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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing For Parts of NAFO Division 3K (Herring Fishing Area 3) - nf.23.276

October 3, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.276B

 

2023-263

 

Oct. 1, 2023

 

Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing For Parts of NAFO Division 3K (Herring Fishing Area 3)

 

DFO advises that the mobile gear herring (purse seine) fishery for White Bay (Herring Fishing Area 3) will close at 2000 hours on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-222 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-263 comes into effect at 1600 hours on October 1, 2023.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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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For information, contact:

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien

Area Fisheries Manager

(709) 772-5845

Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

David Small

Senior Area Fisheries Manager

(709) 292-5167

david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca