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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2+3KLMNO Mobile Gear Greenland halibut opening – nf.23.117
May 11, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.117B

 

2023-074

 

May. 11, 2023

 

2+3KLMNO Mobile Gear Greenland halibut opening

 

DFO advises that the 2+3KLMNO Mobile Gear Greenland halibut (Turbot) fishery will open at 0600 hours on Monday, May 15th, 2023 for vessel class C175.

 

Conditions of license are available through the National Online Licensing System (NOLS).

 

As per your 2023 conditions of license, a daily hail is required. Hails must be sent to Hails65@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

 

Details on the Conservation Harvesting Plan for MG Greenland halibut (Turbot) fishery can be found at: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/decisions/fm-2023-gp/index-atl-eng.html

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2023-072 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-074 comes into effect on May 12, 2023.

 

“Notices to Fishers” 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 Fishers” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: Danielle.Nichols@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

 

 

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For information, contact:

Robyn Lee

Resource Manager

Tel. (709) 687-1378

Email: Robyn.Lee@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.