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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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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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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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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) – nf.25.271

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.271B 2025-264 Nov. 23, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) DFO advises that the mobile
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Notre Dame Bay (Herring Fishing Area 4) – nf.25.270

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.270B 2025-263 Nov. 22, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Notre Dame Bay (Herring Fishing Area 4) DFO advises that the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.269

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.269B 2025-262 Nov. 21, 2025 Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation DFO advises the 4R portion of
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Opening in Notre Dame Bay (HFA 4) – nf.25.268

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.268B 2025-261 Nov. 20, 2025 Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Opening in Notre Dame Bay (HFA 4) DFO advises that the
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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.