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Colossal Crab Crisis – FFAW to Rally in St Johns on Monday

Hundreds of people are expected to demonstrate outside the Confederation Building in St. John’s on Monday, calling attention to the crisis in the snow crab fishery and the need for
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Letter to Telegram: Greg Pretty

The Panel’s ill-fated decision was not unanimous, and as a result the province has the authority to intervene and force both parties back to the negotiating table.
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FFAW Discuss NL Snow Crab Crisis with Premier Furey, Ministers Bragg and Davis – Request for Parties to Return to Bargaining Table

Today, April 12th, FFAW-Unifor had a series of meetings with the provincial government to address the crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador resulting from the Panel’s 2023 price decision for snow
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FFAW-Unifor Discuss Way Forward for Snow Crab with Minister Bragg; Request to Meet with Premier and Minister Davis

This evening, April 10th, FFAW-Unifor had an urgent call with Minister Derrick Bragg to discuss the current predicament facing the industry as a direct result of the Panel’s price decision
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Harvesters Discuss Plans for Snow Crab, No Fishery at 2.20

Leadership from around the province met virtually for nearly three hours this morning to discuss the crisis facing the snow crab fishery and determine next steps. On the call were
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Panel Decision on Crab Signals Economic Crisis for NL

The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel announced their decision on the price of snow crab for the start of the 2023 fishing season, selecting the Association of Seafood Producer’s (ASP)
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FFAW Says No to Out-of-Province Crab

"Bringing crab into the province will throw fuel onto an already volatile situation,” Pretty warns.
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Message from the President – Snow Crab Negotiations Update 

As a result of negotiation challenges in 2022 and the subsequent recommendations from the Conway Report, the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel process has made some adaptations this year.  The
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Snow Crab Negotiations Update

The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel, after seeing the price offers from both parties directed the continuation of bargaining today. As a result, the FFAW Negotiating Committee re-convened this afternoon
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SNOW CRAB NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Final offers have been submitted to the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel for the 2023 snow crab fishery. The FFAW Negotiations Committee final offer submission is $3.53, while ASP’s final
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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.