FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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2019-033

Apr. 12, 2019

3Ps Scallop Fishery Opening in the 3Ps Core Area and North Bed (SFA 11)

DFO advises that the  Scallop Fishery in the 3Ps Core Area and the North Bed in Scallop Fishing Area (SFA) 11 will open at 0600 hours on Monday,  April 15, 2019.

If you are a 3Ps Scallop licence holder and you are interested in fishing Scallop on the North Bed and/or in the Core Area in 2019 please contact DFO to request access. Those seeking access will be reviewed against the policy identified below, before determining whether they will be granted access.

 In 2016 a new requirement was implemented in the 3Ps Scallop fishery that only vessels registered in Newfoundland and Labrador Region for the past 12 consecutive months are permitted to participate in the 3Ps inshore (<65') Scallop fishery on the north bed and in the Core Area, defined below.

Definitions:

The north bed is defined as that portion of Scallop Fishing Area 11, bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates:

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 14 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 14 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude.

The Core Area is defined as that portion of Scallop Fishing Area 11 bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates:

46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 56 degrees 29 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 30.0 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude to

46 degrees 52.7 minutes North latitude, 57 degrees 28 minutes West longitude.

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Order 2019-002 has been revoked and Variation Order 2019-033 comes into effect on April 12, 2019