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** Notice to Lobster Harvesters in LFA 3; North of and including Englee

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** Notice to Lobster Harvesters in LFA 3; North of and including Englee
July 5, 2023

FFAW-Unifor is looking for interested harvesters for July’s 2023 Lobster Science Program. The lobster science program has been ongoing since 2004, providing DFO with information on undersized lobster picked up by the modified lobster traps, along with V-notch information, egg bearing females and daily catches. This work will be time sensitive and you will be accompanied by an FFAW science technician to conduct sampling for one-two weeks. You will be required to fill out a modified logbook and a commercial logbook. In return of those books you will be compensated a monetary value for the work that is completed. Please email awiseman@ffaw.ca if you are interested in completing this work. Interested applicants may also inquire to April Wiseman by phone 709-576-7276. The deadline for submission is July 10th 2023.

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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.