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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Herring (Barr/Tuck Seine) Fishery reopening by Permit only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6) - nf.24.102

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Herring (Barr/Tuck Seine) Fishery reopening by Permit only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6) – nf.24.102
May 1, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.24.102B

2024-040

May. 1, 2024

Fixed Gear Herring (Barr/Tuck Seine) Fishery reopening by Permit only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6)

DFO advises that the fixed gear Herring fishery (Barr/Tuck Seine) will re-open by permit only on May 2, 2024 at 0600 hours and close on May 9, 2024 at 2000 hours in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6). This opening for harvesters who hold a permit valid from May 2, 2024 to May 9, 2024.

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System for those harvesters who have been contacted for the above date.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2024-034 has been revoked and Variation Order 2024-040 comes into effect on May 2, 2024.

“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:
David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 292-5167
david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 685-0344
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.