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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6) - nf.26.077

April 21, 2026

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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2026-038

Apr. 21, 2026

Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6)

DFO advises that the Fixed Gear (Tuck Seine) Herring fishery will open by permit only on April 22, 2026 at 0600 hours and close on May 1, 2026 at 2200 hours in Trinity Bay, Herring Fishing Area 6.

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System (NOLS) 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General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2026-028 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-038 will come into force on April 22, 2026.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

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.