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MEDIA ADVISORY: Harvesters, Plant Workers, Processing Companies Collaborate on Strategic Plan for the Future of Groundfish Fishery

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Harvesters, Plant Workers, Processing Companies Collaborate on Strategic Plan for the Future of Groundfish Fishery
October 24, 2017
10/24/2017

Media are invited to attend the morning session of the Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council (NL-GIDC) Annual General Meeting, where a draft strategic plan for the future of our province’s groundfish fishery will be presented.  

The event will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25 from 8:30 to 10 am at the Comfort Inn Airport Hotel, St. John’s.

Speakers at the morning session include:

  • Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources
  • Jim Baird, NL-GIDC Independent Chair
  • Keith Sullivan, FFAW-Unifor President
  • Bill Barry, CEO Barry Group

Following the session, media will have the opportunity to interview the speakers as well as harvesters and plant workers involved in groundfish. Attached is a backgrounder for additional information on the NL-GIDC. If possible, please RSVP to cglode@ffaw.net as space may be limited.

For media inquiries, please contact Courtney Glode, 709-743-4445 cglode@ffaw.net 

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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.