July 30, 2022
CALL OF INTEREST:
2022 PEI LFA 25 Pre-Season Wide-Scale Enforcement Sweep
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER CAPTAINS/VESSELS
Seeking Captains/Vessels to volunteer with a pre-season fishing gear clean-up in collaboration with the PEI Fishermen’s Association, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Conservation & Protection and LFA 25 PCFA Harbour Representatives.
Please contact your respective LFA 25 Harbour representative if you are interested in participating on August 4th and/or 5th at-sea activities.
The PRE-Season activities include but not limited to the following details:
· The intent of the PRE-season exercise is to organize a voluntary fishing gear clean-up/gear spotting exercise ahead of the 2022 LFA 25 lobster season. POST-season clean-up activities are also being planned for October 2022.
· Captains will be required to sign a waiver with the DFO and provide the following information: Name, Phone number, Harbour, Vessel Name, VRN.
· At-sea activities are anticipated on August 4th and 5th with the southern half of LFA 25 (Victoria to south of West Point) targeted on one day and northern half (West Point to Skinner’s Pond) on another day. Activities will also be targeted on the LFA 24/25 and LFA 25/26a lines.
· Captains will be compensated a per diem to assist with covering basic expenses such as fuel
· Captain must be willing to work closely with DFO Conservation & Protection and PEIFA project staff and PCFA Harbour representatives throughout the 2-day exercise.
· All activities subject to DFO C&P confirmation.
Deadline to submit your name to a Harbour rep is 4:30PM Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022
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PCFA Harbour Representatives: |
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Miminegash: Michael Myers |
Higgin’s Wharf: Eddie Fitzgerald |
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Howard’s Cove: Shelton Barlow |
Cape Egmont: Gerald Arsenault |
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Skinner’s Pond: Nigel Buote |
Victoria/Borden - James Boulter |
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West Point: Patrick Sharpe |
Tignish – Mark Arsenault |
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Seacow Pond – Craig Gavin |
Summerside: Erica Bradley |
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Egmont Bay - Paul Gallant |
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Telephone: (902) 566-4050
Fax: 902-368-3748
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