Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in White Bay and Notre Dame Bay (HFA 3 & 4)
DFO advises that the Mobile Gear (Purse Seine) Herring fishery will open on September 25, 2026 at 0600 hours in White Bay and Notre Dame Bay (Herring Fishing Areas 3 and 4).
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2026-093 has been revoked and Variation Order 2026-175 comes into force on September 25, 2026.
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.
Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca