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Harbour Breton Sentinel Application 2022

September 8, 2022

Applications are now being accepted for the Harbour Breton cod sentinel site. Interested harvesters can obtain an application HERE.

 

The application deadline is September 23rd at 4pm. Completed applications can be faxed or emailed to Ian Ivany at 576-1521 or iivany@ffaw.ca.

 

For more information, please call Ian at 576-7276.

 

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.