DFO Announces First Snow Crab Grid Closures Following Right Whale Sighting
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On Monday the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced their first grid closures since the snow crab season started last month. The grid closures are related to the presence of a North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW).
The grid closure impacts those that harvest in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. So far there are seven full grids that are closed (GW53, GW54, GW55, GX53, GX54, GX55, GY55) and a portion of two grids (GY53, GY54). The DFO said they are providing a...
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