TRINITY BAY FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all Fixed Gear Capelin and Herring Harvesters in Trinity Bay at the Whitbourne Lions Club on Thursday Nov. 23rd at 10am. A new Fixed Gear Trinity Bay Small Pelagics Committee will be formed at this time.

COVID-19 COMMUNITY MEETING CANCELLATIONS

Due to recent preventative measures put in place by the Department of Health, the upcoming meetings for harvesters on the Connaigre Peninsula, Bay of Islands, and the West Coast have been cancelled and will be rescheduled when conditions for gatherings are restored:

Connaigre Peninsula

Monday February 15th:
2PM – Hermitage Lion’s Club (Harvesters from Seal Cove to Hermitage)
7PM – Southern Port Motel, Harbour Breton (Harvesters from Hr. Breton area)

Tuesday February 16th:
10AM – Boxey Community Centre (Harvesters from English Hr. West to Wreck Cove)
2PM –St. Jacques Community Centre (Harvesters from St. Jacques to Belleoram)

Bay of Islands & West Coast

Tuesday, February 16
2PM – Royal Canadian Legion, Stephenville (Harvesters from Mainland to Fox Island River)
7PM – Royal Canadian Legion, Stephenville (Harvesters from St. Teresa/Flat Bay to Cape St. George)

3L SMALL SUPP FLEET MEETING

There will be a fleet meeting for 3L Small Supplementary Crab harvesters at 10am on Friday May 12, at the Lions Club in Whitbourne.

FFAW -Unifor Cape St Mary’s Region: Marine Conservation, CPAWS, and Canadian Wildlife Service Environment and Climate Change Canada want to hear from you!

📢 New date! We want to hear your thoughts about conservation in Cape St. Mary’s!

Attendance is encouraged for all persons in the Cape St Marys Region

🗣 Join us May 25th, 2023, at the Branch Community Center (6 Gut Path)

7-9 PM to talk about conservation in your community!

Refreshments will be provided! ☕️🍩

If you have any questions, please contact Conservation member

at CPAWS skarabatsos@cpaws.org.

You can also call and ask to speak to April FFAW 709-576-7276

https://ffaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CapeStMarys-Poster-.pdf

CONCEPTION BAY INSHORE CRAB MEETING

There will be a meeting for the 3L 6B Crab Fleet on Tuesday April 4th at the Barracks in Harbour Grace starting at 2pm. Staff Representative Miranda Butler and Secretary Treasure Jason Spingle will be in attendance.

Meeting for 3L Inshore

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all 3L Inshore Snow Crab Harvesters on Friday, March 24 at 9:30am at the Ramada Inn (Kenmount Road) in St. John’s. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Precautionary Approach (PA) and the upcoming 2023 season. Greg Pretty and Jason Spingle will be in attendance. All harvesters are invited to attend.