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Applications being accepted for Petley Sentinel Site
June 8, 2018
06/08/2018

The FFAW will be accepting applications for the Petley sentinel site.   Harvesters eligible to apply are those harvesters from Old Bonaventure Head to Sunnyside.

To obtain an application for the Petley sentinel site please contact FFAW Science at 709-576-7276.

Deadline for Applications is Friday, JUNE 15, 2018 AT 4:00 pm.

 

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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.