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FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
April 21, 2023

Fixed Gear Herring (Barr/Tuck Seine) Fishery Opening by Permit only in Conception Bay

DFO advises that the fixed gear Herring fishery (Barr/Tuck Seine) will open by permit only on April 21, 2023 at 0600 hours and close on April 22, 2023 at 1800 hours in Conception Bay (Herring Fishing Area 7).

License conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licensing System for those harvesters who have been contacted for the above date.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-032 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-035 comes into effect on April 21, 2023.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en

If you would like to have all “Notices to Fish Harvesters” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: beverly.piccott@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Terri Healey
A/ Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 772-5845
Terri.Healey@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
A/ Senior Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 685-0344
Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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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.