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AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INFO SESSIONS BY DFO
September 15, 2022

DFO is hosting a number of information sessions this month on Aquatic Invasive Species in your regions.

 

Harbour Breton – September 21 at 6:30 PM (Elliot Premises Theatre)

Conne River – September 22 at 1:00 PM (Community Centre)

Hermitage – September 22 at 6:30 PM (Town Hall)

 

 

Pilley’s Island – September 27 at 6:30 PM (Town Hall)

Point Leamington – September 28 at 6:30 PM (Fire Hall)

Lewisporte – September 29 at 6:30 PM (Brittany Inns)

 

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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.