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Category: DFO Fisheries Announcements

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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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay (HFA 5-6) – nf.25.267

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.267B 2025-260 Nov. 19, 2025 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay (HFA 5-6) DFO advises that the
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.266

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.266B 2025-259 Nov. 17, 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 – 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – FIFTH SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET – nf.25.264

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.264B 2025-258 Nov. 14, 2025 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – FIFTH SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET DFO advises that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – REMINDER – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS – nf.25.265

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.265B Nov. 14, 2025 REMINDER – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wishes to remind that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.261

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.261B 2025-257 Nov. 13, 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 – COD FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUBDIVISION 3Ps (d) and (e) – nf.25.263

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.263B 2025-256 Nov. 13, 2025 COD FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUBDIVISION 3Ps (d) and (e) DFO advises fish harvesters that the cod
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – COD FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUBDIVISION 3Ps (a) – nf.25.262

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.262B 2025-256 Nov. 13, 2025 COD FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUBDIVISION 3Ps (a) DFO advises fish harvesters that the commercial cod fishery
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Public Notice – Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Closure – Significant Rainfall – South Coast – Burin Peninsula Area, NL – pn.25.017

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA PUBLIC NOTICE pn.25.017B Nov. 12, 2025 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Closure – Significant Rainfall – South Coast – Burin Peninsula Area, NL Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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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.