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Notice to Fish Harvesters - DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISIONS 3KL) - nf.24.304

November 6, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 6, 2024

DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISIONS 3KL)

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans would like to advise that in-person Outreach meetings will be held throughout the Region in the coming weeks.

The intent of these meetings is to provide inshore harvesters and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to discuss matters of concern with respect to the various inshore fisheries.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – Bonavista, Fire Hall: 6:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – Winterton, Recreation Department: 10:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – Carbonear, Seniors Building: 3:00-5:00pm

Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Riverhead, Royal Canadian Legion : 10:00am-12:00pm

Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Petty Harbour, Petty Harbour CO-OP: 6:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 – Twillingate, Lions Club: 10:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 – La Scie, La Scie Recreation Center: 6:00-8:00pm

Monday, December 9, 2024 – Greenspond, Town of Greenspond: 3:00-5:00pm

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Fogo, Anglican Church Hall (Centre Island): 10:00am-12:00pm

A meeting for St. Anthony and Roddickton Areas will be scheduled at a later date.

“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:
David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager.
(709) 292-5167
david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 685-0344
Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@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.