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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) - nf.26.075

April 17, 2026

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.26.075B

Apr. 17, 2026

Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5)

DFO advises that the mobile gear herring (purse seine) fishery for Bonavista Bay (Herring Fishing Area 5) will close at 2300 hours on, April 17, 2026.

“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: NLPRI@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 685-0344
Email: Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca