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2025 INSHORE COUNCIL ELECTION UPDATE

February 19, 2025

The Inshore Council seat for St. Bernard’s to McCallum has been acclaimed by Brett Cox!

5 seats have been acclaimed, with 13 seat elections still ongoing. The voting period for the 2025 Inshore Council ends in 14 days — March 5, 2025.

All members with emails on file will receive voting instructions alongside their Intelivote PINS via email. Members will also receive instructions and a PIN through Canada post during the transition to electronic voting in 2025.

All members in good standing can vote by telephone or email. If you have any questions about your ballot or the voting period, please contact Susan at 576-7276.

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.