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Month: March 2025

Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS – nf.25.040

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.040B 2025-019 Mar. 31, 2025 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – GREENLAND HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS – nf.25.039

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.039B 2025-020 Mar. 31, 2025 GREENLAND HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS DFO advises that the Greenland Halibut
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Seal Fishery Re-Opening – April 7, 2025 – nf.25.038

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.038B 2025-018 Mar. 31, 2025 Seal Fishery Re-Opening – April 7, 2025 DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the Commercial
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – HERRING MG LARGE FLEET (Less than 65′) PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14 – nf.25.037

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.037B 2025-017 Mar. 31, 2025 HERRING MG LARGE FLEET (Less than 65′) PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14 DFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – HERRING EXTRA LARGE FLEET (Greater than 65′) PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14 – nf.25.036

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.036B 2025-017 Mar. 31, 2025 HERRING EXTRA LARGE FLEET (Greater than 65′) PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14 DFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 12, 13 and 14 – nf.25.035

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.035B 2025-016 Mar. 31, 2025 HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 12, 13 and 14 DFO advises Herring fishing areas 12,
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2025-6 Herring Management Plan

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NL harvesters express extreme disappointment but not surprise in DFO decision to once again roll over TAC for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Herring Management Plan: NL harvesters are incensed after the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2J3KLPs Herring Management Plan 2025-26 and 2026-27 – nf.25.032

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.032B Mar. 28, 2025 2J3KLPs Herring Management Plan 2025-26 and 2026-27 DFO advises that the details of the 2025-26 and 2026-27 management
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Delayed opening – Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab Season – nf.25.034

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.034B Mar. 28, 2025 Delayed opening – Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab Season DFO advises harvesters that at the request of industry
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Skate Fishery Opening in Sub-Division 3Ps for Mobile Gear – nf.25.033

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.033B Mar. 28, 2025 Skate Fishery Opening in Sub-Division 3Ps for Mobile Gear DFO advises that the Skate Fishery in NAFO Sub-Division
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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.