Inverness South Fishermen's Association

10/19/2026

Changes to Quota Monitoring Contact (DFO Gulf Region):
Please be advised of the following change regarding fisheries quota monitoring in the Gulf Region:

Effective immediately, all requests related to fisheries quota monitoring must be sent to: [email protected].
The updated Temporary Quota Transfer Form is available on our website: www.invernesssouth.com
For permanent quota transfer requests, please contact the email address above to obtain the updated form.
Please note that Jennifer Grondin has moved on to other responsibilities and is no longer the Quota Monitoring Officer for the Gulf Region. Requests sent directly to Jennifer Grondin will not be processed.

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10/15/2026

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS - 2026 SCALLOP CONSERVATION HARVESTING PLAN FOR SCALLOP FISHING AREA (SFA) 24:
– Fisheries and Oceans
Canada (DFO) is announcing the opening date and management measures for the scallop fishery in SFA 24, for 2026.
Fishing Season:
The fishery will open at 06:00 on Monday, November 2, 2026 and close at 17:00 on Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
There will be daily closures each day from 17:00 to 06:00 the following day and the fishery will be closed all day on Sundays.
The Conservation Harvesting Plan is available on our website:

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS - 2026 SCALLOP CONSERVATION HARVESTING PLAN FOR SCALLOP FISHING AREA (SFA) 24: – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is announcing the opening date and management measures...

10/15/2026

DFO system maintenance:
DFO system maintenance is scheduled from 10:00 pm Atlantic time on Friday November 6, 2026 until 1:00 am on Monday November 9, 2026. The IVR Just Talk hail out system will not be available during this time period and hailing out will not be possible. The National Online Licensing System (NOLS) will be available, but you will not be able to renew a personal fisher registration through DFO, pay licence fees, or download licence conditions.

If fishing activity is anticipated where you would be hailing out for any fishing trips during the outage period noted above, please be aware you must complete the process to hail out for these fishing trips by Friday November 6, 2026 at 10:00 pm Atlantic time. Please also be aware that all NOLS activity required to support your fishing enterprise should be complete in advance of the maintenance window.

Fishers can continue to hail in to a Dockside Monitoring Company per usual during the outage.

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09/29/2026

Invitation to apply for a Supply Arrangement:
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Ghost Gear Program would like to inform you that we have launched a Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) on Canada Buys: RFSA for Ghost Gear Retrieval Services. The purpose of the RFSA is to develop a list of pre-approved suppliers that would be able to respond to the needs of the program for work such as abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) retrieval, mapping to identify ALDFG targets, logistics, disposal, and recycling of ALDFG. With the establishment of supply arrangements, the Department will be able to respond to priority and urgent Program requirements by inviting pre-approved suppliers to submit competitive bids for work located in the sectors they have been pre-approved for. As you have shown interest in addressing ALDFG in Canada, we would like to invite you to apply to be considered for pre-approval. The initial application process will be open until October 13, 2026. Ongoing applications will be accepted during April and September each year, starting April 2027. Applications that are pre-approved will be retained until such a time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to maintain the Supply Arrangement. If you should have any questions regarding the application process, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].

Important Note: The closing date for the initial RFSA solicitation period is the date posted on page 1 of the RFSA Document. The closing date posted on the CanadaBuys webpage serves only to allow for ongoing qualification as outlined in section Supply Arrangement under article 3.1 On-going Opportuni...

09/24/2026

From DFO: CLOSURE - 2026 - 16F FALL HERRING FISHERY
Preliminary DMP reports indicate the 2026 16 F herring quota has been captured. Therefore, the 2026 fishery will be closed for the season.

A Variation Order has been requested to close the 16F fall herring fishery today for the remainder of the season.

09/22/2026

09/04/2026

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09/04/2026

Gulf NS 2026 16F Fall Herring Fishery:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) wishes to advise the 2026 16 F fall herring fishery Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) is 2,072 t.
The fall fishery will open at 18:00 hours on Sunday, September 13, 2026 until 12:00 hours on
October 9, 2026 or until the quota is harvested, whichever comes first.
​ In 2026, daily closures
will again be implemented for the fall fishery from 12:00 hours to 18:00 hours in addition to
weekend closures for all weekends while the fishery is open.
Fall weekend closures:
1. 12:00 hours Friday, September 18 to 18:00 hours Sunday, September 20
2. 12:00 hours Friday, September 25 to 18:00 hours Sunday, September 27
3. 12:00 hours Friday, October 2 to 18:00 hours Sunday, October 4
The fishing depth restriction of 50 feet in a portion of 16F will again be implemented by
Conditions of Licence in 2026.
The Notice to Fishers and CHP can be found on our website:
www.invernesssouth.com

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08/24/2026

DFO has released the 2026 Herring Fall Fishery Conservation Harvesting Plan. It is available on our website:
www.invernesssouth.com

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