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2J3KL OPPORTUNISTIC ATLANTIC HALIBUT TAGGING OPPORTUNITY

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2J3KL OPPORTUNISTIC ATLANTIC HALIBUT TAGGING OPPORTUNITY
August 26, 2024

FFAW is now accepting applications for an OPPORTUNISTIC halibut tagging opportunity. The goal is to opportunistically tag 4 Atlantic halibut caught as bycatch in the 2J3KL Atlantic cod Fall Fishery using longline. Caught halibut will be tagged and released by a FFAW tech using satellite tags, and fin samples of caught halibut will also be taken.

To be eligible, harvesters must have experience using longline. Harvesters must also possess knowledge of areas where halibut has been caught as bycatch in the recent past.

For additional information on the project or on compensation, or to obtain an application, please call Ian (iivany@ffaw.ca) at the FFAW office in St. John’s at (709) 576-7276.

The application deadline is Thursday, September 5th at 4pm.

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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.