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Applications Being Accepted_ Lobster Project_ Bay St. George / Port Saunders _Hawke's Bay

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Applications Being Accepted_ Lobster Project_ Bay St. George / Port Saunders _Hawke’s Bay
July 19, 2019
07/19/2019

Pending project approval, the FFAW is accepting applications from Bay St. George Harvesters and Port Saunders / Hawke’s Bay Harvesters for three (3) days deployment to place lobster settlement trays in two sites in Bay St. George (13A – Cape Ray to Cape St. George) and Port Saunders / Hawke’s Bay (14A). Deployment will take place July 27th.

Vessels will be chartered to move settlement trays which measure (24 x 36 x 6 in) and weigh approximately 250 lbs each.

Eligible harvesters are licensed lobster harvesters in one of the following areas:
– Bay St. George Area-13A
– Port Saunders / Hawke’s Bay – 14A

Vessels must be over 25’ in length, equipped with a hauler/winch, and harvesters must have access to GPS for coordinates of deployments.

For an application please contact the Corner Brook Office (709) 634-0277.

Deadline for accepting applications is Wednesday, July 24th at 4:30 p.m

Thank you for your interest. Only those successful in the draw process will be contacted.

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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.