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Public Notice - DFO Trout/Char Fishery NATIONAL ONLINE LICENSING Outreach Meetings - Labrador - pn.23.007

May 25, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

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May. 25, 2023

 

DFO Trout/Char Fishery NATIONAL ONLINE LICENSING Outreach Meetings – Labrador

 

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans would like to advise that Community Outreach meetings will be held June 5th to 7th on the south coast of Labrador.

 

The intent of these meetings is to provide assistance to fishers who need help setting up account in NOLS for the purpose of the DFO Trout/Char Subsistence net fishery.

 

The locations are as follows:

 

Cartwright: 50 Plus Club, June 5th 12 pm -4:30 pm

 

Port Hope Simpson: Alexis Hotel, June 6th, 10 am – 4:30 pm

 

Mary’s Harbour: Recreation center, June 7th 10 am- 4:30 pm

 

“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” or “Notices to the Public” sent directly to you by email please contact: danielle.nichols@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

 

 

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For information, contact:

Murray Perrett

Area Fisheries Manager

Tel: 709-899-2938

E-Mail: Murray.Perrett@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.