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FFAW-Unifor Support Request for Search and Rescue Efforts to Continue
September 20, 2021

September 20, 2021 – On behalf of staff and membership of FFAW-Unifor, our thoughts are with the families of Marc Freeman Russell and Joey Jenkins, as they remain missing off the coast of Labrador since Friday September 17th. While search and rescue efforts have been extensive, FFAW-Unifor stands in solidarity and support the request of the Russell and Jenkins families for the search and rescue mission to be maintained to bring the men home to their families, friends, and community.

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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.