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Notice to Fish Harvesters - 3Ps FIXED GEAR HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING - nf.24.007

January 29, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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2024-005

Jan. 29, 2024

3Ps FIXED GEAR HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

DFO advises that 3Ps fixed gear herring fisheries in Placentia Bay and Fortune Bay will close 2000 hours, January 29, 2024 for barr seine.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2024-004 has been revoked and Variation Order 2024-005 comes into effect at 1700 hours on January 29, 2024.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online at 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:
Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-649-3549
Email: laurie.hawkins@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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.