DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using fixed gear (tuck, bar seine and trap) will open on July 19, 2025 at 0600 hours in the following area:

North Head to Dog Bay Point (Capelin Fishing Area 4)

Harvesters are reminded that the fishery must be open for 24 hours before any Capelin can be removed from any fixed Gear.

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2025-145 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-147 comes into effect on July 19, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that Bluefin Tuna will open to vessels with a fishing port in Quebec at 0000 hours EDT on July 20, 2025.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-107 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-146 comes into effect on July 19, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the Capelin fixed gear fishery using traps and bar seine (including modified bar seine known as "tuck seine"), for the large vessel fleet (less than 65 feet (19.8m)) in the following area will open at 0600 hours on July 19, 2025:

Capelin Fishing Area 14 from the Quebec/Labrador border, north to Cape Charles.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2025-144 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-145 comes into effect on July 19, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using fixed gear (tuck, bar seine and trap) will open on July 18, 2025 at 0600 hours in the following areas:
Cape St John to North Head (Capelin Area 4)

Harvesters are reminded that the fishery must be open for 24 hours before any Capelin can be removed from any fixed Gear.

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2025-142 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-144 comes into effect on July 18, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using mobile gear will open on July 18, 2025 at 0500 hours and close on July 18, 2025 at 2200 hours in White Bay and Notre Dame Bay (Capelin Fishing Areas 3 and 4).

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2025-109 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-143 comes into effect on July 18, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using fixed gear (tuck, bar seine and trap) will open on July 18, 2025 at 06:00 hours and close on July 18, 2025 at 22:00 hours in Bonavista Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 5).

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises anglers of the following closures to all angling until further notice, effective one hour after sunset on July 17, 2025:

Salmon Fishing Area 4
42. Leamington River
50. *Gander River tributaries:
    -All other tributaries of the Main Stem and Southwest Gander
    -Northwest Gander tributary
-Waters above Big Dead Wolf Falls, including Waters and Caribou Brook (tributary Southwest Gander)
-Waters above Great Gull Falls on Great Gull River (tributary Northwest Gander)
54. Windmill Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 5
55. Northwest Brook, Indian Bay
56. Indian Bay River & tributary streams
57. Northwest Brook, Trinity, Bonavista Bay
58. Traverse Brook & tributary streams
59. Middle Brook, including Square Pond Brook & Burnt Pond Brook
60. Gambo River & tributary streams, including Mint Brook, Narrows, Triton Brook, Riverhead Brook & Parsons Brook
61. Northwest Brook, Alexander Bay
62. *Terra Nova River & tributaries, including Maccles Brook
64. Salmon Brook, Port Blandford, & tributary streams
65. Southwest Brook, Port Blandford, & tributary streams

Salmon Fishing Area 6
66. Salmon Cove River, Trinity Bay
67. Trouty River, Trinity Bay
68. Pope’s Harbour River, Trinity Bay
69. *Shoal Harbour River, Trinity Bay & tributaries
70. Deer Harbour River & tributary streams, Trinity Bay

DFO advises anglers that due to extremely high water temperatures and/or low water levels, the following rivers in Salmon Fishing Areas 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14A will be restricted to morning angling only, effective one hour after sunset on July 17, 2025.

During this period, angling is permitted from one hour before sunrise to 10:00 am each day and will be closed to angling from 10:01 am to one hour before sunrise on the following day.

The rivers will reopen as conditions improve. Please refer to the 2025 Angler's Guide for further information on the environmental protocol.

Salmon Fishing Area 3
17. Western Brook, Hare Bay
18. Ariege or Salmon River including Southwest Brook and Rose’s Brook, Hare Bay
21. Western Brook or Beaver Brook, Canada Bay
26. Coney Arm River
27. *Sops Arm River, including Main Doucer’s, Natlin’s, Corner Brook, and all tributary streams
28. Hampden River
29. Wild Cove Brook, White Bay
30. Western Arm Brook, White Bay
31. Middle Arm Brook, White Bay
33. Baie Verte River and tributaries
34. Woodstock River

Salmon Fishing Area 4
35. *Burlington River
36. Indian River, Hall’s Bay, including Burnt Berry Brook below falls, Davis Brook and Black Brook
37. West River, Hall’s Bay, including Rowsell’s Brook & Barney’s Brook
38. South Brook, Hall’s Bay & tributary streams
39. Tommy’s Arm River and tributary streams
40. Northwest Arm Brook
41. Western Arm River
43. Charles Brook, Bay of Exploits
44. Northern Arm River, Bay of Exploits
45. Peter’s River, Bay of Exploits
46. Exploits River & tributary streams
    -All Exploits watershed above Red Indian Lake dam
    -Main stem of mid-Exploits from Grand Falls fishway to Red Indian Lake dam
    -Main stem, from Stoney Brook to Exploits Bay
    -Tributaries below Grand Falls fishway
    -Tributaries of mid-Exploits from Grand Falls fishway to Red Indian Lake dam

Salmon Fishing Area 8
76. Renews River

Salmon Fishing Area 9
77. Biscay Bay River
79. *Northwest Brook Trepassey
80. Peter’s River
81. *Salmonier River, including Back River below falls
82. Colinet River including north and east branches
83. Rocky River & tributary streams
84. North Harbour River, St. Mary’s Bay
85. Little Salmonier River, St. Mary’s Bay
86. Big Barachois Brook, St. Mary’s Bay
87. *Branch River, St. Mary’s Bay

Salmon Fishing Area 10
88. Great Barasway
89. South East River (Placentia) & tributary streams
90. *Northeast River, Placentia
91. Come By Chance River
92. Watson’s Brook, Placentia Bay
93. North Harbour River, Placentia Bay
94. Black River, Placentia Bay below falls
95. Piper’s Hole River

Salmon Fishing Area 12
125. Grandy’s River, including Top Pond Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 13
144. *Little Barachois Brook & tributary streams
145. *Southwest and Bottom Brooks & tributary streams
146. *Harry’s River, including Spruce Brook, Little George’s, Meadows Brook, Pinch Gut River, Stag Hill Brook & Gull Pond Brook
151. Hughes Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 14A
162. Torrent River & tributary streams
163. *East River, Hawke’s Bay
164. Castor River, including Southwest Feeder
165. *St. Genevieve River, Ten Mile Lake, Round Lake and all their tributaries flowing into 10 Mile Lake and Round Lake
168. Big Brook, St. Barbe
169. Watson’s Brook, St. Barbe
170. Pincent’s Brook, Pistolet Bay
172. Bartlett’s Brook and tributary streams, Pistolet Bay
173. Upper Brook, Milan Arm, Pistolet Bay
174. East River, Pistolet Bay

*Indicates river has closed sections (reference Anglers’ Guide 2025-26)

For more information, please visit the In Season River Status website at In-Season River Status

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-131, 2025-132, 2025-133, 2025-134 and 2025-135 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-137, 2025-138, 2025-139, 2025-140 and 2025-141 will come into effect at 1800 hours on July 17, 2025.

"Notices to Anglers" are available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at Newfoundland and Labrador Region.

If you would like to have "Notices to Anglers" for recreational fisheries sent directly to you by email, please contact: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
 

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans advises harvesters of the following management measures for the 2+3K <65 FG Greenland Halibut Fisheries starting July 17, 2025:
•    The fishery will now be administered through trip limits.
•    Trip limits for 2+3K will increase to 50,000 lbs. round weight.
•    The number of nets permitted to be used will increase by 40 per depth zone.
•    New conditions will be available through the National Online Licensing System after July 16, 2025.
•    Any participants that were not issued an initial permit can now request license conditions to participate in the 2+3K fishery.

To request these license conditions, contact David Small at david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The issuance and acceptance of these licence conditions is not a guarantee that sufficient quota will be available to harvest the amount on the licence condition.

The Department will continue to closely monitor this fishery. Closures may occur on short notice which will be communicated through Notice to Fishers.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

DFO advises that the capelin fishery for vessels using fixed gear (tuck, bar seine and trap) will open on July 17, 2025 at 0600 hours in the following areas:

White Bay (Capelin Fishing Area 3)
• Bottom of White Bay to Cape St. John.

Harvesters are reminded that the fishery must be open for 24 hours before any Capelin can be removed from any fixed Gear.

Licence conditions can be obtained through DFO’s National On-line Licencing System.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2025-136 has been revoked and Variation Order 2025-142 comes into effect on July 17, 2025.

"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: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca