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Notice to Fish Harvesters – DFO OUTREACH MEETINGS ON THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR WHALESAFE FISHING GEAR STRATEGY – nf.24.300
November 4, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 4, 2024

DFO OUTREACH MEETINGS ON THE PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR WHALESAFE FISHING GEAR STRATEGY

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans would like to advise that in-person Outreach meetings to discuss the proposed five-year Whalesafe Gear Strategy will be held on the following dates and locations:

Hampton Inn, St. John’s, November 12th, 3-5pm

Clarenville Inn, Clarenville, November 13th, 10am-12pm

Albatross Hotel, Gander, November 14th, 10am-12pm

Quality Inn, Corner Brook, November 15th, 10am-12pm.

The intent of these meetings is for DFO to provide an overview of the proposed five-year Wholesale Gear Strategy and to offer harvesters an opportunity to provide their input.

Please note that additional sessions may be scheduled at a later date.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are 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” or “Notices to the Public” sent directly to you by email please contact Miranda.Pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Nicholas Arseneault
Resource Management
Tel : (506) 851-7822
Email: Nicholas.Arseneault@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.