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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 7 & 8) - nf.25.055

April 6, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.25.055B

2025-028

Apr. 6, 2025

Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 7 & 8)

DFO advises that the mobile gear herring (purse seine) fishery for Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 7 & 8) will close at 1300 hours on Sunday, April 6, 2025.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-025 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-028 comes into effect at 1200 hours on April 6, 2025.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:
Erin Dunne
Resource Manager – Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.(709) 772-3600
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca