Notice to Fish Harvesters - Seal Fishery Closing - nf.25.015
February 19, 2025
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.25.015B
Feb. 19, 2025
Seal Fishery Closing
DFO advises that both the Commercial fishery and Personal Use fishery for Harp seals and Hooded seals will close in all areas to all seal harvesters and all fleets based in Newfoundland and Labrador at 1800 hours on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
This is the annual closure to allow time for Seal whelping and nursing.
Re-opening dates for the 2025 season for these Seal fisheries, in both the Gulf and on the Front, will be announced at a later date.
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2024-013 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-009 come into effect on February 20, 2025.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:
Jackie Kean
Resource Manager
Tel. (709) 689-8246
E-mail: jackie.kean@dfo-mpo.gc.ca