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AREA 10A CRAB FLEET MEETINGS – PLACENTIA, SOUTHERN HARBOUR & MARYSTOWN
January 16, 2026

FFAW will hold meetings for the Area 10A Crab Fleet on Wednesday, January 28, to elect a new committee. Meetings will take place in three locations, with committee members elected at each meeting to ensure representation from across the full 10A area. 3Ps Member Representative Crystal-Lynn Gorman will be in attendance.

January 28th: 9:00AM – Placentia Legion

January 28th: 11:30AM – Southern Harbour Community Centre

January 28th: 4:00PM – Marystown Hotel, Salon C

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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.