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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Opening of the Squid Fishery in NAFO Divisions 3KL – nf.23.230
August 4, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.230B

 

2023-194

 

Aug. 4, 2023

 

Opening of the Squid Fishery in NAFO Divisions 3KL

 

DFO advises that the commercial Squid fishery for Jiggers and Traps, in NAFO Division 3K (Squid Fishing Areas 3 and 4) and 3L (Squid Fishing Areas 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) will open 0600 hours on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Licence fees and licence conditions are available through the national online licencing system.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2022-246 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-194 comes into effect on August 5, 2023.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:

David Small,

Senior Area Fisheries Manager,

Resource Management

(709) 292-5167

david.small@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.