FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO ANGLERS

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August 29, 2016

Salmon Rivers re-opening in Zones 3, 4, 5, 6 and 11

DFO advises anglers that due to improved environmental conditions the following rivers will re-open one hour before sunrise on Tuesday August 30, 2016.

Zone 3:

29. Wild Cove Brook, White Bay

30. Western Arm Brook, White Bay

31. Middle Arm Brook, White Bay

33. Baie Verte River & tributaries

34. Woodstock River

Zone 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 & tributary streams

50. Gander River & tributary streams

•  Northwest Gander tributary

•  All other tributaries of the Main Stem and Southwest Gander

96. Nonsuch Brook

97. Cape Rodger River

98. Bay de l’Eau River

99. Red Harbour River, Northeast & Northwest branches & tributary streams

100. West Brook, North West Arm, Mortier Bay, & tributary streams

101. Tide’s Brook, Mortier Bay, including Main Brook, Shearstick Brook & tributary streams

102. Salmonier River, Burin

103. Little St. Lawrence River & tributary streams

104. Lawn River & tributary streams

105. Taylor’s Bay River, Burin Peninsula & tributary streams

106. Salmonier Lamaline River & tributary streams

107. Piercey’s Brook & tributary streams

Zone 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

Zone 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

Zone 11:

108. Grand Bank Brook & tributary streams

109. Garnish River, including Lower Garnish & Upper or Black River & tributary streams

111. Bay du Nord River

112. Simmons Brook & tributary streams, Cinq Island Bay, Fortune Bay

113. Southwest Brook & tributary streams, Cinq Island Bay, Fortune Bay

For more information please visit the River Status report at www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/NL/River-Status/In-Season or call the Angling Line at 709-772-4423.

Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Orders 2016-197, 198, 199, 200, 201 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2016-210, 211, 212, 213, 214 come into effect on August 30, 2016.

“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: paul.shea@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Contact :

Jason Simms

Resource Management
Tel. (709) 772-2045
E-mail: jason.simms@dfo-mpo.gc.ca