FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

PUBLIC NOTICE

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April 21, 2020

 

Personal Use Seal Fishery Opening - April 22, 2020

DFO advises Newfoundland and Labrador Seal harvesters that the seal fishery for personal use sealing will re-open in Sealing Areas 5 to 12 at 0600 hours on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

This fishery will open to personal use sealing License Classes N400 and N401.

Seal harvesters are reminded that licences and licence conditions are available through DFO's National Online Licencing System.

DFO reminds seal harvesters that the Subsistence Harvest for Ring Seals in Sealing area 4 is also open at this time. 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2020-017 has been revoked and Variation Order 2020-035 comes into effect on April 22, 2020.

“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: beverly.piccott@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

Contact:

Jackie Kean
Resource Manager
Tel. (709) 772-2045
E-mail: jackie.kean@dfo-mpo.gc.ca