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World Fisheries Day
November 21, 2021

Today is World Fisheries Day. Each year on November 21, we recognize the people who make their living in the fishery. Fish harvesters, plant workers, researchers, dockside monitors, transportation providers, and so many others who make their living through a healthy and vibrant inshore fishery. 

The owner-operator, inshore fishery is entrenched in the cultural, social and economic fabric of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the past, present and future of our coastal communities and it’s what we fight to protect every single day.

On World Fisheries Day and every day, we are celebrating the people who believe in the fishery and are doing their part to protect the industry for generations to come.

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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.