2026
Notices to Fishers
SHELLFISH SANITATION
PUBLIC NOTICES
FISHERY GENERAL
Angling
Salmon and Trout
- - na.26.019 - Salmon Rivers Re-opening in Salmon Fishing Areas 12, 13, and 14A
- - na.26.018 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Morning Angling Only in Salmon Fishing Area 10
- - na.26.017 - Salmon Rivers Re-opening in Salmon Fishing Area 13
- - na.26.016 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Morning Angling Only in Salmon Fishing Area 13
- - na.26.015 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Morning Angling Only in Salmon Fishing Area 14A
- - nf.26.014 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Full Closures in Salmon Fishing Area 10
- - nf.26.013 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Morning Angling Only in Salmon Fishing Areas 12 and 13
- - na.26.012 - Salmon Rivers Re-opening in Salmon Fishing Areas 6, 7, and 9
- - na.26.011 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Full Closures in Salmon Fishing Area 9
- - na.26.010 - Salmon Rivers Restricted to Morning Angling Only in Salmon Fishing Areas 6, 7, and 9
- - na.26.008 - NL Atlantic Salmon Recreational Fishery
- - ns.26.006 - Trout Season Opening in Insular Newfoundland
- - na.26.005 - CORRECTION TO 2026-2027 ANGLERS’ GUIDE
- - na.26.004 - Reminder - Closure of Winter Trout Angling Season
- - na.26.003 - 2026 Atlantic Salmon Recreational Fishery Management Approach
- - na.26.002 - NORTHWEST BROOK, ALEXANDER BAY – CLOSED AREA
- - na.26.001 - 2026 Winter Trout and Smelt Angling Opening
Recreational Groundfish
Groundfish
Cod
- - nf.26.208 - 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery – Regular season landings by 3KL-based inshore fixed-gear harvesters
- - nf.26.204 - 2026 Expression of Interest 2J3KL Northern cod Inshore Mobile Gear Fleet
- - nf.26.165 - Opening of 2J3KL Northern cod fishery for inshore fixed-gear harvesters and 2J based season dates and catch limits
- - nf.26.158 - 2J3KL Northern Cod Inshore Fixed-Gear Fishery 2026-27 Season Dates and Catch Limits
- - nf.26.150 - Inshore Fixed-Gear Northern Cod Buddy-Up Application Available
- - nf.26.138 - 2026-27 2J3KL Northern Cod Fishery Management Approach
- - nf.26.101 - 3Ps Inshore Fixed-Gear Cod Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.045 - COD SPAWNING CLOSURE IN NAFO DIVISION 4R
- - nf.26.030 - 3Ps Cod Fishery Closing
Greenland Halibut
- - nf.26.206 - Tentative Closing Date for Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery NAFO Division 3L for Less Than 65 ft Fixed Gear Fleet
- - nf.26.201 - Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery Closing in NAFO Divisions 2+3K for < 65 ft Fixed Gear Fleet
- - nf.26.196 - Tentative closing date for Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery NAFO Divisions 2+3K for < 65 ft Fixed Gear Fleet
- - nf.26.187 - Changes to the 2+3K <65 Fixed Gear Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery
- - nf.26.145 - 2+3KLMNO Mobile Gear Greenland Halibut Fishery to Close
- - nf.26.134 - Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fixed Gear Fishery Opening for <65 ft. Fleet in NAFO Divisions 2+3K
- - nf.26.131 - 3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.106 - Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fixed Gear Fishery Opening for <65 ft Fleet in NAFO Divisions 3LMNO
- - nf.26.098 - 2+3KLMNO Mobile Gear Greenland Halibut Opening
- - nf.26.092 - Reminder: 2026 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO
- - nf.26.086 - Reminder: 2026 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO
- - nf.26.070 - 2026 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO
- - nf.26.046 - GREENLAND HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS
- - nf.26.047 - 3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) Fishery Closing
Atlantic Halibut
- - nf.26.195 - 4R ATLANTIC HALIBUT - EXTENSION
- - nf.26.188 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut, Monkfish and Skate Opening
- - nf.26.180 - 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – SECOND SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET
- - nf.26.153 - Atlantic Halibut Fishery Closing in NAFO Sub-Division 3PN
- - nf.26.129 - 4RST ATLANTIC HALIBUT – FIRST SEASONAL OPENING DATE FOR THE NL INSHORE FIXED-GEAR FLEET
- - nf.26.123 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY REOPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn
- - nf.26.116 - Atlantic Halibut Longline Survey in 3NOP
- - nf.26.114 - Atlantic Halibut Fishery Closing in NAFO Sub-Division 3PN
- - nf.26.112 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Class A389 (Maritimes)
- - nf.26.110 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Class A329 (Maritimes)
- - nf.26.104 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS
- - nf.26.105 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY REOPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn
- - nf.26.102 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Classes A348 and C0897 (MARITIMES)
- - nf.26.087 - NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps Atlantic Halibut Opening for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet
- - nf.26.078 - Atlantic Halibut Fishery Closing in NAFO Sub-Division 3PN
- - nf.26.061 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn
- - nf.26.050 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS
- - nf.26.049 - ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY OPENING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS
- - nf.26.040 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut Opening to Vessel Classes A353 (MARITIMES)
- - nf.26.002 - Atlantic Halibut Fishery for the Inshore Fixed-Gear Fleet Closing in 3Ps
Monkfish
Skate
- - nf.26.188 - 3NO Fixed Gear Atlantic Halibut, Monkfish and Skate Opening
- - nf.26.043 - Skate Fishery Closing in Sub-Division 3Ps
Witch Flounder
Winter Flounder (Blackback)
- - nf.26.173 - Winter Flounder (Blackback) Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KL
- - nf.26.130 - Winter Flounder (Blackback) Opening in 3Ps
Lumpfish
- - nf.26.168 - 3Ps Lumpfish OPENING - Dantzic Point to Grand Bank Cape
- - nf.26.108 - Lumpfish Fishery Openings in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.107 - Lumpfish Fishery Opening in Part of NAFO Division 3L
- - nf.26.100 - LUMPFISH FISHERY OPENING IN A PORTION OF NAFO DIVISION 4R
Redfish
- - nf.26.163 - Unit 2 Redfish Opening for Mobile and Fixed Gear Fleets
- - nf.26.139 - Unit 1 Redfish
- - nf.26.109 - Unit 1 Redfish Opening
- - nf.26.071 - Unit 1 Redfish Reopening for NL Based Harvester with Reserve Allocation
- - nf.26.064 - Lifting of the Spring Spawning Closure and Reopening of the 2025-2026 Unit 1 Directed Redfish Fishery
- - nf.26.051 - REMINDER - 4R3P REDFISH FISHERIES CLOSING FOR All FLEETS
- - nf.26.031 - REDFISH FISHERY CLOSING IN UNIT 2 - Mobile Gear Fleet based in 3Ps
- - nf.26.029 - Unit 1 Redfish Opening for NL Based Harvester with Reserve Allocation
- - nf.26.028 - Implementation of a Closed Area in NAFO Division 4T and Subdivision 4Vn for Unit 1 Redfish
Pelagics
Mackerel- Fixed Gear
- - nf.26.207 - NOTICE TO STOP FISHING ATLANTIC MACKEREL BAIT SECOND PORTION
- - nf.26.203 - 2026 ATLANTIC MACKEREL BAIT FISHERY ADDITIONAL OPENING DATES
- - nf.26.176 - NOTICE TO STOP FISHING ATLANTIC MACKEREL BAIT
- - nf.26.172 - ATLANTIC MACKEREL TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH INCREASE
- - nf.26.119 - 2026 ATLANTIC MACKEREL BAIT FISHERY INTERIM MANAGEMENT MEASURE
Capelin- Mobile Gear
- - nf.26.200 - Capelin Fisheries Closed
- - nf.26.167 - Mobile Gear Capelin Fishery Opening In Notre Dame Bay
- - nf.26.162 - Mobile Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay and Conception Bay
- - nf.26.137 - 2026 - 2J3KLPs Capelin Management Plan
- - nf.26.125 - CAPELIN FISHERY OPENING FOR THE LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE FLEET IN WESTERN NL
- - nf.26.103 - 2026 -2027 4RST Capelin Management Plan
Capelin- Fixed Gear
- - nf.26.200 - Capelin Fisheries Closed
- - nf.26.184 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening In Portions of White Bay
- - nf.26.183 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in a Portion of Notre Dame Bay
- - nf.26.179 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in a Portion of Notre Dame Bay
- - nf.26.174 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in a Portion of Notre Dame Bay
- - nf.26.161 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay and Conception Bay
- - nf.26.160 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening in Trinity Bay
- - nf.26.155 - CAPELIN FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN PORTION OF AREA 14
- - nf.26.149 - Fixed Gear Capelin Fishery Opening for Portion of the Southern Shore (Capelin Fishing Area 8C)
- - nf.26.148 - Buddy-up Applications Available for Capelin Harvesters in a Portion of 3K
- - nf.26.144 - CAPELIN FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN PORTION OF AREA 14
- - nf.26.137 - 2026 - 2J3KLPs Capelin Management Plan
- - nf.26.126 - CAPELIN FIXED GEAR FISHERY OPENING IN AREAS 12, 13 AND PORTION OF AREA 14
- - nf.26.103 - 2026 -2027 4RST Capelin Management Plan
Herring- Fixed Gear
- - nf.26.193 - Reminder Bait Season for Herring Closing in HFA 3 to 11
- - nf.26.142 - HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN AREA 13
- - nf.26.141 - HERRING FIXED GEAR FISHERY CLOSING IN PORTIONS OF AREA 14
- - nf.26.140 - Reminder: Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries in HFA 13 and 14 Open
- - nf.26.118 - Herring Fishery Closing For Gillnets/Trap Only in NAFO Divisions 3KL (HFA 3-9)
- - nf.26.094 - Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Bonavista Bay (HFA 5)
- - nf.26.077 - Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening By Permit Only in Trinity Bay (HFA 6)
- - nf.26.060 - Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KLPs (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12)
- - nf.26.042 - Reminder: Fixed Gear Herring Fisheries Closed
- - nf.26.037 - Fixed Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3PS, Placentia Bay HFA 10
- - nf.26.033 - 4R Herring Management Plan 2026-27 and 2027-28
Bluefin Tuna
- - nf.26.175 - 2026 Bluefin Tuna Homewaters Fishery Opening
Herring- Mobile Gear
- - nf.26.164 - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in NAFO Divisions 3KL
- - nf.26.062 - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Trinity Bay (Herring Fishing Area 6)
- - nf.26.059 - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in NAFO Divisions 3KL (HFA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- - nf.26.044 - Reminder: Mobile Gear Purse Seine Herring Fisheries Closed
- - nf.26.036 - MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A
- - nf.26.033 - 4R Herring Management Plan 2026-27 and 2027-28
- - nf.26.020 - MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A
- - nf.26.017 - MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A
- - nf.26.016 - MOBILE GEAR HERRING CLOSING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A
- - nf.26.005 - MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING in HERRING FISHING AREAS 9 and 10 for GROUP A
- - nf.26.003 - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Closing in Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 7-8)
Eel
Shellfish
Whelk
- - nf.26.205 - 3Ps Whelk Fishery Closing
- - nf.26.181 - WHELK FISHERY OPENING IN NAFO DIVISION 4R
- - nf.26.128 - Whelk Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 2HJ 3KL
- - nf.26.122 - 3Ps Whelk Fishery Opening
Squid
- - nf.26.202 - Opening of the Squid Fishery in 2GHJ, 3KL, 3Ps, 4R3Pn
Scallops
- - nf.26.199 - 3Ps – Scallop Fishery Opening in a portion of SFA 11 (Long Harbour Fortune Bay)
- - nf.26.198 - 3Ps – Iceland Scallop Fishery Opening in a portion of SFA 11 (McCallum to Burgeo)
- - nf.26.197 - Area 9 (Inner St. Mary's Bay) Scallop Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.133 - REMINDER: Sea Scallop Fishery Closing - 3Ps Core Area
- - nf.26.132 - 3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Closing
- - nf.26.127 - Scallop Fishery Opening in Scallop Fishing Area 2
- - nf.26.099 - Scallop Fishery Opening in Scallop Fishing Area 14A
- - nf.26.090 - 3Ps North Bed Scallop Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.091 - 3Ps Core Area Scallop Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.081 - Area 9 (Inner St. Mary's Bay) Scallop Fishery Closing
- - nf.26.079 - Management Measures for the 2026-2028 Scallop fishery, NAFO sub-division 3Ps (Inshore)
- - nf.26.065 - 3Ps Scallop Fisheries Opening
- - nf.26.048 - REMINDER - SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSURE - PLACENTIA BAY
- - nf.26.001 - Area 9 (Inner St. Mary's Bay) Scallop Fishery Opening
Shrimp
- - nf.26.194 - 3Ps Shrimp Beam Trawl Fishery
- - nf.26.177 - SFA 7 Inshore Shrimp Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3L Portion
- - nf.26.151 - SFA 7 Shrimp Fishery Opening in NAFO Division 3L Portion
- - nf.26.117 - Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.113 - Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.111 - SFA 6 Inshore Shrimp Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.058 - GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE SHRIMP FISHERY - Shrimp Fishing Area 8
Crab
- - nf.26.192 - Snow Crab Season Extension for Select Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Divisions 3LNO
- - nf.26.169 - 3Ps Snow Crab Extension
- - nf.26.171 - 4R3Pn Snow Crab Season Extension
- - nf.26.170 - Snow Crab Season Extension for Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.157 - 4R3Pn Snow Crab Season Extension
- - nf.26.156 - Snow Crab Season Extension for Crab Fishing Areas in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.136 - 2026 Snow Crab Season Opening for 2HJ (North)
- - nf.26.117 - Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.113 - Soft-Shell Closed Areas for Crab and Shrimp in NAFO Division 3K
- - nf.26.097 - 2J South Crab Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.095 - Snow Crab Season Closure for Crab Fishing Area 12D
- - nf.26.085 - AMENDMENT – Snow Crab Opening in CFA 3C DELAYED
- - nf.26.072 - AMENDMENT – Snow Crab Opening in CFA 3C DELAYED
- - nf.26.056 - 2026 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR 3K
- - nf.26.055 - 2026 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING in 3LNO
- - nf.26.054 - 2026 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING in 3Ps
- - nf.26.053 - 2026 SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENING FOR 4R3Pn
- - nf.26.041 - 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab Fishery
- - nf.26.035 - Reminder: 2026 Applications for Crab Fishing Area 3BC in NAFO Division 3K are Available
- - nf.26.032 - Reminder: 2026 Applications for Crab Fishing Area 3BC in NAFO Division 3K are Available
- - nf.26.025 - 2026 Inshore Snow Crab Buddy-up Applications Available for Areas 3K and 3L
- - nf.26.024 - 2026 Applications for Crab Fishing Area 3BC in NAFO Division 3K are Available
- - nf.26.023 - Reminder: 2026 Area Selection Applications Available for 3L Inshore Crab Harvesters
- - nf.26.022 - CORRECTION: 2026 Inshore Snow Crab Buddy-up Applications Available for Area 2J
- - nf.26.021 - 2026 3Ps Inshore Snow crab Buddy-up Applications available for CFA 10A
- - nf.26.019 - Reminder: 2026 Area Selection Applications Available for 3L Inshore Crab Harvesters
- - nf.26.014 - 2026 Area Selection Applications for 3Ps Inshore Snow Crab CFA 11E
- - nf.26.013 - 2026 Area Selection Applications for 3Ps Inshore Snow Crab CFA 10A
- - nf.26.010 - 2026 Area Selection Applications Available for 3L Inshore Crab Harvesters
- - nf.26.009 - REMINDER - Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings
- - nf.26.008 - Electronic Logbook (ELOG) Virtual Meetings
- - nf.26.169 - 3Ps Snow Crab Extension
Sea Cucumber
- - nf.26.166 - Emerging 3LNO Sea Cucumber Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.159 - 3Ps Sea Cucumber Fishery Opening
- - nf.26.124 - 3Ps Sea Cucumber Fishery Remains Closed
Lobster
- - nf.26.154 - REMINDER - LOBSTER FISHING CLOSING DATES IN AREAS 10 AND 11
- - nf.26.152 - REMINDER - LOBSTER FISHING CLOSING DATES IN AREAS 12, 13 AND 14
- - nf.26.147 - REMINDER: LOBSTER FISHING CLOSING IN NAFO DIVISION 3K
- - nf.26.146 - REMINDER: LOBSTER FISHING CLOSING IN NAFO DIVISION 3L
- - nf.26.115 - CORRECTION – 3L Lobster Fishing Area 9B (St. Mary’s Bay)
- - nf.26.096 - LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN 4R
- - nf.26.093 - LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LFA 14A
- - nf.26.088 - CORRECTION - 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING in LFA 10
- - nf.26.084 - 4R LOBSTER FISHING OPENING (AREA 13B)
- - nf.26.083 - 4R LOBSTER FISHING OPENING (AREA 13A)
- - nf.26.082 - 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING
- - nf.26.080 - 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING DELAY
- - nf.26.076 - 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING
- - nf.26.069 - LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN NAFO DIVISION 3L
- - nf.26.068 - LOBSTER FISHING OPENINGS IN NAFO DIVISION 3K
- - nf.26.067 - LOBSTER FISHING OPENING IN LOBSTER FISHING AREA 12
- - nf.26.066 - 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING
- - nf.26.057 - 2026 3Ps LFA 11W Area Selection Declaration
- - nf.26.039 - Buddy-up for Lobster Fishing Areas 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, and 10
- - nf.26.038 - Newfoundland and Labrador Lobster Fishery Management Measures
Marine Mammals
Whales
- - nf.26.189 - CORRECTION: NARW VIGILANCE ADVISORY
Seals
- - pn.26.002 - RINGED SEAL AREA 4 OPENING
- - nf.26.052 - Seal Fishery Re-Opening - April 6, 2026
- - nf.26.034 - Personal Use Seal Fishery - Educational Observer Pilot 2026
- - nf.26.026 - Seal Fishery Closing