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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Inshore Longline Test Fishery Opening in 3K & 3L - nf.23.260

September 7, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.260B

 

2023-250

 

Sep. 7, 2023

 

Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Inshore Longline Test Fishery Opening in 3K & 3L

 

DFO advises that the Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Inshore Longline Test fishery in NAFO Divisions 3K and 3L will open on September 10, 2023 at 0600 hours for those harvesters who have been issues permits in the following vessel classes:

 

A158, A159

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2023-242 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-250 comes into effect on September 8, 2023.

 

“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: danielle.nichols@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

 

Robynn Earle

A/Area Fisheries Manager

(709) 772-5845

Robynn.Earle@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.