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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Reopening in Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay - nf.25.181

July 12, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Jul. 12, 2025

Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Reopening in Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay

DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using fixed gear (tuck, bar seine and trap) will reopen on July 13, 2025, at 0600 hours in Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay (Capelin Fishing Areas 5 and 6).

“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