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Minimum Price for Summer Shrimp Fishery

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Minimum Price for Summer Shrimp Fishery
June 25, 2019
06/25/2019

The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel released its decision today on summer shrimp prices. The Panel selected the position of ASP, meaning that the minimum price for summer shrimp in 2019 will be $1.65 per pound. FFAW had submitted a price of $1.74.

This price is effective as of June 26, 2019.

FFAW thanks the negotiating committee for their hard work and input during a challenging negotiation.

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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.