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Category: DFO Fisheries Announcements

Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Closing in White Bay (HFA 3) – nf.25.253

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.253B 2025-253 Oct. 29, 2025 Fixed Gear (Bar/Tuck Seine) Herring Fishery Closing in White Bay (HFA 3) DFO advises that the Fixed
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.252

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.252B 2025-252 Oct. 24, 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 – HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN AREA 14 – nf.25.250

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.250B 2025-251 Oct. 24, 2025 HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN AREA 14 DFO advises that the Herring fixed gear fishery (trap,
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – REMINDER – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS – nf.25.251

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.251NFB Oct. 24, 2025 REMINDER – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wishes to advise that
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters with Reserve Allocation – nf.25.249

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.249B 2025-250 Oct. 23, 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 – WITCH FLOUNDER FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUB-DIVISION 4Rd (Bay St. George) – nf.25.248

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.248B 2025-249 Oct. 22, 2025 WITCH FLOUNDER FISHERY CLOSING IN NAFO SUB-DIVISION 4Rd (Bay St. George) DFO advises that the Witch flounder
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Ghost Gear Survey – nf.25.245

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.245B Oct. 17, 2025 Ghost Gear Survey The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is conducting research to better understand the
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Public Notice – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS – pn.25.013

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA PUBLIC NOTICE pn.25.013B Oct. 15, 2025 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wishes to advise that in-person Outreach Meetings will
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS – nf.25.244

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.244B Oct. 15, 2025 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wishes to advise that in-person Outreach
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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters – nf.25.243

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.243B 2025-246 Oct. 3, 2025 Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvesters DFO advises the 4R portion of the Unit 1
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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.