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4R Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan / Participation Criteria Update
June 2, 2023

In consultation with DFO, the FSSSB is providing an amendment to the Participation Criteria for 2023 ONLY. The revised criteria has been expanded to include 2019:

  1. Operated a fishing enterprise that earned a minimum of $5,000.00 (five- thousand dollars) in fishing revenue (i.e. $5,000 in recorded landed value with DFO) during one of the last four years (in 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022) – excluding any revenues earned from Atlantic Halibut.
  • This criteria has been established for the 2023 season only and will be reviewed prior to the 2024 fishing season

    2. License holders who were unable to meet the $5,000 minimum landed value requirement in 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022 may be deemed eligible to participate if they are able to demonstrate that they meet the following requirements:

  • Encountered a valid extenuating circumstance for not meeting this requirement.

Anyone who did not apply based on the criteria in the mail-out brochure has until June 30, 2023 to submit their application.

New applications or information can be obtained by contacting the FSSSB at: 1-709-576-0230

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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.