Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3PS, Placentia Bay HFA 10 - nf.26.037
March 17, 2026
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.26.037B
2026-018
Mar. 17, 2026
Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3PS, Placentia Bay HFA 10
DFO advises that the Fixed Gear (Gillnet, Trap and Tuck Seine) Herring fishery will open on March 20, 2026 at 0600 hours for the following:
Herring Fishing Area 10 – Placentia Bay
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2025-289 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-018 will come into force March 19, 2026.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