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4R Shrimp Update
July 1, 2023

Following a virtual meeting on Friday evening, the 4R Shrimp Committee confirmed their inability to fish for 92 cents. “We cannot understand how Quebec processors are paying 1.40 plus and NL buyers cannot pay the 1.20 presented to the panel. Furthermore, based on all of the information presented the Committee is baffled by the Panel’s decision,” stated Fleet Chair Rendell Genge of Anchor Point.

It’s important to highlight the decision of the three (3) member panel was not unanimous.

While several 4R boats continue to land their catch in Quebec, they highlight the lost opportunity and negative impacts on plant workers and the entire Great Northern Peninsula. “The fleet and plant workers are in a very precarious situation and their survival will depend on decisions that will be made now. We will ensure that all levels of government understand there are solutions to this situation. This is as much about the importance of the region,” said Jason Spingle, Secretary-Treasurer.

 

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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.