Skip to content

Notice to Fish Harvesters - Lumpfish Fishery Opening in a Portion of NAFO Division 3K - nf.24.115

Home
DFO Fisheries Announcements
Notice to Fish Harvesters – Lumpfish Fishery Opening in a Portion of NAFO Division 3K – nf.24.115
May 9, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.24.115B

2024-049

May. 9, 2024

Lumpfish Fishery Opening in a Portion of NAFO Division 3K

DFO wishes to advise harvesters that the Lumpfish fishery will open at 0600 hours on May 12, 2024 and close at 2000 hours on June 30, 2024 in the following NAFO Division 3K Lumpfish fishing area:

Little Harbour Deep Head to Cape St. John

Fishing for Lumpfish is authorized in water depths less than 25 fathoms.

Licence fees and licence conditions are available on the National Online Licencing System (NOLS).

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2024-048 has been revoked and Variation Order 2024-049 comes into effect on May 10, 2024.

“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

-30-

For information, contact:
David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 292-5167
david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
(709) 685-0344
kelly.firmage-obrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Latest News

FFAW Condemns Federal Budget's Short-Sighted Neglect of Fisheries Sector

NEW SEAL STUDY CONFIRMS WHAT HARVESTERS HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS

FFAW CALLS FOR REOPENING OF COMMERCIAL MACKEREL FISHERY AHEAD OF REBUILDING PLAN WORKING GROUP MEETING

Big Processors Turn Their Backs on Harvesters: Ocean Choice International and Royal Greenland Refuse to Buy Sea Cucumber at Panel-Set Price

FFAW Calls on Federal Government to Provide Immediate Support for Sea Cucumber Harvesters Devastated by Chinese Tariffs

News Categories

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.