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Halibut Prices 2014

Fishing PeriodInitial Price Date of Initial Price Adjustment AdjustmentDate Final Price for Week  
April 7 – April 13$7.00Thurs. April 17$0.40Thurs. April 24$7.40
April 14 – April 20$6.75Thurs. April 24$0.56Thurs. May 1$7.31
April 21 – April 27 – – – – Fishery Closed
April 28 – May 4 – – – – Fishery Closed
May 5 – May 11 – – – – Fishery Closed
May 12 – May 18$6.00Thurs. May 22$0.04 Tues. June 3$6.04
May 19 – 25$5.25Tues. May 27$0.62 Tues. June 10$5.87
May 26 – June 1$5.00Tues., June 3$0.50 Thurs. June 19$5.50
June 2 – June 8$5.00Tues., June 10$0.41 Tues. June 29$5.41
June 9 – 15$5.00Tues., June 17$0.71 Mon. July 21$5.71
June 16 – 22$4.50Tues., June 24$1.21 Mon. July 21$5.71
June 23 – 29$4.50Thurs. July 3$1.21 Mon. July 21$5.71
June 30 – July 6$4.50Wed. July 16$1.21 Mon. July 21$5.71
July 7 – July 13$5.00Wed. July 23 $1.16 Mon. July 28$6.16
July 14 – July 20$5.00Wed., July 23         $1.17 Thurs.  Aug 7           $6.17
July 21 – July 28         $5.00Mon. Aug 4         $1.40 Thurs.  Aug 7           $6.40
July 29 – Aug 3         $5.00Tues., Aug 5         $0.93 Tues. Aug 19           $5.93
Aug 4 – Aug 10         $5.00Tues., Aug 19$0.76Thurs. Aug 28$5.76
Aug 11 – Aug 17         $5.00Tues., Aug 19$1.27Thurs. Aug 28$6.27
Aug 18 – 24$5.00Wed. Sept 3$1.26Wed. Sept 3$6.26
Aug 25 – 31$5.00Wed. Sept 3$1.32Wed. Oct 1$6.32
Sept 1 – 7$5.00Wed. Sept 3$1.47Wed. Oct 1$6.47
Sept 8 – 14$5.00Wed. Sept 10$1.83Wed. Oct 1$6.83

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.