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Halibut Negotiations Update
March 9, 2023

This week, FFAW and ASP jointly agreed to rollover the current Halibut Schedule for the 2023 season.  Halibut has been a bright spot for harvesters over the last few years with the current formula strengthening the value and payout to harvesters.  FFAW will continue to look for ways to enhance the schedule for the benefit of our harvesters, the market, and the resource.  We would like to thank all the harvesters who have contributed their feedback over the last few months as we prepared for these negotiations.

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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.