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3L LOBSTER BUDDY UP INFORMATION ONLINE SESSION

December 12, 2025

There will be an online information session held December 14th, 6:30-7:30PM for those in area 3L with a lobster buddy up vote in progress. This will be a basic information session, with room for questions from harvesters. If interested in attending please see link below or contact Shannon at 709-986-2389.

Topic: Lobster Buddy Up Information Session

Time: Dec 14, 2025 06:30 PM Newfoundland and Labrador

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89341027133?pwd=sYE63UXdoqWChaSgr3bnWqhOGOGAWS.1

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.