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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Conditions of Licence for the 3Ps inshore scallop fishery - nf.24.281

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Conditions of Licence for the 3Ps inshore scallop fishery – nf.24.281
October 4, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.24.281B

Oct. 4, 2024

Conditions of Licence for the 3Ps inshore scallop fishery

DFO advises 3Ps-based inshore scallop harvesters, including dive scallop harvesters, that NEW scallop licence conditions will be issued that will contain correct contact information for the FRC for the purpose of obtaining authorization to offload catch. The toll-free number is 888-562-4511.

All harvesters fishing in 3Ps inshore scallop are to ensure they are fishing under conditions that are valid and that these conditions are printed and onboard the vessel.

“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” or “Notices to the Public” sent directly to you by email please contact Miranda.Pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Jodi Riggs-Power
Resource Management
Tel: 709-279-7626
jodi.riggs-power@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.