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Author: Courtney Glode

UPDATE ON CRAB FINAL PAYOUT

In April, FFAW won the Panel decision on crab, but now ASP is attempting to draw the union into an arbitration which would see rebate payments delayed to harvesters, allowing
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🦀SNOW CRAB SERIES: UNDERSTANDING PRICING AND MARKETS [POST #3 of 3]

Review of NL Export Data Compared to the other Atlantic Provinces  The export data allows us to compare how NL export prices stack up against prices from other provinces. The
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SNOW CRAB SERIES: UNDERSTANDING PRICING AND MARKETS [POST #1 of 3]

Over the next week, we will delve into the 2025 snow crab fishery – pricing in particular. We’ll talk about this year’s pricing structure and how it works, review crab
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Nominations Now Open for Women’s Committee

OCTOBER 14, 2025 UPDATE: The following areas of representation received no nominations, and as a result the nomination period for these areas only will be extended until this Friday, October
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Demonstration in Support of Labrador Search and Rescue

On behalf of Jeanette Russell and the Labrador Coalition for Search and Rescue, we would like to invite you to attend tomorrow’s demonstration to be held at 280 Southside Road
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FFAW-Unifor Celebrates Victory as St. Pierre-Miquelon Vessel Blocked from Landing Sea Cucumber in Newfoundland

GRAND BANK, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) proudly announces a significant victory for Newfoundland and Labrador harvesters. On September 8 and 9, a vessel from
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DFO OUTREACH MEEETINGS ON LOBSTER CONSERVATION

DFO Science is holding outreach meetings in several locations in the coming days in relation to conservation and assessment methods in the lobster fishery. FFAW-Unifor will have representatives at each
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LOBSTER SURVEY CHARTER: FRANCOIS TO GREY RIVER

FFAW is now accepting applications for a charter to document lobster abundance and size distribution inside the Penguin Island Marine Refuge and nearby fishing communities between September 9th and October
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Constitutional Changes Passed for Midterm Vacancies

Today, the FFAW-Unifor Executive Board passed an interim amendment to the union’s Constitution in favour of adopting changes to the election process for vacancies in the offices of the President
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FFAW Price Selected for Sea Cucumber

Today the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel ruled and chose the FFAW position for the 2025 price of sea cucumber – $0.69 as opposed to the ASP offer of $0.50.
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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.