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Notice to Fish Harvesters - 2023 REMINDER TO RETURN LOGBOOKS - nf.23.264

September 13, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

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Sep. 13, 2023

 

2023 REMINDER TO RETURN LOGBOOKS

 

DFO wishes to remind harvesters that Section 61 of the Fisheries Act requires all fishing logs to be completed and submitted to DFO. Please refer to the requirements set out in Schedule 4 of the 2023 commercial fishing license.

 

Instructions on how to complete a general log can be found with examples at the beginning of the general logbook.  For further information and questions, harvesters can contact the Email as per Fisher Homeports below.

 

Logbooks must be returned to the appropriate Area Office according to your homeport.

 

The addresses for the area offices are as follows:

 

Homeports in NAFO Division 3L

 

(Newtown, Bonavista Bay to Point Lance)

 

Area Statistics Office

 

Client Service Centre

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

P.O. Box 5667

 

St. John’s NL A1C 5X1

 

Email: AreaStats-StJohns@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

StatsSecteur-StJohns@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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Homeports in NAFO Divisions 2G, 2H, 2J

 

(Cape Chidley to Lodge Bay)

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

P.O. Box 7003, STN C

 

Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1C0

 

Email: AreaStats-GrandFalls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

StatsSecteur-GrandFalls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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Homeports in NAFO Divisions  3K

 

( Belle Isle to Cape Freels South)

 

Area Statistics Office

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

4A Bayley Street, Suite 200

 

Grand Falls – Windsor, NL A2A 2T5

 

Email: AreaStats-GrandFalls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

StatsSecteur-GrandFalls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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Homeports in NAFO Divisions 3PS, 3PN, & 4R

 

(St. Brides to Noddy Bay & L’Anse Au Claire to Cape St. Charles)

 

Area Statistics Office

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

 

1 Regent Square

 

Corner Brook, NL A2H 7K6

 

Email: AreaStats-CornerBrook@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

StatsSecteur-CornerBrook@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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For information, contact:

Claudette Laing

Area Statistics Coordinator

Eastern, Central and Labrador

Tel: (709) 292-5180

 

Deanne Kerr

Area Statistics Coordinator

Western

Tel: (709) 637-4322

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.