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MEETINGS FOR INSHORE CRAB IN TRINITY BAY

Trinity Bay
Start Time: February 22, 2023 2:30 pm

FFAW will be holding meetings for Inshore crab fishers in Trinity Bay

Wednesday, Feb 22 at 2:30pm at the Quality Hotel in Clarenville

Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10am in Hearts Content at the Rec Center

Updates on the Precautionary Approach, a Brief Market Update and Outlook for 2023 will be discussed.

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.