| Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Notice to Fishers |
Saturday, April 14th 2007 at 2:13pm NDT - by |
| | Front Seal Fishery Re-opening DFO advises that the seal fishery for Harp and Hooded seals, in sealing Areas 4 to 7 and Area 12, will re-open for Front Longliners, Area 6 Small Boats, and Area 7 and 8 Small Boats, at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007. This fishery will close again at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007, to Front Longliners, and Area 6 Small Boats. DFO expects that the quota for Front Longliners will be taken by closing time. A decision regarding a re-opening for Area 6 Small Boats will be made on Monday. The fishery for this fleet will not re-open before Tuesday, April 17, 2007 assuming there is sufficient quota remaining. The fishery will remain open to Area 4 sealers, Area 5 small Boats and Area 7 and 8 Small Boats until further notice. Contact: Larry Yetman, Marine Mammals / Foreign Fisheries Resource Management (709) 772-0695 Hannah R. Mahoney, Communications Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (709) 772-7629 |