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Notice to Fish Harvesters - REMINDER: 3Ps Scallop Closing for Select Areas in Scallop Fishing Area 11 - nf.23.319

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – REMINDER: 3Ps Scallop Closing for Select Areas in Scallop Fishing Area 11 – nf.23.319
December 14, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Dec. 14, 2023

REMINDER: 3Ps Scallop Closing for Select Areas in Scallop Fishing Area 11

DFO advises 3Ps scallop harvesters that select areas in Scallop Fishing Area 11 will close at 1800 hours on December 14, 2023.

The select areas include the areas north of a straight-line connecting Point Rosie (47 degrees 23 minutes 24 seconds North latitude, 55 degrees 17 minutes 42 seconds West longitude) to the Northwest Head of Brunette Island (47 degrees 15 minutes 49 seconds North, 55 degrees 58 minutes 1 second West) to Pass Island Tickle (47 degrees 30 minutes 21 seconds North, 56 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds West).

DFO reminds fish harvesters that logbook submissions for this fishery are mandatory and must be completed in full and submitted as per the conditions of license.

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For information, contact:
Jodi Riggs-Power
Resource Management
Tel:  709-279-7626
Cell: 709-277-5894
jodi.riggs-power@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.