September 28, 2017
Please be advised that DFO is requesting all species at risk sightings or entanglements to be reported to DFO immediately. In addition, DFO is advising harvesters against making an effort to disentangle species but instead to call the Coast Guard immediately for assistance at 1-800-565-1633 . The SARA logbook requirements are listed below and can also be found in your conditions.
7.3 SARA Reporting requirements a) Only the Species at Risk Logbook and Species at Risk Logbook - Instructions documents that are provided with these licence conditions shall be utilized. b) The Species at Risk Logbook shall be completed as per the Species at Risk Logbook - Instructions document PRIOR TO ENTERING PORT. c) The Species at Risk Logbook must be signed by the licence holder/operator. d) The Species at Risk Logbook must be returned no later than 7 calendar days after the closure of the fishing season, even if there was no interaction with a species at risk, at the following address: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Statistics Division P.O. Box 5030 Moncton, N.B. E1C 9B6