Meeting in Summerford
Summerford
Start Time: January 28, 2020 2:00 pm
FFAW is holding a General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, at the Town hall in Summerford at 2pm, for Harvesters from North head to Port Albert.
FFAW is holding a General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, at the Town hall in Summerford at 2pm, for Harvesters from North head to Port Albert.
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.