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Notice to Fish Harvesters - 3Ps Snow Crab Season Closure for Fishing Area 11 East - nf.24.194

July 5, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.24.194B

2024-116

Jul. 5, 2024

3Ps Snow Crab Season Closure for Fishing Area 11 East

DFO advises fish harvesters that the Snow crab fishery in Crab Fishing Area 11 East will close at 2000 hours on Monday July 8, 2024, as the available harvesting cap for this fishery is about to be reached.

All gear must be removed from the water by closing time.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2024-109 has been revoked and Variation Order 2024-116 comes into effect on July 6, 2024.

“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:
Jodi Riggs-Power
Resource Management
Tel: 709-279-7626
jodi.riggs-power@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.