2J3KL OPPORTUNISTIC ATLANTIC HALIBUT TAGGING OPPORTUNITY
August 26, 2024
FFAW is now accepting applications for an OPPORTUNISTIC halibut tagging opportunity. The goal is to opportunistically tag 4 Atlantic halibut caught as bycatch in the 2J3KL Atlantic cod Fall Fishery using longline. Caught halibut will be tagged and released by a FFAW tech using satellite tags, and fin samples of caught halibut will also be taken.
To be eligible, harvesters must have experience using longline. Harvesters must also possess knowledge of areas where halibut has been caught as bycatch in the recent past.
For additional information on the project or on compensation, or to obtain an application, please call Ian (iivany@ffaw.ca) at the FFAW office in St. John’s at (709) 576-7276.
The application deadline is Thursday, September 5th at 4pm.