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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing in a Portions of Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 4) - nf.25.207

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing in a Portions of Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 4) – nf.25.207
July 25, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.25.207B

Jul. 25, 2025

Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Closing in a Portions of Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 4)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada hereby gives notice for fish harvesters with a homeport between North Head and Dog Bay Point and for harvesters with a homeport between Dog Bay Point and Cape Freels, in Capelin Fishing Area 4, to stop capelin fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador pursuant to the conditions of the Capelin Fishing Area 4 fixed gear capelin fishing license, effective July 25, 2025 at 2200 hours and until further notice”.

“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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 292-5167
Email: david.small@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.