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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Ghost Gear Survey – nf.25.245
October 17, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Oct. 17, 2025

Ghost Gear Survey

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is conducting research to better understand the impacts of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), commonly referred to as Ghost Gear, on commercial fish stocks and the environment. DFO has developed an anonymous survey to better understand the types of fishing gear commonly lost, the causes of loss, and the practices used to avoid loss.

Survey: https://form.jotform.com/252455179660160

Please complete the survey by Wednesday, October 29. There is no personal information collected in the survey. It should take about 20 minutes to complete. Thank you for completing this survey.

“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:
Beth Ann Hawco
Regional Ghost Gear Co-ordinator
Tel. (709) 765-1566
E-mail: bethann.hawco@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.