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2022 Sentinel Applications - UPDATED!

April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022 – Please be advised new locations and updated applications have been included for the following 2022 sentinel sites (click the site name to download). Applications are now being accepted and the deadline for submissions is Monday, May 9th at 4:30pm.

 

BURGEO

 

ADMIRALS BEACH (NEW)

 

LUMSDEN (NEW)

 

PLATE COVE WEST

 

SUMMERFORD

 

TRIANGLE

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.