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Applications Open for Gear Retrieval Project in Bay St. George

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Applications Open for Gear Retrieval Project in Bay St. George
August 10, 2020

FFAW is now accepting applications for the retrieval of lost gear in Bay St. George. Retrieval will take place over the week of August 17th (weather permitting). Two vessels will be required, one to tow a sonar and a second to haul, retrieve and land gear. Gear will be landed in Little Port Harmon.

Eligible vessels are a minimum of 34’11” and equipped with a winch/hauler. Only vessels based in Bay St. George are eligible to apply.

Please contact the Corner Brook office at 634-0277 for an application.

Deadline is this Friday, August 14th at 2:00 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.