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Lobster Meeting in St. Bernards

St. Bernards
Start Time: March 7, 2022 5:00 pm

FFAW is holding meetings for lobster harvesters in the following areas on Monday, March 7

1pm in Marystown at the Marystown Hotel

5pm in St. Bernards at the Community Centre

Per public health requirements, VaxPass and mask mandatory.

For questions please call 576-7276.

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.