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Category: DFO Fisheries Announcements

Public Notice – Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Re-opening for a Portion of Tommy’s Arm, Notre Dame Bay – pn.26.003

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA PUBLIC NOTICE pn.26.003B May. 8, 2026 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Re-opening for a Portion of Tommy’s Arm, Notre Dame Bay Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN 4R – nf.26.096

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.096B 2026-051 May. 7, 2026 LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN 4R DFO advises fish harvesters of the following opening and closing lobster fishing
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Snow Crab Season Closure for Crab Fishing Area 12D – nf.26.095

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.095B 2026-050 May. 6, 2026 Snow Crab Season Closure for Crab Fishing Area 12D DFO advises fish harvesters that the Snow crab
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Bonavista Bay (HFA 5) – nf.26.094

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.094B 2026-049 May. 4, 2026 Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Bonavista Bay (HFA 5) DFO advises that the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.26.090

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.090B 2026-047 May. 1, 2026 3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Opening DFO advises that the Scallop fishery in the 3Ps North Bed
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps Core Area Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.26.091

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.091B 2026-047 May. 1, 2026 3Ps Core Area Scallop Fishery Opening DFO advises that the 3Ps Scallop fishery in the Core Area
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LFA 14A – nf.26.093

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.093B 2026-048 May. 1, 2026 LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LFA 14A DFO advises fish harvesters that LFA 14A (Cape St. Gregory to
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – CORRECTION – 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING in LFA 10 – nf.26.088

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.088B 2026-046 Apr. 30, 2026 CORRECTION – 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING in LFA 10 DFO advises 3Ps harvesters that lobster fishing Area
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder: 2026 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO – nf.26.092

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.092B May. 1, 2026 Reminder: 2026 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO DFO wishes to remind
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (HFA 5) – nf.26.089

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.26.089B Apr. 30, 2026 Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (HFA 5) DFO advises that the Fixed Gear
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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.