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Applications Being Accepted-Conduct an Autumn Atlantic Halibut Survey in 3Ps

October 3, 2017
10/03/2017

PENDING FINAL PROJECT APPROVAL, FFAW is now accepting applications to conduct an Autumn Atlantic Halibut Survey in 3Ps (continuation of work conducted in 2015).

This project is open to ALL 3Ps-based Fixed Gear Ground-fish License Holders and interested applicants are asked to contact the FFAW office in Corner Brook at 634-0277.

DEADLINE for applications is the end of business hours on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017.

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.