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2021 Snow Crab Survey Update to Applicants

July 29, 2021

July 29, 2021 – FFAW-Unifor wishes to advise members that have applied for the 2021 Snow Crab Survey that the draw has taken place. Those applicants who were drawn will be contacted directly by FFAW Science next week, the week of August 2nd. Only those that have been drawn will be contacted.

Should you have further questions, please connect with April Wiseman, FFAW Science Coordinator: awiseman@ffaw.ca.

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.