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Snow Crab Bargaining Update
March 28, 2023

The FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee engaged in bargaining with the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) members last week in an attempt to come to a consensus over a snow crab pricing formula, similar to that in other fisheries. However, an initial pricing system which is an integral part of a formula could not be agreed to.

Negotiations will continue this week but if no agreement can be reached the process will head to the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel on Thursday where final offers will be presented by both sides. Members will be updated with both final offers at this time. The Panel will then select one of the two final offers (Final Offer Selection/FSO). The Panel is expected to make their decision the following week, and this will be communicated to members as soon as received.

Negotiating Committee Members:

Jamie Barnett
Nelson Bussey
Andy Careen
Jim Chidley
Tony Doyle
Wayne Hicks
Trevor Jones
Ivan Lear
Glen Newbury
Mike Noonan
Alton Rumbolt
Brad Patey
Chad Payne
Rodney Power
Albert Wells
Glen Winslow

 

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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.