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Inshore Council Election Results

March 5, 2025

Results of the 2025 Inshore Council Election are as follows:

  • Pouch Cove to Point Lance: Gerard Chidley Jr.
  • Francois to Codroy: Troy Hardy
  • Highlands to Cox’s Cove: Stacey Wilton
  • Trout River to Eddies Cove West: Conway Caines
  • Barr’d Harbour to Noddy Bay and L’Anse au Clair to Red Bay: Christopher Gould
  • Quirpon to Englee: Bradley Patey
  • Cape St. John to North Head: Glen Newbury
  • Gander Bay to Cape Freels (including Fogo and Change Islands): Aubrey Brinson
  • Newtown to Elliston: Stephen Ryan
  • Little Catalina to Green’s Harbour: Matthew Jones
  • Whiteway to Carbonear: Keith Smith
  • Harbour Grace to Portugal Cove North: John Efford
  • Henley Harbour to Cartwright: Harrison Campbell

There was a 32% voter rate among all eligible voters.

Seats elected by acclamation:

  • St Bride’s to Swift Current: Jamie Barnett
  • Monkstown to Garnish: Alfred Fitzpatrick
  • Jackson’s Arm to Cape St. John: Collin Greenham 
  • North Head to Port Albert (including New World Island & Twillingate Island): Derrick Brown
  • St. Bernard’s to McCallum: Brett Cox

Information regarding Young Harvester, Crew, and Women seats will be communicated in the coming days.

Reminder that new Inshore Council members are not installed until the Fall 2025 Inshore Council Meeting.

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.