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Mackerel Prices 2012

Revised Mackerel Price – Effective November 9, 2012

Due to a reconsideration of mackerel price put before the Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel, the Panel has sided with the the Association of Seafood Producers. Therefore effective November 9, 2012 the mackerel is as follows:

Size (Grams)Price ¢ per Lb.
200 – 39916.5
400 – 59924.75
600 plus33.0

Previous Price – August 22 – November 8, 2012

Mackerel 2012 – The Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel has made a decision for mackerel prices for 2012. These are the minimum prices effective August 22, 2012.

Size (Grams)Price ¢ per Lb.
200 – 39922
400 – 59933
600 plus44

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.