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2022 Capelin Price Decision

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2022 Capelin Price Decision
June 15, 2022

The Price Setting Panel has just announced the price of capelin for the 2022 fishing season, siding with the FFAW’s final offer. The minimum prices will be: $0.35/lb. for Grade A Capelin of 45 count or less per pound, with a usable female percentage of at least 80%. This is in contrast to ASP’s final offer of $0.18/lb. Noted in the Panel’s decision, there is insufficient evidence to suggest declines in the market as purported by ASP. Thank you again to the negotiating committee for your hard work and determination. While processing companies will stop at nothing in their bid to drive down harvesters’ share of prices, your Union remains equally determined to fight for the fair market value owed to fish harvesters for your catch.

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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.