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3LNO Sea Cucumber Emerging Fishery – Expressions of Interest Process
August 2, 2018
08/02/2018

DFO is now accepting expressions of interest for an emerging fishery for sea cucumber in 3LNO. Eligible harvesters are those with home ports in 2J3KL or 3Ps, and have vessels 40′ and greater, among other criteria.

The process to examine the potential for a sea cucumber fishery in this area began when FFAW joined committee members from these areas to express interest to DFO in fall 2017. FFAW staff and members have worked diligently with DFO since then to put the appropriate measures and work in place to ensure the potential for this fishery can be realized.

Applications are due by August 6, 2018 and participants will be chosen by a draw process. For more information contact John Boland or Dwan Street at the St. John’s office.

Click here for the full notice to fish harvesters.

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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.