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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Revisions to the Groundfish General Licence Conditions and Schedule 34 – nf.24.222
July 24, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Jul. 24, 2024

Revisions to the Groundfish General Licence Conditions and Schedule 34

DFO advises harvesters that Groundfish General licence conditions have been revised to reflect an updated email address for Hail Requirements, and revisions to Schedule 34 (Closed and Defined Fishing Areas) to include the closed fishing area for the Maritime Link transmission cables (in NAFO Sub-division 3Pn and 4Vn).

These will be available through the National Online licencing system. Fish harvesters should review these conditions for details on the changes.

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:
Robyn Morris
Senior Resource Manager
Tel: (709) 690-5021
Email: robyn.morris@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.