Skip to content

Cod Price 2023

FFAW and ASP have reached an agreement on the price of cod for the 2023 season.  The 2023 Price table is listed below.  As part of the agreement, ASP and FFAW have agreed to meet at least bi-weekly to review the current cod market and discuss the price against market conditions.  We would like to thank our negotiation committee for their efforts in a very difficult week of bargaining.

                              Start of Season                Fall

Grade A              $0.92                                 $1.00

Grade B              $0.38                                $0.40

Grade C              $0.20                                 $0.20

Fall prices to come into effect as of August 1, 2023.

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.