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Agreement Reached on Cod

May 14, 2025

πŸ”΅πŸ“£AGREEMENT REACHED ON COD

Cod negotiations took place this week in St. John’s and a deal was reached with ASP earlier this afternoon.

Price setting for cod is incredibly difficult, but with the commitment of all involved, an agreement was reached at $1.18/lb starting August 1. This is an increase of 13 cents from last years $1.05.

The full price schedule is below.

The negotiating committee included:

2J – Alton Rumbolt and Harrison Campbell
3K – Albert Wells and Lee Melindy
3L – Keith Bowen and Steve Ryan
3Ps – Kenny Viscount
With FFAW staff Dwan Street, Jason Spingle, Sherry Glynn, Onye Oluoha, Ian Ivany, Julian Ryan, and Jamie Baker.

Thank you to the negotiating committee for the long hours dedicated to seeing these negotiations through to an agreement.

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.