Fishery Notices - 2021
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SHELLFISH SANITATION CLOSURES
- 2021-04-12 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Emergency Closure due to Significant Rainfall - Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and St. Mary's Bay NEW!
- 2021-04-06 Emergency Rainfall Closure for Southwest portion of NL NEW!
- 2021-04-01 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Re-opening for portions of Notre Dame Bay NEW!
PUBLIC NOTICES
- 2021-04-14 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS - NAFO Division 3Ps NEW!
- 2021-04-14 REMINDER: DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISON 3K) NEW!
- 2021-04-12 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Emergency Closure due to Significant Rainfall - Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and St. Mary's Bay NEW!
- 2021-04-09 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISON 3K) NEW!
- 2021-04-06 Emergency Rainfall Closure for Southwest portion of NL NEW!
- 2021-04-01 Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Re-opening for portions of Notre Dame Bay NEW!
- 2021-03-30 Reminder: DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO Division 3L) NEW!
- 2021-03-24 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS - NAFO Division 4R3Pn
- 2021-03-24 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO Division 3L)
- 2021-03-15 2021 Personal Use Sealer Workshops
- 2021-03-05 2021 Commercial Sealer Workshops
- 2021-01-28 SEA CUCUMBER EMERGING FISHERY IN CRAB FISHING AREA 3A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
FISHERY GENERAL
- 2021-04-14 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS - NAFO Division 3Ps NEW!
- 2021-04-14 REMINDER: DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISON 3K) NEW!
- 2021-04-09 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO DIVISON 3K) NEW!
- 2021-03-30 Reminder: DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO Division 3L) NEW!
- 2021-03-29 Notice to Fishers – Declaration of Inshore Regulations Compliance NEW!
- 2021-03-24 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS - NAFO Division 4R3Pn
- 2021-03-24 DFO INSHORE FISHERY OUTREACH MEETINGS (NAFO Division 3L)
- 2021-03-17 New Inshore Regulations on April 1, 2021
- 2021-03-11 REMINDER: Marine Conservation Closures
- 2021-01-07 Licence Extensions for 2021
ANGLING
Salmon and Trout
- 2021-04-12 Closure of Winter Trout Angling Season NEW!
- 2021-01-29 2021 Winter Trout and Smelt Angling Opening
Recreational Groundfish
- No Notices for 2021
GROUNDFISH
Groundfish General
- No Notices for 2021
American Plaice
- No Notices for 2021
Atlantic Halibut
- 2021-04-01 CORRECTION - 4R Atlantic Halibut Fishery Opening for the Quebec Region Fleet NEW!
- 2021-03-31 4R Atlantic Halibut Fishery Opening for the Quebec Region Fleet NEW!
- 2021-03-30 AMENDMENT - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R - QUEBEC BASED VESSELS NEW!
- 2021-03-29 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn NEW!
Cod
Greenland Halibut
- 2021-04-13 GREENLAND HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN 4R FOR QUEBEC REGION FLEETS NEW!
- 2021-03-31 GREENLAND HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN 4R - QUEBEC BASED FLEET NEW!
Lumpfish
- No Notices for 2021
Monkfish
- No Notices for 2021
Redfish
- 2021-04-12 2021-22 MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR UNIT 1 REDFISH NEW!
- 2021-03-30 Unit 2 Redfish Fishery Closing for all Fleets NEW!
Skate
White Hake
- No Notices for 2021
Winter Flounder (Blackback)
- No Notices for 2021
Witch Flounder
- No Notices for 2021
PELAGICS
Pelagics General
- No Notices for 2021
Bait
- No Notices for 2021
Capelin- Fixed Gear
- No Notices for 2021
Capelin- Mobile Gear
- No Notices for 2021
Herring- Fixed Gear
- 2021-04-13 Fixed Gear Herring Trap and Gillnet Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3K (HFA 3-4) NEW!
- 2021-04-01 HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING in 3Ps - FORTUNE BAY NEW!
- 2021-04-01 Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening - Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay (Area 5 and 6) NEW!
- 2021-04-01 HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 12, 13 and 14 NEW!
- 2021-04-01 2021-2022 2J3KLPs Herring Fishery NEW!
- 2021-03-30 HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING NEW!
- 2021-03-17 FIXED GEAR HERRING FISHERY OPENING - FORTUNE BAY
- 2021-02-27 Fixed Gear Herring Opening - HFA's 09 and 10 - gillnets
- 2021-02-10 NOTICE - FG/MG Herring in St. Mary's Bay, Placentia Bay and Fortune Bay
Herring- Mobile Gear
- 2021-04-13 Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in 3K and 3L (Areas 3-8) NEW!
- 2021-04-01 HERRING MG>65’ PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREA 13 AND 14 NEW!
- 2021-04-01 HERRING MG <65’ PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREA 13 AND 14 NEW!
- 2021-04-01 2021-2022 2J3KLPs Herring Fishery NEW!
- 2021-03-30 HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING NEW!
- 2021-02-25 3Ps - Herring Mobile Gear Opening in HFA 09 and 10 for <55' fleet
- 2021-02-10 NOTICE - FG/MG Herring in St. Mary's Bay, Placentia Bay and Fortune Bay
- 2021-02-04 Herring Mobile Gear Reopening in Placentia Bay & St. Marys Bay for >55' fleet
- 2021-02-02 Herring Mobile Gear Closing in St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay for >55' fleet
- 2021-01-22 Herring Mobile Gear Opening in St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay for >55' fleet
Mackerel- Fixed Gear
- No Notices for 2021
Mackerel- Mobile Gear
- No Notices for 2021
Bluefin Tuna
- No Notices for 2021
Eel
- No Notices for 2021
SHELLFISH
Shellfish General
- No Notices for 2021
Crab
- 2021-04-14 NOTICE 3Ps Snow Crab Fishing Area 11 East NEW!
- 2021-04-08 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING IN CRAB FISHING AREA 3C IN NAFO DIVISION 3K NEW!
- 2021-04-08 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR Offshore 3K NEW!
- 2021-04-08 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING IN CRAB FISHING AREA 3BC IN NAFO DIVISION 3K NEW!
- 2021-04-08 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING IN CRAB FISHING AREA (CFA) 3A, 3B, 3D IN NAFO DIVISION 3K NEW!
- 2021-03-31 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR Inshore 3L, 3Ps, and 4R3Pn NEW!
- 2021-03-31 2021 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR Offshore 3LNO, 3Ps, and 4R3Pn NEW!
- 2021-03-30 Inshore Snow Crab Buddy-Up Application Available for Areas 12A-12H and Area 13 Harvesters NEW!
- 2021-03-29 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab Fishery NEW!
- 2021-03-17 Reminder: Applications for Crab Fishing Area 3BC in NAFO Division 3K are Available
- 2021-02-24 Reminder: 2021 Area Selection Applications Available for 3L Inshore Crab Harvesters
- 2021-02-23 Applications for Crab Fishing Area 3BC in NAFO Division 3K are Available
- 2021-01-25 Area Selection Applications Available for 3Ps Inshore Crab Harvesters
- 2021-01-20 2021 Area Selection Applications Available for 3L Inshore Crab Harvesters
Rock Crab
- No Notices for 2021
Toad Crab
- No Notices for 2021
Lobster
- 2021-04-13 LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN 3Ps AREAS 10, 11 East and 11 West NEW!
- 2021-04-13 REMINDER: Area Selection Declaration Available for 3Ps Lobster Harvesters from LFA 11 NEW!
- 2021-04-13 LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN AREAS 12, 13A AND 13B NEW!
- 2021-04-08 Area Selection Declaration Available for 3Ps Lobster Harvesters from LFA 11 NEW!
Scallops
- 2021-04-15 3Ps scallop fisheries opening NEW!
- 2021-03-29 SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSURE - PLACENTIA BAY NEW!
- 2021-03-09 Scallop Fishery Opening in 3Ps
- 2021-03-08 Area 9 (Inner St. Mary’s Bay) Scallop Fishery Opening
- 2021-01-13 Amendment - Scallop Fishery Opening in Scallop Fishing Area 14A
- 2021-01-07 Scallop Fishery Opening in Scallop Fishing Area 14A
Sea Urchin
- No Notices for 2021
Sea Cucumber
- 2021-02-23 REMINDER: SEA CUCUMBER EMERGING FISHERY IN CRAB FISHING AREA 3A - CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
- 2021-01-28 SEA CUCUMBER EMERGING FISHERY IN CRAB FISHING AREA 3A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Shrimp
- No Notices for 2021
Squid
- No Notices for 2021
Whelk
- No Notices for 2021
Marine Mammals
Whales
- No Notices for 2021
Seals
- Date modified:
- 2021-04-16