Notice to Fish Harvesters - 2025 Bluefin Tuna Homewaters Fishery Opening - nf.25.160
July 4, 2025
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.25.160B
2025-107
Jul. 4, 2025
2025 Bluefin Tuna Homewaters Fishery Opening
DFO advises that Bluefin tuna fishery for vessels fishing homewaters in NAFO Divisions 3KLNOP will open at 0600 hours on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Licence conditions will be available prior to opening on the National Online Licensing System (NOLS). Observer coverage must be paid prior to tag purchase.
Tuna tags and ICCAT forms are available at DFO Detachment offices in Bay Roberts, Clarenville and Marystown.
Harvesters are asked to contact DFO Detachment offices to arrange tag pick up.
Harvesters are reminded that the use of VMS is mandatory for the 2025 season.
Angling gear only may be used while fishing within 12 nautical miles of the nearest point of land.
Bluefin tuna harvesters are encouraged to return tuna heads to one of the locations listed in the Conservation Harvesting Plan.
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2024-313 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-107 comes into effect on July 05, 2025.
“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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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For information, contact:
Erin Dunne
Resource Manager – Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca