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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Reminder - SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSURE - PLACENTIA BAY - nf.23.046

March 28, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

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Mar. 28, 2023

 

Reminder – SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSURE – PLACENTIA BAY

 

DFO advises fish harvesters that the portion of Scallop Fishing Area 10 (Placentia Bay), inside a line drawn from Point Verde (47 14.33″ N, 54 00.94″W) on the east side of the bay, to Red Harbour (47 16.59″N, 54 58.58″w) on the west side, Inner Bay, will close 2000 hours March 31, 2023 and will reopen 0600 hours September 1, 2023 in line with the management plan for that fishery.

 

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at http://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:

Jodi Riggs-Power

Resource Management

Tel:  709-279-7626

jodi.riggs-power@dfo-mpo.gc.ca