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Update: Capelin Advisory Meeting
March 29, 2022

This morning over a dozen harvesters from 3KLPs joined DFO for the annual Capelin Advisory.

DFO failed to produce a prediction for the 2022 fishery because of the lack of data and inadequate science in 2021.  Harvesters did, however, see promise in the small amount of data that was presented, noting that the age 2 immature abundance seems to be higher than recent years.  Harvesters are hopeful that a full survey will be completed in 2022, with DFO already securing the contract for this year’s Spring Acoustic Survey.

Harvesters again noted that they believe DFO should focus more effort on deep water spawning to get a greater perspective on the performance of the stock.

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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.