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ANNOUNCEMENT: Shrimp Fishing Area 6

May 26, 2022

DFO has informed us that the season opening date for northern shrimp in SFA 6 will be May 29, 2022.

The allocations provided below do not include any uncaught shrimp from 2021. We have requested that DFO make this adjustment as soon as possible. Any updates will be provided.

 

Fleet 

SFA 6 Allocation 

2J CDP 

150.2 

2J 

716.2 

3K north 

716.2 

3K south 

2,293.4 

3L 

1,172.3 

3L midshore 

15.9 

4R 

1,338.6 

4S 

160.0 

TOTAL 

6,563.0 

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.