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Category: DFO Fisheries Announcements

Notice to Fish Harvesters – Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings – nf.26.008

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.008NFB Jan. 26, 2026 Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings As announced in Notice to Fishers nf.26.006, beginning in the 2026 season, electronic
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings – nf.26.008

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.008NFB Jan. 26, 2026 Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings As announced in Notice to Fishers nf.26.006, beginning in the 2026 season, electronic
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Licence Extensions for 2026 – nf.26.007

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.007NFB Jan. 26, 2026 Licence Extensions for 2026 DFO advises fish harvesters that fishing licences for 2026 will not be available until
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Implementation – 2026 Fishing Season – nf.26.006

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.006NFB Jan. 26, 2026 Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Implementation – 2026 Fishing Season DFO continues to transition to Electronic Logbooks (ELOG) for fisheries
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING in HERRING FISHING AREAS 9 and 10 for GROUP A – nf.26.005

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.005B 2026-005 Jan. 15, 2026 MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING in HERRING FISHING AREAS 9 and 10 for GROUP A Fisheries and Oceans
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 7-8) – nf.26.003

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.003B 2026-004 Jan. 12, 2026 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 7-8) DFO advises that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Atlantic Halibut Fishery for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet Closing in 3Ps – nf.26.002

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.002B 2026-003 Jan. 9, 2026 Atlantic Halibut Fishery for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet Closing in 3Ps DFO advises that the directed Atlantic
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Area 9 (Inner St. Mary’s Bay) Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.26.001

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.001B 2026-002 Jan. 2, 2026 Area 9 (Inner St. Mary’s Bay) Scallop Fishery Opening DFO advises that the commercial Scallop fishery in
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP B – nf.25.290

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.290B 2026-001 Dec. 30, 2025 MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP B Fisheries and Oceans
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder: Mobile Gear Purse Seine Herring Fisheries Closed – nf.25.288

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.288B 2025-290 Dec. 30, 2025 Reminder: Mobile Gear Purse Seine Herring Fisheries Closed DFO reminds harvesters that herring fisheries in Herring Fishing
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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.