Fisheries and Oceans Canada

DFO reminds harvesters that the Sea scallop fishery in the 3Ps Core in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 11 will also close on June 11 at 2000 hours.

The Icelandic Scallop fishery remains open in this area for licence holders that are authorized to catch Icelandic scallop in the Core Zone.

The Core Area is defined as that portion of Scallop Fishing Area 11, bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates:

46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to
46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude.

Notices to Fish Harvesters for all commercial fisheries are available online in the Fishery Notices section of the DFO Newfoundland and Labrador Region webpage at Newfoundland and Labrador Region.

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