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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Opening Date for 2023 NL Commercial Eel Fishery in Coastal Waters - nf.23.129

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Opening Date for 2023 NL Commercial Eel Fishery in Coastal Waters – nf.23.129
May 25, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.129B

 

2023-084

 

May. 25, 2023

 

Opening Date for 2023 NL Commercial Eel Fishery in Coastal Waters

 

DFO advises fish harvesters that the opening date for the 2023 NL commercial Eel fishery in coastal waters is June 1, 2023.

 

Licences and conditions are available through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System and the site location conditions may be obtained from the DFO Detachment offices.

 

The eel fishery will close on October 31, 2023.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-060 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-084 comes into effect on May 26, 2023.

 

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en

 

If you would like to have all “Notices to Fish Harvesters” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: danielle.nichols@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

 

 

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For information, contact:

Jackie Kean

Resource Manager

Tel. (709) 689-8246

E-mail: jackie.kean@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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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.