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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2023 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR 3K – nf.23.074
April 10, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.074B

 

2023-024

 

Apr. 6, 2023

 

2023 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR 3K

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada advises that the Snow Crab fishery in 3K will open on the following dates:

 

Crab Management Area 4 will open at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday April 11, 2023 for the purpose of travelling to the fishing ground. Fish harvesters are reminded that they are not authorized to set Crab traps until 72 hours after  the Snow Crab fishery season has opened. Therefore, any setting of Crab traps or possession of Crab before 6:00AM on Friday April 14, 2023 is prohibited.

 

Crab Management Areas 3A and 3D will open at 12:00 am (midnight) on Friday April 14, 2023 for the purpose of travelling to the fishing ground. Fish harvesters are reminded that they are not authorized to set Crab traps until 6 hours after the Snow Crab fishery season has opened. Therefore, any setting of Crab traps or possession of Crab before 6:00 am on Friday April 14, 2023 is prohibited.

 

Crab Management Area 3BC will open at 6:00 am on Saturday, April 22, 2023 for the purpose of travelling to the fishing ground. Fish harvesters are reminded that they are not authorized to set Crab traps until 24 hours after the Snow Crab fishery season has opened. Therefore, any setting of Crab traps or possession of Crab before 6:00 am on Sunday April 23, 2023 is prohibited.

 

Crab Management Areas 3B and 3C will open at 12:00 am (midnight) on Sunday April 23, 2023 for the purpose of travelling to the fishing ground. Fish harvesters are reminded that they are not authorized to set Crab traps until 6 hours after the Snow Crab fishery season has opened. Therefore, any setting of Crab traps or possession of Crab before 6:00 am on Sunday April 23, 2023 is prohibited.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-248 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-024 comes into effect on April 7, 2023.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:

Martin Henri

Senior Resource Manager

Resource Management and Indigenous Fisheries martin.henri@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Tel: (709) 693-4744

 

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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.