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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Changes to the 2+3K <65 Fixed Gear Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery - nf.24.216

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Changes to the 2+3K <65 Fixed Gear Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery - nf.24.216
July 18, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Jul. 18, 2024

Changes to the 2+3K <65 Fixed Gear Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery The Department of Fisheries and Oceans advises harvesters of the following management measures for the 2+3K <65 FG Greenland Halibut Fisheries starting July 20, 2024: The fishery will now be administered through trip limits. Trip limits for 2+3K will increase to 40,000 lbs. round weight. New conditions will be available through the National Online Licensing System after July 19, 2024. The issuance and acceptance of these licence conditions is not a guarantee that sufficient quota will be available to harvest the amount on the licence condition. The Department will continue to closely monitor this fishery and closures may occur on short notice, which will be communicated through Notice to Fishers. 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 -30- For information, contact: Robynn Earle A/Area Fisheries Manager (709) 772-5845 Robynn.Earle@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Kelly Firmage-O'Brien A/ Senior Area Fisheries Manager (709) 685-0344 Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@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.