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Notice to Fish Harvesters - DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS RESCHEDULED - nf.25.259

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS RESCHEDULED – nf.25.259
November 7, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 7, 2025

DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS RESCHEDULED

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wishes to advise that the following in-person Outreach Meetings will be rescheduled for the following times:

NAFO Division 3L

Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Branch, Branch Community Center: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Renews, Town Hall: 6:00-8:00 PM

These meetings are intended to provide inshore harvesters and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to engage in open dialogue regarding matters of concern related to the inshore fisheries.

“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:
Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 685-0344
Email: Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 292-5167
Email: david.small@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.