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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear (Gillnet and Trap) Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) - nf.25.229

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear (Gillnet and Trap) Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) – nf.25.229
August 28, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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2025-227

Aug. 28, 2025

Fixed Gear (Gillnet and Trap) Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9)

DFO advises that the Herring fixed gear fishery for Gillnet and Trap will open 0600 hours Sunday, August 31, 2025, for the following:

Herring Fishing Area 3 – White Bay

Herring Fishing Area 4 – Notre Dame Bay

Herring Fishing Area 5 – Bonavista Bay

Herring Fishing Area 6 – Trinity Bay

Herring Fishing Area 7 – Conception Bay

Herring Fishing Area 8 – Southern Shore

Herring Fishing Area 9 – St. Mary’s Bay

Fish harvesters are reminded that logbooks are mandatory in these Fixed Gear Herring fisheries.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-072 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2025-227 will come into force August 29, 2025.

“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

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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.