FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS


nf.17.371

2017-317

2017/12/28


HERRING PURSE SEINE FISHERY OPENING IN AREA 13 and 14


DFO advises herring fishing areas 13 and 14 for all mobile gear fleets will open January 1, 2018 at 0600 hours.

2017 conditions will have to be amended by a fishery or licencing officer to validate conditions. A Notice to Fishers will be published when 2018 conditions are available.

This fishery will open on an interim quota for all fleets until the Total Allowable Catch is determined in the spring of 2018.

The small fish tolerance increase to 20% announced in December 2017 will remain in effect until further notice.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2017-314 has been revoked and Variation Order 2017-317 comes into effect on January 1, 2018.

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at http://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/e0004341

If you would like to have all “Notices to Fish Harvesters” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact : janet.warren@dfo-mpo.gc.ca



Contact:
Laurie Hawkins
Resource Management
Tel: 709-637-4310
Email: laurie.hawkins@dfo-mpo.gc.ca