Notice to Fish Harvesters - MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A - nf.26.036
March 11, 2026
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.26.036B
2026-017
Mar. 11, 2026
MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A
DFO advises that the Mobile Gear (Purse Seine) Herring fishery will open by permit only on March 12, 2026 at 0600 hours and close on March 31, 2026 at 2200 hours in St. Mary’s Bay (Herring Fishing Area 9) and Placentia Bay (Herring Fishing Area 10).
Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System (NOLS) for those harvesters who have been contacted for the above date.
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2026-013 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-017 comes into effect on March 12, 2026.
Notices to Fish Harvesters for all commercial fisheries are available online in the Fishery Notices section of the DFO Newfoundland and Labrador 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 to you directly by email, please contact: NLPRI@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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For information, contact:
Erin Dunne
Resource Manager – Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca