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AHSP & Division 4R Turbot – NOTICE TO HARVESTERS
April 21, 2020

NOTICE TO HARVESTERS

The Fisheries Science Stewardship and Sustainability Board (FSSSB) would like to advise groundfish licence holders in Divisions 4R3PN that the deadline for the submission of applications for the Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan (AHSP) is Friday, May 1st.

Harvesters should not delay submitting their AHSP applications due to current uncertainties surrounding the status and opening dates for various fisheries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harvesters are further advised that:

• The AHSP Administration Fee will not be processed until it is confirmed that the fishery for Atlantic halibut and turbot will be proceeding this year.

• In the event that these fisheries do not proceed, all Administration Fees will be refunded by the FSSSB.

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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.