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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Herring Fishery Closing For GILLNETS/TRAP ONLY in NAFO Divisions 3L (HFA 5-9) - nf.23.136

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Herring Fishery Closing For GILLNETS/TRAP ONLY in NAFO Divisions 3L (HFA 5-9) – nf.23.136
May 30, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.136B

 

 

 

May. 30, 2023

 

Herring Fishery Closing For GILLNETS/TRAP ONLY in NAFO Divisions  3L (HFA 5-9)

 

DFO advises that the fixed gear herring (gillnet/trap) fisheries for Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, the Southern Avalon and St. Mary’s Bay, (Herring Fishing Areas 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) will close at 2000 hours on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-064 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-092 comes into effect on May 31, 2023.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: 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.