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Notice to Fish Harvesters - CORRECTION - 3L Lobster Fishing Area 6 (Trinity Bay) - nf.23.154

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – CORRECTION – 3L Lobster Fishing Area 6 (Trinity Bay) – nf.23.154
June 15, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.154B

 

 

 

Jun. 15, 2023

 

CORRECTION – 3L Lobster Fishing Area 6 (Trinity Bay)

 

DFO advises the 3L Lobster fishery in LFA 6 (Trinity Bay) will close 2000 hours July 6, 2023.

 

Fish harvesters are reminded that all fishing gear must be removed from the water by closing time.

 

Harvesters are reminded to submit their completed Lobster logbooks as required.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-076 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-103 comes into effect on June 16, 2023.

 

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage  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: miranda.pryor@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.