FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.16.161
6/23/2016

Lobster Fishing Season Closing in Western NL Lobster Areas

DFO advises fish harvesters that the Lobster fishery in several Western NL Lobster Fishing Areas will close at 2000hrs as follows:

 Lobster Fishing Area 12 (NAFO sub-Division 3Pn) will close on Monday, June 27, 2016;  Lobster Fishing Area 13A (Cape Ray to Cape St. George) will close on Wednesday, June 29, 2016;

Lobster Fishing Area 13B (from Cape St. George Cape St. Gregory) will close on Tuesday, July 5, 2016;

Lobster Fishing Area 14A (Cape St. Gregory to Point Riche) will close on Tuesday, June 28, 2016;

Lobster Fishing Area 14B (from Point Riche to Big Brook) will close on Thursday, June 30, 2016;

Lobster Fishing Area 14C (Big Brook to Cape Bauld) will close on Friday, July 15, 2016.


Contact:

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