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Month: September 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 – Correction: Closure of the inshore Northern cod Fishery for 3KL-based fixed-gear harvesters – nf.24.279

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.279B 2024-271 Sep. 27, 2024 Correction: Closure of the inshore Northern cod Fishery for 3KL-based fixed-gear harvesters DFO advises harvesters that 2J3KL
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY CLOSING IN DIVISION 4R – SELECT VESSEL CLASSES – nf.24.278

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.278B 2024-267 Sep. 27, 2024 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY CLOSING IN DIVISION 4R – SELECT VESSEL CLASSES DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Closure of the inshore Northern cod Fishery for 3KL-based fixed-gear harvesters – nf.24.279

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.279B 2024-271 Sep. 27, 2024 Closure of the inshore Northern cod Fishery for 3KL-based fixed-gear harvesters DFO advises harvesters that 2J3KL Northern
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FFAW Announces Hiring of New Directors to Inshore and IRO Divisions 

FFAW-Unifor is pleased to announce the hiring of two staff management positions within the Union; Inshore Director and Industrial/Retail/Offshore Director.  Sherry Glynn has accepted the position of Inshore Director. Sherry
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Correction: Fixed Gear Herring Opening in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1-2) – nf.24.277

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.277B 2024-269 Sep. 25, 2024 Correction: Fixed Gear Herring Opening in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1-2) DFO advises that the tuck/barr seine
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Herring Opening in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1-2) – nf.24.277

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.277B 2024-269 Sep. 25, 2024 Fixed Gear Herring Opening in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1-2) DFO advises that the tuck/barr seine herring
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MEDIA RELEASE: Former Provincial Fisheries Minister Supported Ending Historical Northern Cod Agreement for NL

ST. JOHN’S, NL – FFAW-Unifor, during the federal injunction discovery process, has learned that former provincial Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture, Elvis Loveless, issued a letter to federal counterpart, Minister
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2023 FFAW Scholarship Recipients & 2024 Applications

Congratulations to the 2023 FFAW-Unifor Scholarship Winners! The 6 recipients are highlighted in the Fall 2024 issue of the Union Forum Magazine, which is now in distribution: Name: Parents: Community:
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps Area 11 Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.24.276

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.276B 2024-268 Sep. 20, 2024 3Ps Area 11 Scallop Fishery Opening DFO advises 3Ps scallop harvesters that the portion of Scallop Fishing
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery Reminder of 2J-based Landings for the Inshore Fleet – nf.24.275

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.24.275B Sep. 19, 2024 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery Reminder of 2J-based Landings for the Inshore Fleet DFO advises that as of Wednesday,
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