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Notice to Fish Harvesters – UNIT I (NAFO DIVISIONS 4R) INDEX REDFISH FISHERY OPENING – nf.23.155
June 16, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

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Jun. 16, 2023

 

UNIT I (NAFO DIVISIONS 4R) INDEX REDFISH FISHERY OPENING

 

DFO reminds harvesters that the Unit 1 Redfish index fishery for the mobile gear fleet based in Western Newfoundland is open for the 2023 season.

 

This fishery is open only to limited participation from the Western Newfoundland mobile gear fleet and fish harvesters involved should review their licence conditions for specific area restrictions.

 

“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:

Shelley Dwyer

Regional FAM Officer

Tel: (709)728-8940

Email: shelley.dwyer@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.