FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO ANGLERS

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June 23, 2021

Change to Management Measures for Ouananiche (Long Pond, Hermitage)

Effective immediately, in response to clean-up efforts concerning an aquaculture fish escape, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is advising anglers that the bag limit and possession limit for Ouananiche in Long Pond, Hermitage, Fortune Bay area (next to Route 364, the Hermitage Highway) is currently varied to "not applicable".

This will remain in effect until the end of the 2021 angling season.

Note: Daily Bag/Possession Limit/Size Restrictions for Trout and Other Species remain in effect.

DFO is asking members of the public who angle Ouananiche in Long Pond, Hermitage to report their daily catch by contacting  the DFO office in Marystown at (709) 279-7863, or via email at: Elaine.rolls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

 

For information, contact:

Elaine Rolls
Senior Aquaculture Management Officer
Tel. (709) 277-7897
E-mail: elaine.rolls@dfo-mpo.gc.ca