Notice to Fish Harvesters - HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN PORTIONS OF AREA 14 - nf.26.141
June 16, 2026
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.26.141B
2026-082
Jun. 16, 2026
HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN PORTIONS OF AREA 14
DFO reminds harvesters that the Herring fixed gear fishery (gillnet, trap, bar seine, including tuck seine) in portions of Herring Fishing Area 14 (Cape St. Gregory to Cape Bauld) will close at 2000 hours June 16, 2026 and will re-open on August 1, 2026 at 0001 hours.
The portions of Herring Fishing Area 14 that will be closed are:
– Ingornachoix Bay and Hawkes Bay, inside a straight line drawn from Spirity Point to the French shore site.
– Castor’s Harbour, inside a straight line drawn from Castor Point to Long Point.
– Ste. Geneveive Bay and St. Barbe Bay inside a straight line drawn from Cape Ste. Geneveive to Anchor Point.
– The area inside a straight line drawn from The Arches to Cliffy Point, and the area within one nautical mile seaward of that line.
– Bonne Bay inside a straight line drawn from Western Head to Lobster Cove Point.
These closures are for the protection of migrating salmon.
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2026-081 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-082 comes into effect at 1700 hours on June 16, 2026.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:
Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-649-3549
Email: laurie.hawkins@dfo-mpo.gc.ca