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Applications Open for 2J3KLOPs4R Post Season Snow Crab Survey

June 22, 2018
06/22/2018

The FFAW is now accepting applications for the 2018 Industry-DFO Collaborative Post-Season Trap Survey for Snow Crab in Divisions 2J3KLOPs4R.  Deadline for applications to be received is no later than July 16, 2018.

To receive additional information on the 2018 Snow Crab Survey please contact FFAW Science at 709-576-7276.

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.