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Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps Sea Cucumber Fishery Opening – nf.25.224
August 26, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Aug. 26, 2025

3Ps Sea Cucumber Fishery Opening

DFO advises that the Sea Cucumber fishery in NAFO Sub-division 3Ps for both the Western and the Eastern beds will open at 0600 hours on August 27, 2025.

Due to extenuating circumstances in this season’s Sea cucumber fishery, and in response to a request from industry, buddy up arrangements will be authorized in this year’s fishery. This is a temporary measure for 2025, limited to the individual bed being fished. Harvesters interested in requesting a buddy up arrangement may submit individual requests via NOLS, clearly outlining the nature of your request.

“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:
Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-649-3549
Email: laurie.hawkins@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.