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Applications to Replace Fixed Gear Sentinel Site in Daniel's Harbour

July 6, 2017
07/06/2017

Applications are now being accepted to replace the Fixed Gear Sentinel site in Daniel’s Harbour. Harvesters from Bellburns to Sally’s Cove are eligible to apply.

Applications are available at the FFAW office in Corner Brook. For more information please call Monty or Jason (709) 634-0277.

Deadline for applications is July 12 @ 4:30pm. Click here to get the application. 

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.