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Public Notice - Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery closed for the 2023 Season - pn.23.017

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Public Notice – Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery closed for the 2023 Season – pn.23.017
December 19, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

PUBLIC NOTICE

pn.23.017B

2023-308

Dec. 19, 2023

Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish Fishery closed for the 2023 Season

DFO reminds the Public that the Newfoundland and Labrador Recreational Groundfish fishery is closed for 2023 season.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2023-106 and 2023-107 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2023-308 and 2023-309 come into effect at 2359 hours on December 31, 2023.

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For information, contact:
Robyn Morris
Senior Resource Manager
(709) 690-5021
Robyn.Morris@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.