Notice to Fish Harvesters - REMINDER Sea Scallop Fishery Closing - 3Ps Core Area - nf.26.133
June 10, 2026
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.26.133B
Jun. 10, 2026
REMINDER Sea Scallop Fishery Closing – 3Ps Core Area
DFO reminds harvesters that the Sea scallop fishery in the 3Ps Core in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 11 will also close on June 11 at 2000 hours.
The Icelandic Scallop fishery remains open in this area for licence holders that are authorized to catch Icelandic scallop in the Core Zone.
The Core Area is defined as that portion of Scallop Fishing Area 11, bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates:
46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude.
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: NLPRI@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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For information, contact:
Jodi Riggs-Power
Resource Management
Tel: 709-279-7626
Email: jodi.riggs-power@dfo-mpo.gc.ca