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Public Notice - DFO Inshore Fishery Outreach Meeting, Renews - POSTPONED - pn.25.015

November 4, 2025

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

PUBLIC NOTICE

pn.25.015B

Nov. 4, 2025

DFO Inshore Fishery Outreach Meeting, Renews – POSTPONED

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans would like to advise that the in-person Outreach meeting in Renews, for November 4, 2025, is postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Public Notices are now available online in the Fisheries Notices section of the DFO Newfoundland and Labrador Region webpage at https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en

If you would like all public notices sent to you directly by email, please contact: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

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For information, contact:
David Small
Senior Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 292-5167
Email: david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien
Area Fisheries Manager
Tel.: (709) 772-5845
Email: kelly.firmage-obrien@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.