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2015 Financial Report

November 7, 2016
11/07/2016

FFAW-Unifor finances are audited annually by a third-party, independent accounting firm. Regular reports of FFAW-Unifor finances are delivered at meetings of the Executive Board, the Inshore Council and the Industrial-Retail-Offshore Council. Audited statements are also reviewed and adopted by FFAW-Unifor members at conventions.

Read the 2015 financial report here.

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.