY**

Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2024 snow crab by mail in May 2024. Additionally, the opportunity was advertised through direct emails, our Facebook, and our
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – THIRD SEASONAL OPENING DATE EXTENSION – nf.24.266

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.266B 2024-249 Aug. 30, 2024 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – THIRD SEASONAL OPENING DATE EXTENSION DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut hook and
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps Shrimp Beam Trawl Fishery Opening – nf.24.265

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.265B 2024-248 Aug. 30, 2024 3Ps Shrimp Beam Trawl Fishery Opening DFO advises that the 3Ps Shrimp beam trawl fishery in the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Opening in White Bay (HFA 3) – nf.24.262

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.262B Aug. 30, 2024 Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Opening in White Bay (HFA 3) DFO advises that the Fixed Gear
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Gillnet/Trap) Herring Fishery Opening in White Bay and Notre Dame Bay (HFA 3 & 4) – nf.24.263

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.263B Aug. 30, 2024 Fixed Gear (Gillnet/Trap) Herring Fishery Opening in White Bay and Notre Dame Bay (HFA 3 & 4) DFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Update to 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery – Reminder of 2J-based Catch and Gear Limit Changes – nf.24.264

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.264B Aug. 30, 2024 Update to 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery – Reminder of 2J-based Catch and Gear Limit Changes The Department is
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps – Placentia Bay Commercial Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.24.261

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.261B Aug. 29, 2024 3Ps – Placentia Bay Commercial Scallop Fishery Opening DFO advises that the portion of Scallop Fishing Area 10
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**CRAB HARVESTERS IN CRAB MANAGEMENT AREA 3Ps10B11S ONLY**

Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2024 snow crab by mail in May 2024. Additionally, the opportunity was advertised through direct emails, our Facebook, and our
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**CRAB HARVESTERS IN CRAB MANAGEMENT AREA 3K3A ONLY**

*CRAB HARVESTERS IN CRAB MANAGEMENT AREA 3K3A ONLY* Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2024 snow crab survey by mail in May 2024. Additionally, the opportunity
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery – Reminder of 2J-based Catch and Gear Limit Changes – nf.24.260

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.260B Aug. 28, 2024 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery – Reminder of 2J-based Catch and Gear Limit Changes DFO reminds 2J-based harvesters fishing
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Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.