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Month: November 2025

CRAB REBATE AND EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 

Crab rebate payments must be filed with Service Canada as retro payments to the applicable claim period you have already filed.  Since these are payments for a fishing period already
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YOUNG HARVESTERS COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

Dec. 2025 to Dec. 2028 Term The nomination process is now open for the FFAW’s Young Harvester Committee. The Young Harvesters Committee is a space for harvesters around the province
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) – nf.25.272

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.272B 2025-265 Nov. 27, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) DFO advises that the mobile
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LOBSTER COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING FOR 13B (BAY OF ISLANDS REPRESENTATIVES)

There will be a LFA 13B (Bay of Islands Representatives) Lobster Committee Election held at the Greenwood Inn in Corner Brook on Wednesday, December 3rd at 1:30pm. FFAW Representative Jeff
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3K FLEET MEETINGS NOTICE FOR LOBSTER AND PELAGIC HARVESTERS

3K Fleet Meetings Notice: * Baie Verte (White Bay Fleet)– at the Baie Vista Inn on Monday, December 1st starting at 10:00am.  * Baie Verte (Green Bay Fleet)– at the
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LOBSTER COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING FOR 13A & 13B

There will be a LFA 13A & 13B Lobster Committee Election Meeting held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Stephenville on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. * The Election for 13A
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) – nf.25.271

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.271B 2025-264 Nov. 23, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) DFO advises that the mobile
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Notre Dame Bay (Herring Fishing Area 4) – nf.25.270

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.270B 2025-263 Nov. 22, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Notre Dame Bay (Herring Fishing Area 4) DFO advises that the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.269

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.269B 2025-262 Nov. 21, 2025 Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation DFO advises the 4R portion of
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UPDATE: CRAB PAYMENTS MOVING FORWARD; EXPEDITED ARBITRATION FORTHCOMING

All invoices for 5-8oz sections are being submitted to Deloitte and the auditing company will do two calculations: one for 30lbs boxes and one for all sales of 5-8oz sections.
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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.