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3K4 Fleet Meeting

April 16, 2025

There will be a 3K4 fleet meeting on Thursday, April 17th @ 6:00 PM. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss plans to document groundfish that has been showing up in crab pots already this season. This will be a virtual meeting. Please see the link below.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85438673048?pwd=Oc2GkIKK1LFmMmRzzcZgARIWMglI94.1

Dial in number 1 780 666 0144

Meeting ID: 854 3867 3048

Passcode: 974844

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.