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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Soft-Shell Closed Area for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 2J – nf.23.227
July 28, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.227B

 

2023-177

 

Jul. 27, 2023

 

Soft-Shell Closed Area for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 2J

 

DFO advises that in accordance with the soft-shell protocol, the following grid in NAFO Division 2J will close to fishing Snow Crab and Northern Shrimp at midnight on Saturday, July 29, 2023 due to a high incidence of soft-shell crab:

 

Grid D 24

 

This grid will be closed to Snow crab fishing for the remainder of the year. Harvesters should note that all gear in this grid must be removed immediately. Gear must be hauled and not reset on your next fishing trip.

 

The closure for Northern shrimp is in effect for 60 days, and will re-open on September 29, 2023, if the shrimp fishery is open at that time.

 

Grid D24 is defined as the area bounded by the following coordinates:

 

54° 50′ North, 56° 30′ West

 

54° 50′ North, 56° 20′ West

 

54° 40′ North, 56° 20′ West

 

54° 40′ North, 56° 30′ West

 

54° 50′ North, 56° 30′ West

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-256 and 2023-174 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-177 and 2023-178 come into effect on July 28, 2023.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:

Kailey Noonan

Resource Manager

Tel. (343)571-7596

E-mail: kailey.noonan@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.