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**Attention Lobster Harvesters in LFA 11E (East of Western Head, Hare Bay)**

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**Attention Lobster Harvesters in LFA 11E (East of Western Head, Hare Bay)**
January 15, 2026

FFAW Science staff will be hosting meetings with lobster harvesters in LFA 11E to discuss an upcoming project in Fortune Bay and Baie d’Espoir. Please be prepared to identify locations of lobster habitat at all life stages.

Harbour Breton: Monday, January 26th, 9:00am at the Lion’s Club

English Harbour West: Monday, January 26th, 12:30pm at the Lion’s Club

Please RSVP or address questions to: Jane Tucker, Science Coordinator @ 709-853-5924 or jtucker@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.