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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Ghost Gear Program’s Gear Management Survey – nf.24.299
November 1, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 1, 2024

Ghost Gear Program’s Gear Management Survey

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) invites you to participate in the Ghost Gear Program’s Gear Management Survey.

DFO is seeking to evaluate public knowledge of ghost gear (abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear) and gather feedback on future plans, measures and tools to prevent and address ghost gear. We invite you to fill out the survey online to have your voice heard.

The survey is available online at: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/management-gestion/ghostgear-equipementfantome/ghost-gear-survey-engins-fantomes-sondage-eng.html

The survey opened on October 28, 2024 and will close on November 30, 2024.

Questions or comments can be sent to DFO.GGProgram-ProgrammeEF.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Thank you for your participation and interest in addressing Ghost Gear in Canada.

“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:
Connie Dobbin-Vincent
Resource Manager
Tel. (709) 730-4173
E-mail: connie.dobbin-vincent@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.