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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Mobile Herring (Purse Seine) Fishery Opening by Permit only in Conception Bay (HFA 7) - nf.23.316

December 12, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.23.316B

2023-290

Dec. 12, 2023

Mobile Herring (Purse Seine) Fishery Opening by Permit only in Conception Bay (HFA 7)

DFO advises that the mobile gear Herring fishery (Purse Seine) will open by permit only on December 13, 2023 at 0600 hours and close on December 20, 2023 at 1600 hours in Conception Bay (Herring Fishing Area 7).

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System for those harvesters who have been contacted for the above date.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2023-288 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-290 comes into effect on December 13, 2023.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

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.