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Upcoming Meetings for all Fish Harvesters
November 15, 2018
11/15/2018

The FFAW is holding a series of meetings in the following locations for all harvesters. Staff representatives and FFAW science staff will be in attendance to discuss oil and gas, capelin and mackerel, and post-season crab survey.

Tuesday, November 20th with John Boland
-St. John’s – 9:30 (Comfort Inn by the Airport)
-Carbonear – 2:00 (Fong’s)

Wednesday, November 21st with John Boland

-Bonavista – 9:00 (SUF Hall)
-Eastport – 3:00 (SUF Hall)
-New-Wes-Valley – 7:30 (Harbour Authority)

Thursday, November 22nd with Roland Hedderson
-Musgrave Harbour – 10:00 (Firehall)
-Fogo Island – 7:00 (UC Hall)

Friday, November 23rd with Roland Hedderson
-Virgin Arm – 10:00 (Lion’s Club)

Additional meetings for other areas in 3K will be scheduled and posted soon.

 

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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.