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Notice to Fish Harvesters - HERRING MG LARGE FLEET (Less than 65') PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14 - nf.25.037

March 31, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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2025-017

Mar. 31, 2025

HERRING MG LARGE FLEET (Less than 65′) PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 13 AND 14

DFO advises that the Herring purse seine fishery, for the large (less than 65′ mobile gear) fleet in Herring Fishing Areas 13 and 14, will open at 0600 hours on April 1, 2025.

The Small Fish Protocol approved and implemented for this fleet will continue for the management cycle.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-015 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-017 comes into force on April 1, 2025.

“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:
Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-649-3549
Email: laurie.hawkins@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.