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Notice to Fish Harvesters – SFA 6 Inshore Shrimp Fishery Opening – nf.23.084
April 13, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

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Apr. 13, 2023

 

SFA 6 Inshore Shrimp Fishery Opening

 

DFO advises that the inshore Shrimp fishery in Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 6 for vessels less than 100 feet, based in NAFO Divisions 2J, 3K, 3L, and 4R will open at 6:00 AM on Monday April 17, 2023.

 

Licence fees and licence conditions will soon be available in the National Online Licencing System (NOLS).

 

“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:

Martin Henri

Senior Resource Manager

Resource Management and Indigenous Fisheries martin.henri@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Tel: (709) 693-4744

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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.