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IMPORTANT SURVEY ON ATLANTIC MACKEREL
Jan 24, 2023
Help us in our campaign to get the fishery reopened – report your observations.
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Renewal and Refund for Mackerel Licenses
Jan 24, 2023
Q: I am a commercial licence holder in Atlantic Canada and the mackerel fishery is currently closed for conservation reasons,
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CLOSURE WITHOUT CAUSE: Unprecedented Levels of Mackerel Call into Question Minister’s Decision to Close Fishery
Aug 29, 2022
“I’ve been at this for over 30 years and in all my years fishing, I have never seen better signs of mackerel – period.”
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IMPORTANT: SURVEY ON MACKEREL OBSERVATIONS
Aug 12, 2022
August 12, 2022 IMPORTANT: SURVEY ON MACKEREL OBSERVATIONS Harvesters have been reporting their observations Atlantic mackerel from throughout the province
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Harvesters Call on DFO for Investment in Mackerel Science, Witness Unprecedented Abundance During Moratorium
Jul 29, 2022
July 29, 2022 The Fish Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is once again calling on the Department of Fisheries
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Mackerel Sampling Opportunity
Jul 28, 2022
July 28, 2022 DFO-Science is requesting mackerel biological samples from NL waters and there is an opportunity to collect mackerel
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Atlantic Mackerel Closure – Licence Information
Apr 19, 2022
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.22.082NFB Apr. 14, 2022 Atlantic Mackerel
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Atlantic Mackerel Commercial Fishery and Bait Closure
Mar 30, 2022
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.22.052B Mar. 30, 2022 Atlantic Mackerel
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MEDIA RELEASE: DFO Minister Shuts Down Mackerel Fishery, Refuses to Conduct Adequate Science
Mar 30, 2022
ish harvesters are shocked Minister Murray has taken such a drastic step given the positive signs of growth of the mackerel stock, and are calling for an immediate reversal of the decision as well as a commitment to work with harvesters to address significant gaps in science.