Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fixed Gear Herring Closing in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1-2)
DFO advises that the Fixed Gear (Barr/Tuck Seine) Herring fishery will close on October 21, 2026, at 1200 hours in NAFO Division 2J (HFA 1 and 2).
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region give notice that Variation Order 2026-177 has been revoked, and Variation Order 2026-179 comes into force at 1000 hours on October 21, 2026.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