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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Opening – nf.23.271
September 25, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.271B

 

2023-257

 

Sep. 22, 2023

 

3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Opening

 

DFO advises that the Scallop fishery in the 3Ps North Bed in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 11 will open for a limited period from 1800 hours on Saturday, September 23, 2023, to 1800 hours on Friday, October 6, 2023.

 

Please note that NEW Conditions of Licence (COLs) will be issued to those harvesters deemed eligible.

 

The North Bed is defined as that portion of Scallop Fishing Area 11, bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates:

 

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

 

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 46 minutes West longitude along the Canada/France boundary to

 

46 degrees 23 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

 

46 degrees 14 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

 

46 degrees 14.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

 

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude.

 

A Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) or Observer coverage is required to fish in the North Bed scallop area.

 

Fish harvesters are reminded that fishing is not permitted in the Middle Bed, Southern Bed, or the Core Area. These areas are defined in your licence conditions.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2023-224 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-257 comes into effect on September 23, 2023.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 http://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:

Jodi Riggs-Power

Resource Management

Tel:  709-279-7626

jodi.riggs-power@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.