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Notice to Fish Harvesters – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISONS 3KL) – nf.24.011
February 2, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Feb. 2, 2024

DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISONS 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:

Monday, February 12, 2024 – Clarenville, Clarenville Inn: 1:00-3:00pm

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 – Bay Roberts, Avalon Search and Rescue: 1:00-3:00pm

Wednesday, February 14, 2024- Trepassey, Social Centre: 10:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Lumsden, Lumsden Town Hall : 1:00-3:00pm

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – Springdale, Springdale Inn and Suites: 6:00-8:00pm

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

Please note that there will be Virtual Meetings also scheduled at a later date for those unable to attend in-person meetings.

Additional meetings are planned for residents of NAFO divisions 4R3P. Locations and dates will be released in the near future.

“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) 772-5845
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.