Skip to content

Month: April 2025

Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING in LFA 10 – nf.25.081

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.081B 2025-042 Apr. 30, 2025 3Ps LOBSTER FISHING OPENING in LFA 10 DFO advises 3Ps harvesters that lobster fishing Area 10 (Placentia
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY REOPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn – nf.25.080

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.080B Apr. 29, 2025 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY REOPENING IN SUB-DIVISION 3Pn DFO advises that the Atlantic halibut fishery in NAFO sub-Division 3Pn,
Read More

NEW SNOW CRAB LICENSE HOLDERS OR SNOW CRAB LICENSE HOLDERS WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR ADDRESS ONLY

,
FFAW Science will be posting the application form for the 2025 Collaborative Post-Season Snow Crab Trap survey starting May 7th . The application will be posted on the FFAW website
Read More

UPCOMING ABO/TQK ONSHORE WIND PROJECT OPEN HOUSES

,
For members interested in onshore wind developments in this province, please see the following update from ABO Energy: TQK is coming back to your community! Join the Project Toqlukuti’k team
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – REMINDER: 2025 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO – nf.25.079

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.079B Apr. 28, 2025 REMINDER: 2025 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO DFO wishes to remind
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY CLOSING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS – nf.25.078

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.078B Apr. 28, 2025 ATLANTIC HALIBUT FISHERY CLOSING IN DIVISION 4R – QUEBEC BASED VESSELS DFO advises that the Atlantic Halibut fishery
Read More

FFAW RELEASES ELECTION REPORT CARD

,
With just one day to go before the Canadian federal election, FFAW-Unifor conducted a federal election questionnaire, seeking clear, direct commitments from all major parties on the pressing issues facing
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – Snow Crab Season Closure for Crab Fishing Area 12D – nf.25.077

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.077B 2025-041 Apr. 25, 2025 Snow Crab Season Closure for Crab Fishing Area 12D DFO advises fish harvesters that the Snow crab
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – 2025 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO – nf.25.076

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.076B Apr. 23, 2025 2025 Expression of Interest Greenland Halibut (Turbot) for NAFO Divisions 2+3K and 3LMNO DFO advises harvesters who want
Read More

Notice to Fish Harvesters – 3PS SCALLOP FISHERIES OPENING – nf.25.075

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS nf.25.075B 2025-040 Apr. 23, 2025 3PS SCALLOP FISHERIES OPENING DFO advises 3Ps harvesters that the Scallop Fishery will open South of 47°00′
Read More
« Prev12345678Next »

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.