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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Notre Dame Bay (HFA 4) – nf.25.276

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.276B 2025-271 Dec. 5, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Notre Dame Bay (HFA 4) DFO advises that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 7-8) – nf.25.275

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.275B 2025-271 Dec. 5, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 7-8) DFO advises that
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14A LOBSTER COMMITTEE NOMINATION PERIOD

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Nomination Period for the 14A Lobster Committee will run from Monday, December 8th to Friday, December 12th, 2025. Harvesters can call the Corner Brook Office (709) 634-0277, during regular office
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MSC BALTIC III SALVAGE UPDATE

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As of December 4th, the following is an update on the current status of the MSC Baltic III as per MSC representatives: – The cableway is operational, and crews are
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Public Notice – Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Reopening – South Coast and Burin Peninsula Areas, NL – pn.25.018

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA PUBLIC NOTICE pn.25.018B Dec. 3, 2025 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Reopening – South Coast and Burin Peninsula Areas, NL Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises the public
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY AREA 14 REOPENING NET AND TRAP – nf.25.274

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.274B 2025-270 Dec. 3, 2025 HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY AREA 14 REOPENING NET AND TRAP DFO advises Herring fishing area 14 for
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reopening of the Atlantic Halibut Fishery for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet in NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps – nf.25.273

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.273B Dec. 2, 2025 Reopening of the Atlantic Halibut Fishery for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet in NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps DFO advises that
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HIS SEASON, YOUR DONATION MATTERS MORE THAN EVER

FFAW-Unifor’s Women’s Committee is encouraging folks to consider making a donation to a food bank this holiday season. This time of year is very difficult for food banks – we
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CRAB REBATE AND EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 

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Crab rebate payments must be filed with Service Canada as retro payments to the applicable claim period you have already filed.  Since these are payments for a fishing period already
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YOUNG HARVESTERS COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

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Dec. 2025 to Dec. 2028 Term The nomination process is now open for the FFAW’s Young Harvester Committee. The Young Harvesters Committee is a space for harvesters around the province
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) – nf.25.272

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.272B 2025-265 Nov. 27, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) DFO advises that the mobile
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LOBSTER COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING FOR 13B (BAY OF ISLANDS REPRESENTATIVES)

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There will be a LFA 13B (Bay of Islands Representatives) Lobster Committee Election held at the Greenwood Inn in Corner Brook on Wednesday, December 3rd at 1:30pm. FFAW Representative Jeff
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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.