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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Reminder – Removal of All Fishing Gear at the End of Season and Lost Gear Reporting – nf.25.147
June 26, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Jun. 26, 2025

Reminder – Removal of All Fishing Gear at the End of Season and Lost Gear Reporting

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) would like to remind fish harvesters to ensure the removal of all set fishing gear from the water at the end of fishing seasons, and to report all lost fishing gear as outlined in commercial fishing license conditions.

In July 2021, DFO launched the online Fishing Gear Reporting System (FGRS). Fish harvesters can easily access and submit the required lost or retrieved gear reporting forms simply and efficiently. This reporting helps the Department locate and remove lost gear from our waters and, where possible, return the gear to its rightful owner.

Depending on your regional COLs, you can choose to use any of the following available reporting tools:

Fishing Gear Reporting System (FGRS) https://gg-ef.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en

Electronic Logbook (ELOG)

Complete the section reserved for that purpose in the electronic logbook (ELOG)

PDF Fishing Gear Form

https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/commercial-commerciale/reporting-declaration-eng.html

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For information, contact:
Beth Ann Hawco
Regional Ghost Gear Coordinator
beth.hawco@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
709-765-1566

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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.