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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Whale Safe Gear Upcoming Meeting for Lobster Harvesters in LFA 13b and 14a - nf.24.052

March 28, 2024

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.24.052B

Mar. 28, 2024

Whale Safe Gear Upcoming Meeting for Lobster Harvesters in LFA 13b and 14a

DFO advises fish harvesters of an upcoming Whale Safe Gear meeting to discuss the 2024 Whale Safe Gear voluntary measures for Lobster Fishing Areas 13b and 14a.

The meeting will be held April 3, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This meeting will be conducted using MS Teams. The following are the log-in details:

Microsoft Teams meeting:

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 287 676 686 493

Passcode: AZ55vp

Download Teams | Join on the web

Join with a video conferencing device

teams@dfo-mpo.video.canada.ca

Video Conference ID: 111 197 256 6

Alternate VTC instructions

Or call in (audio only)

+1 647-484-5913,,640816835# Canada, Toronto

Phone Conference ID: 640 816 835#

If you experience technical difficulties logging in the meeting, contact Jackie Kean at jackie.kean@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 709-689-8246 for assistance.

“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: 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

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.