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DFO Updates Licence Conditions for Lost and Retrieved Fishing Gear

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DFO Updates Licence Conditions for Lost and Retrieved Fishing Gear
March 17, 2026

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has recently made changes to conditions of licence related to lost and retrieved fishing gear.

These updates include further clarification around what constitutes “lost gear,” as well as a change to reporting requirements. Harvesters using electronic e-logs will no longer be able to report lost gear through the e-log system and must instead continue reporting through the Fishing Gear Reporting System (FGRS).

Additional details are included in the attached materials.

Changes to Reporting of Lost and Retrieved Fishing GearDownload

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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.