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Author: Courtney Glode

3L SMALL SUPP CRAB VOTE FOR BUDDY UP

The 3L Small Supplementary Crab fleet has expressed interest in introducing buddy-up to this fishery. An e-vote is currently taking place among license holders, and if the majority votes in
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FFAW TO MEET WITH ASP AND PREMIER TUESDAY EVENING

A meeting has been confirmed for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 20 at 5pm with the Union, ASP, and Premier Tony Wakeham. An update will be provided following the meeting.
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MESSAGE FOR PLANT WORKERS: STABILITY FOR ALL

We know plant workers are concerned, and we hear you. This is not about fish harvesters vs plant workers. What’s happening right now isn’t about one group or one issue.
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PREMIER WAKEHAM HEARS HARVESTER CONCERNS, COMMITS TO FINDING WAY FORWARD

ST. JOHN’S, NL – This evening, members of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with Premier Tony Wakeham, Minister Loyola O’Driscoll, and Minister Mike Goosney to hear the province’s
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COMMUNITIES ROBBED OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS; ASP CARTEL WILL BE STOPPED 

ST. JOHN’S, NL – With this afternoon’s news of a $0.28 snow crab rebate, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for immediate justice and change.  “The rebate announced
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2025 SNOW CRAB REBATE RESULTS

This afternoon, auditors with Deloitte finished their analysis to determine the end of season settlement payment for snow crab. The news comes over two months after the receipt submission deadline.
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CRAB REBATE UPDATE

We know the impatience with this crab rebate process is past the boiling point. We’re hearing it every minute of every day. The money that should be in your pockets
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YOUNG HARVESTERS COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

Dec. 2025 to Dec. 2028 Term The nomination process is now open for the FFAW’s Young Harvester Committee. The Young Harvesters Committee is a space for harvesters around the province
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UPDATE: CRAB PAYMENTS MOVING FORWARD; EXPEDITED ARBITRATION FORTHCOMING

All invoices for 5-8oz sections are being submitted to Deloitte and the auditing company will do two calculations: one for 30lbs boxes and one for all sales of 5-8oz sections.
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SNOW CRAB REBATE UPDATE

This morning, FFAW President Dwan Street, Inshore Director Sherry Glynn and crab negotiating committee member Glen Winslow met with provincial Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Loyola O’Driscoll, Deputy Minister Jamie Chippett,
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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.