FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

nf.19.144

2019/5/31

3Ps Sea Cucumber Fishery Opening

DFO advises that the Sea Cucumber fishery in NAFO Sub-division 3Ps for both the Western and the Eastern beds will open at 0600 hours on Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Licence conditions can be obtained through the DFO National On-line Licencing System.

PLEASE NOTE: The 3Ps Sea cucumber fishery is subject to a mandatory Dockside Monitoring Program (DMP).

DFO reminds harvesters that as a result of the designation of the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area all commercial fishing will be prohibited within the boundary of the Marine Protected Area effective May 1, 2019 as per the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area Regulations under the Oceans Act.

The coordinates of the Marine Protected Area are listed at the bottom of this notice. All geographical coordinates are expressed in the North American Datum (NAD 83).

For more information on the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area use the following link

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/mpa-zpm/laurentian-laurentien/index-eng.html

The Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area is the area inside the following coordinates:

Point Latitude (N) Longitude (W/O)

1. 47°06'05.270" 58°45'09.104"

2. 46°55'59.583" 58°27'46.773"

3. 47°01'27.019" 58°04'18.592"

4. 46°57'06.280" 57°58'59.727"

5. 46°44'26.696" 57°50'48.213"

6. 46°38'57.713" 57°43'44.706"

7. 46°39'18.058" 57°37'07.416"

8. (approx) 45°20'19.6" ± 56°24'07.2" ±

9. (approx) 44°59'49.1" ± 56°24'04.6" ±

10. 44°59'02.209" 56°40'06.586"

11. 45°26'26.916" 57°11'17.754"

12. 45°34'06.343" 57°10'29.909"

13. 45°53'37.351" 57°30'24.655"

14. 46°17'25.102" 57°53'52.699"

15. 46°23'00.497" 58°01'19.198"

16. 46°46'54.792" 58°45'44.218"

17. 46°50'26.272" 58°49'24.543"

18. 47°03'22.413" 59°04'03.265"

"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 : janet.warren@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Contact:
Jodi Riggs-Power
Resource Management
Tel: 709-279-7626
jodi.riggs-power@dfo-mpo.gc.ca