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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings - nf.26.011

February 3, 2026

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.26.011B

Feb. 3, 2026

Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings

As announced in Notice to Fisher nf.26.006, electronic logbooks (ELOGs) will continue to be mandatory for Newfoundland and Labrador commercial lobster harvesters, the fulltime and mid-shore snow crab fleets, and Unit 1 Redfish harvesters.

DFO will hold virtual ELOG education sessions for harvesters in the above noted fisheries/fleets to review ELOG requirements and best practices, address common errors encountered during the 2025 season, and provide an opportunity for questions.

Sessions will be held by NAFO area on the following dates:

2J3K: Wednesday, February 11 at 10:00 am

3L: Wednesday, February 11 at 2:00 pm

4R3P: Thursday, February 12 at 10:00 am

Harvesters are requested to confirm their attendance by emailing kailey.noonan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Please include your fishery/fleet and specify the data and time of the session you wish to attend. Upon confirmation, a link to the virtual session will be provided.

“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: NLPRI@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

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For information, contact:
Kailey Noonan
Resource Manager
Tel. (343)571-7596
E-mail: kailey.noonan@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.