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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3KL-based Fixed-Gear Regular Season Northern Cod Fishery Catch Limit Changes for Fall Period – nf.25.258
November 6, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 6, 2025

3KL-based Fixed-Gear Regular Season Northern Cod Fishery Catch Limit Changes for Fall Period

DFO advises that the base authorized catch limits for 3KL-based inshore fixed-gear Regular Season harvesters in the Northern cod fishery (vessel classes A295 and A283) will change effective November 9, 2025:

– Regular Season Option = 20,000 lbs. base weekly limit

New licence conditions for all 3KL-based regular season harvesters will be available soon via the National Online Licensing System (NOLS). The online Conservation Harvesting Plan will be updated to include this in-season adjustment.

Activity continues to be closely monitored to ensure the total harvest remains within the inshore fleet allocation. There is approximately 5,000 t remaining for 3KL-based harvesters. Any additional in-season changes or adjustments will be communicated via a Notice to Fishers.

Harvesters are reminded to ensure that catch limits are not exceeded by setting only the amount of fishing gear that is necessary and that fishing gear shall not be left unattended in the water for more than 72 consecutive hours.

“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” or “Notices to the Public” sent directly to you by email please contact Miranda.Pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Robyn Morris
Senior Resource Manager
Tel: (709) 690-5021
Email: robyn.morris@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.