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Month: December 2025

Notice to Fish Harvesters – MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP B – nf.25.290

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.290B 2026-001 Dec. 30, 2025 MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP B Fisheries and Oceans
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder: Mobile Gear Purse Seine Herring Fisheries Closed – nf.25.288

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.288B 2025-290 Dec. 30, 2025 Reminder: Mobile Gear Purse Seine Herring Fisheries Closed DFO reminds harvesters that herring fisheries in Herring Fishing
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder: Various Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Closed – nf.25.287

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.287B 2025-289 Dec. 30, 2025 Reminder: Various Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Closed DFO reminds harvesters that fixed gear (barr and tuck seine)
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder: Groundfish Fisheries Closed for the 2025 Season – nf.25.291

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.291B 2025-292 Dec. 30, 2025 Reminder: Groundfish Fisheries Closed for the 2025 Season DFO reminds harvesters that the following Groundfish fisheries are
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish 3Pn Portion Opening for NL Based Harvesters – nf.25.289

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.289B 2025-291 Dec. 30, 2025 Unit 1 Redfish 3Pn Portion Opening for NL Based Harvesters DFO advises the 3Pn portion of the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Licence Extensions for 2026 – nf.25.286

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.286B Dec. 23, 2025 Licence Extensions for 2026 DFO advises fish harvesters that fishing licences for 2026 will not be available until
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2026 Licence Conditions for 2J3KL Northen Cod Fishery – nf.25.285

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.285B Dec. 23, 2025 2026 Licence Conditions for 2J3KL Northen Cod Fishery DFO reminds harvesters that the 2J3KL Northern Cod fishery remains
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Groundfish Fisheries Closed for the 2025 Season – nf.25.283

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.283B 2025-278 Dec. 22, 2025 Groundfish Fisheries Closed for the 2025 Season DFO reminds harvesters that the following Groundfish fisheries are closed
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Various Shellfish Fisheries Closing – nf.25.280

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.280B 2025-275 Dec. 22, 2025 Various Shellfish Fisheries Closing DFO advises that Squid, Whelk, and Sea Cucumber will be closed for all
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Public Notice – Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery closed for the 2025 Season – pn.25.019

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA PUBLIC NOTICE pn.25.019B 2025-280 Dec. 22, 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery closed for the 2025 Season DFO reminds the Public that the Newfoundland and
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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.