FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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February 21, 2020

 

AMENDMENT - 2020 Personal Use Seal Licence Information Session

DFO advises that there will be a Seal Information Session for new applicants requesting Personal Use Seal Licences at the following location:

Harbour Breton - Southern Port Hotel, Thursday March 26, 2020, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Persons obtaining a new Personal Use Seal Licence must have:

- Proof of age (18 or older)

- A Firearms Safety/Hunter Education Certificate,

- Proof they have attended a seal information session.

As with any sealing activity, Personal Use Seal Licence holders must follow the Marine Mammal Regulations and Conditions of licence. All sealing activity will be monitored by DFO Fishery Officers.

"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 :

Jodi Riggs-Power

Resource Management

Tel:  709-279-7626

jodi.riggs-power@dfo-mpo.gc.ca