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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) - nf.26.060

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) – nf.26.060
April 7, 2026

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.26.060B

2026-028

Apr. 7, 2026

Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12)

DFO advises that Fixed Gear (Tuck Seine, Gillnet and Trap net) Herring fisheries will open on April 08, 2026 at 0600 hours for the following areas:

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 10 – Placentia Bay

Herring Fishing Area 11 – Fortune Bay

Herring Fishing Area 11.1 Pass Island to Cinq Cerf

Gillnets and traps will open on April 8, 2026 at 0600 hours for the following areas:

Herring Fishing Area 3 – White Bay

Herring Fishing Area 4 – Notre Dame Bay

Herring Fishing Area 9 – St. Mary’s Bay

Gillnets only will open on April 8, 2026 at 0600 hours for the following area:

Herring Fishing Area 12

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General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2026-020 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-028 will come into force April 08, 2026.

Notices to Fish Harvesters for all commercial fisheries are available online in the Fishery Notices section of the DFO Newfoundland and Labrador 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 to you directly by email, please contact: NLPRI@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

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For information, contact:
Erin Dunne
Resource Manager – Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@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.