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Notice to Fish Harvesters – REDFISH FISHERY CLOSING IN UNIT 2 – Mobile Gear Fleet based in 4R3Pn – nf.25.024
February 25, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.25.024B

2025-011

Feb. 25, 2025

REDFISH FISHERY CLOSING IN UNIT 2 – Mobile Gear Fleet based in 4R3Pn

DFO advises that the Unit 2 Redfish fishery will close to the less than 65 feet mobile gear fleet based in 4R3Pn, Vessel Classes C405, C406, C422, C437,and C440, on Wednesday, February 26 2025 at 2000 hours. The quota for this fleet is expected to be taken by closing time.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-007 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-011 come into effect on February 25, 2025.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 http://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:
Nancy Pond
Resource Manager
Fisheries and Oceans
Tel: (709) 725-6912
Email: nancy.pond@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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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.