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Skate Fishery Opening in Sub-Division 3Ps for Mobile Gear

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Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises that the Skate Fishery in NAFO Sub-Division 3Ps, for mobile gear vessels less than 65 feet, will open at 0600 hours on April 01, 2025.

Incidental catch provisions for this fishery are outlined in harvesters’ species-specific and 2025 Groundfish General Licence conditions.

"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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.033
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-649-3549
Email: laurie.hawkins@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

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Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
 

4R3PS GROUNDFISH, 3PS SCALLOP, AND 2J3KLPS4R HERRING FISHERIES CLOSING

Notice Group Term
Species Term
Notice description

DFO advises harvesters that the following fisheries will close at 2400 hours on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the 2024-25 fishing season:

•    3PS Skate, Monk and White Hake fixed gear fisheries for the inshore fleets, 
•    3Ps fixed gear Winter Flounder (Blackback),
•    3Ps Greenland Halibut (Turbot) fishery for vessels less than and greater than 65' using gillnets and hook and line gear, 
•    Unit 1 Mobile gear Redfish 3Ps, inshore and EGSL,
•    Division 4R Cod Spawning Closure,
•    3Ps Placentia Bay Scallop,
•    2J3KLPS4R herring fisheries. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-010 and 2025-013 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-014 and 2025-015 come into force at 2359 hours on March 31, 2025.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are available online at 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

Issue Date
Notice Number
nf.25.031
Notice Year
2025
For information, contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.: (709) 725-4582
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca