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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Unit 1 Redfish Opening – nf.25.136
June 20, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.25.136B

2025-088

Jun. 20, 2025

Unit 1 Redfish Opening

DFO advises the Unit 1 Redfish fishery in NAFO division 4R will open to the following fleets on June 24, 2025, Offshore fleet all regions, Midshore fleet all regions, Indigenous allocation holders all regions, and the Inshore and Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence shrimp harvester fleets in Quebec, Gulf, and Maritimes regions.

This opening applies to vessels in the following classes C1 to C359, C425, C462 to C3999, D1 to D220, E to J and L to Z. The fishery will open at 0100 hours on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, and will close at 2400 hours on March 31, 2026.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-011 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-088 will come into force on June 21, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage 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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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For information, contact:
Nancy Pond
Senior Resource Manager
Tel: (709) 725-6912
Email: nancy.pond@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.