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Month: July 2025

Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut, Monkfish and Skate Opening – nf.25.210

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.210B 2025-167 Jul. 31, 2025 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut, Monkfish and Skate Opening DFO advises that the Inshore fishery in NAFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery reopening in Notre Dame Bay – nf.25.208

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.208B Jul. 29, 2025 Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery reopening in Notre Dame Bay Fisheries and Oceans Canada hereby gives notice that capelin
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery reopening in White Bay – nf.25.209

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.209B Jul. 29, 2025 Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery reopening in White Bay Fisheries and Oceans Canada hereby gives notice that capelin fishing
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SFA 6 EXPLORATORY FISHING 

The Shrimp Committee Chairs, along with area shrimp committees, have decided to undertake exploratory fishing in SFA 6. The purpose of this work is to explore non-traditional fishing grounds, or grounds that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing in a Portions of Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 4) – nf.25.207

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.207B Jul. 25, 2025 Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing in a Portions of Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 4) Fisheries and
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Snow Crab Season Extension for Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Divisions 3LNO – nf.25.206

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.206B 2025-161 Jul. 25, 2025 Snow Crab Season Extension for Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Divisions 3LNO DFO advises that the Snow
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab in NAFO Division 3L – nf.25.205

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.205B 2025-155 Jul. 24, 2025 Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab in NAFO Division 3L DFO advises that in accordance with the soft-shell
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REMINDER: COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES DUE TO WEST WHITE ROSE

Cenovus has developed a compensation program to provide fair and timely compensation to commercial fish harvesters, regardless of NAFO fishing area, who sustain losses because of disruption to fishing activities
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS – nf.25.203

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.203B Jul. 23, 2025 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut fishery
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Snow Crab Season Extension for Select Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Divisions 3LNO – nf.25.204

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.204B 2025-154 Jul. 23, 2025 Snow Crab Season Extension for Select Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Divisions 3LNO DFO advises that the
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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.