Fisheries and Oceans Canada

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will be hosting Stakeholder Engagement sessions on vessel related policies for the commercial inshore fleet across Atlantic Canada and Quebec.

The intent of these meetings will be to explore stakeholder concerns with the existing vessel related policies and the extent to which the policies support Owner-Operator.

Specific topics to be discussed include:
- vessel length increases for fleets that remain less than fifty feet (<50’),
- vessel registration requirements (DFO and Transport Canada),
- vessel sharing arrangements (e.g. buddy up), and
- modernizing the Substitute Operator Policy.

There will be 2 sessions in the NL Region, both with virtual options.

All harvesters and stakeholders can choose to participate in-person or virtually.

Session 1
Location: Deer Lake, NL
Date and Time: Tuesday March 14, 2023; 9:00 to 5:00 (lunch break 12:00-1:00)
Venue: Deer Lake Motel, (15 Trans-Canada Hwy)

Or

Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting
1-855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free (Meeting ID: 828 2958 2078 Passcode: 788259)

Session 2
Location: Gander, NL
Date and Time: Thursday March 23, 2023; 9:00 to 5:00 (lunch break 12:00-1:00)
Venue: Albatross Hotel, (114 Trans-Canada Hwy)

Or

Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom Meeting
1-855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free (Meeting ID: 856 6317 2611 Passcode: 629252)

"Notices to Fish Harvesters" for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at Newfoundland and Labrador Region

If you would like to have all "Notices to Fish Harvesters" for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: danielle.nichols@dfo-mpo.gc.ca