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Notice to Fish Harvesters – LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LOBSTER FISHING AREA 12 – nf.26.067

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.067B 2026-033 Apr. 15, 2026 LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LOBSTER FISHING AREA 12 DFO advises Lobster Fishing Area 12 will open April
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING – nf.26.066

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.066B 2026-032 Apr. 14, 2026 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING DFO advises Lobster Fishing Area 11 East (East of Western Head, Hare Bay)
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps Scallop Fisheries Opening – nf.26.065

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.065B 2026-031 Apr. 13, 2026 3Ps Scallop Fisheries Opening DFO advises 3Ps harvesters that the Scallop Fishery will open South of 47°00′
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Lifting of the Spring Spawning Closure and Reopening of the 2025-2026 Unit 1 Directed Redfish Fishery – nf.26.064

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.064B 2026-030 Apr. 10, 2026 Lifting of the Spring Spawning Closure and Reopening of the 2025-2026 Unit 1 Directed Redfish Fishery DFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 7 & 8) – nf.26.063

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.063B Apr. 10, 2026 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 7 & 8)
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Notice to Anglers – Reminder – Closure of Winter Trout Angling Season – na.26.004

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO ANGLERS na.26.004B Apr. 9, 2026 Reminder – Closure of Winter Trout Angling Season DFO reminds anglers that the winter trout angling season for Zone
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) – nf.26.062

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.062B 2026-029 Apr. 8, 2026 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6) DFO advises that the mobile
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) – nf.26.060

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.060B 2026-028 Apr. 7, 2026 Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) – nf.26.059

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.059B 2026-027 Apr. 7, 2026 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) DFO
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn – nf.26.061

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.061B Apr. 7, 2026 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn DFO advises that the directed Atlantic Halibut fishery in NAFO Sub-Division
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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.