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APPLICATIONS OPEN: Lost Gear Retrieval Project

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APPLICATIONS OPEN: Lost Gear Retrieval Project
October 20, 2021

Applications are now being accepted for harvesters interested in participating in the FFAW Lost Gear Retrieval Project in Conception Bay and can be downloaded HERE.

Eligibility Criteria:
– Level II Fish Harvester

– Minimum vessel size 34’11” and must be equipped with winch/hauler
– Conception Bay harvesters eligible to apply are those from Red Head Cove to Cape St. Francis
– Head of an enterprise licensed to fish commercially in 3L out of Conception Bay
– Member in good standing with the FFAW
– Must be registered with the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board
– Eligible for an experimental license issued by Department of Fisheries and Oceans
– The harvester will aid in locating and retrieving abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear in Conception Bay

– The harvester will be working out of Bay De Verde 

Completed applications can be faxed to (709) 576-1521, or emailed to iivany@ffaw.ca

The Deadline for applications is Friday, October 22, at 12:30pm

For additional information, please contact Ian Ivany, FFAW Science Program Coordinator: (709) 576-7276 / iivany@ffaw.ca

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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.