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Notice to Fish Harvesters - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Classes A325 and A353 (MARITIMES) - nf.23.137

May 31, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.137B

 

2023-093

 

May. 31, 2023

 

3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Classes A325 and A353 (MARITIMES)

 

DFO advises that the fishery for Atlantic Halibut in NAFO Division 3NO, for vessel classes A325 and A353 (Maritimes) using longline will open on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 0600 hours.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-091 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-093 comes into effect on June 1, 2023.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: 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

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.