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FFAW and ASP Request Opening of SFA 6 Shrimp Fishery

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FFAW and ASP Request Opening of SFA 6 Shrimp Fishery
April 25, 2024

Yesterday, April 24, 2024, FFAW-Unifor and ASP issued a joint letter to DFO Minister Diane Lebouthillier expressing concern for the delay of the SFA 6 shrimp fishery and requested for it to open immediately.

William McGillivray, Regional Director General; Ray Walsh, Regional Director of Fisheries Management; Ty Bradly, Atlantic Regional Advisor; and provincial Minister Elvis Loveless were included on the correspondence.

The letter can be read HERE.

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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.