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DFO advises that the 3Ps portion of the Unit 2 Redfish Fishery for the mobile and fixed gear fleets will open at 0600 hours on July 1, 2022.

The 3Pn portion of the Unit 2 Redfish Fishery for the mobile gear fleets will open at 0600 hours on July 15, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the mobile gear herring (purse seine) fishery for 3K (Herring Fishing Areas 3-4) will close at 2000 hours on Tuesday, July 14, 2022.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-044 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-098 comes into effect at 1400 hours on June 30, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the mobile gear herring (purse seine) fishery for 3L (Herring Fishing Areas 5-8) will close at 2000 hours on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-044 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-098 comes into effect at 1400 hours on June 30, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the Fixed Gear Herring (bar/tuck seine) fishery for Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay, (Herring Fishing Areas 5 and 6) will close at 2000 hours on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-078 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-097 comes into effect at 1400 hours on June 30, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the Snow Crab fishery will open at 6:00 a.m. Sunday July 3, 2022 for NAFO divisions 2J North of 54 40 and NAFO Division 2H.  This fishery will close at 2400 hours on Wednesday August 31, 2022.

Fish Harvesters are also reminded that all designations to participate in this fishery are issued by the Nunatsiavut Government and Torngat Fisheries Cooperative Limited and must be in place prior to participating.

Fish harvesters are reminded that they are not authorized to set Crab traps until 72 hours after the Snow Crab fishery season has opened. Therefore, any setting of Crab traps or possession of Crab before 6:00AM on Wednesday, July 6 is prohibited.

Licence fees and licence conditions are available through the National Online Licencing System (NOLS).

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-092 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-095 comes into effect on June 30, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

In April 2021, amendments to the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 (AFR) and the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (MPFR) came into force creating new provisions that preserve and promote the independence of commercial inshore fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. 

Specifically, the regulatory changes:

- prohibit licence holders from transferring the use or control of rights and privileges conferred under the licence to any third party;

- restrict the issuance of inshore licences to licence holders who have not transferred the rights or privileges conferred under the licence; and

- prohibit anyone other than the licence holder from using and controlling the rights and privileges associated with a licence.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has developed guidance for industry, specifically inshore licence holders, on certain aspects of the implementation of these regulatory changes. Two new guidance documents on the issuance process and on compliant corporate structures are now available on DFO's website using the following links:

1) Licensing process overview - guidance-on-licencing-and-eligibility-review-process-eng.pdf

2) Guidance on corporate structure - guidance-on-corporate-structure-eng.pdf

If you would like more information regarding the inshore regulations, please visit: Inshore regulations

DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut hook and line (long line) fishery in NAFO Divisions 4RST, for fixed gear vessels less than 65 feet based in Western NL and Southern Labrador that elected to fish in Period 2, will open at 0600 hours on Monday, July 4, 2022. This fishery is open to Vessel class A288 and will close at 2000 hours on July 17, 2022.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-089 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-096 comes into effect on June 30, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises of prohibition order revisions relating to the molluscan shellfish harvesting closures within the province. As noted below, most previously issued prohibition orders relating to these closures  have been repealed and replaced with new prohibition orders. All current closures will remain in effect and will apply to the harvesting of all bivalve shellfish including Arctic wedge calms, Atlantic razor clams, Atlantic surf clams, bay quahaugs, northern propeller clams, ocean quahaugs, softshell clam, Stimpson's surf clams, bay mussels, blue mussel, horse mussels, American oysters, bay scallops, Iceland scallops, purple hinge rock scallop, northern moon snails, waved whelks, Stimpson's whelks (except sea scallops) for recreational or commercial purposes. 

More detailed information on these closed areas can be obtained from the nearest DFO office or the following website: Check Before you Harvest

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Prohibition Orders NSN-2000-006, NSN-2002-001, NSN-2003-008, NSN-2003-009, NSN-2006-002, NSN-2015-008, NSN-2016-024, NSN-2016-025, NSN-2016-026, NSN-2016-027, NSN-2016-028, NSN-2016-029, NSN-2016-031, NSN-2017-003, NSN-2017-004, NSN-2017-007, NSN-2021-001, NSN-2021-002, NTN-1995-006, NTN-1995-009, NTN-1995-010, NTN-1997-012,  NTN-2000-002, NTN-2003-001 have been repealed and Prohibition Orders NSN-2022-012 to 037, NSN-2022-039 to 045, NSN-2022-047 to 202, NSN-2022-205 to 208,  NSN-2022-212 and 213, NTN-2022-038, NTN-2022-046, NTN-2022-195 to 198, NTN-2022-203 and 204, and NTN-2022-209 to 211 come into effect at 1800 hours on June 28, 2022. 

For more information on the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program please consult the following website: Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP).

DFO advises that the Lobster fishery in LFA 9 B (St. Mary’s Bay) will now close at 2000 hours, Friday, July 8, 2022.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2022-075 has been revoked and Variation Order 2022-094 comes into effect on June 28, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that in accordance with the soft-shell protocol, the following grid in Crab Fishing Area 2 in NAFO Division 2J South will close to fishing for both Snow Crab and Northern Shrimp at midnight on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 due to a high incidence of soft-shell crab:

Grid R 41

This grid will be closed to Snow crab fishing for the remainder of the year. Harvesters should note that all gear in this grid must be removed immediately. Gear must be hauled and not reset on your next fishing trip.

The closure for Northern shrimp is in effect for 60 days, and will re-open on August 27, 2022, if the shrimp fishery is open at that time.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2021-302 and 2022-091 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2022-092 and 2022-093 come into effect on June 28, 2022.

"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: Karen.Keats-Brett@dfo-mpo.gc.ca