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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Lumpfish Fishery Opening in a portions of NAFO Division 3K - nf.23.133

May 30, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.133B

 

 

 

May. 29, 2023

 

Lumpfish Fishery Opening in a portions of NAFO Division 3K

 

DFO wishes to advise harvesters that the Lumpfish fishery will open at 0600 hours on May 30, 2023 and close at 2000 hours on July 18, 2023 in the following NAFO Division 3K Lumpfish fishing area:

 

Cape Bauld to Granite Point

 

Granite Point to Little Harbour Deep Head

 

Fishing for Lumpfish is authorized in water depths less than 25 fathoms.

 

Licence fees and licence conditions are available on the National Online Licencing System (NOLS).

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2023-086 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-089 comes into effect on May 30, 2023.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: yolanda.fillier@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

 

 

 

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.