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Canada-France Agreement for 3Ps Cod, Offshore Continues to Threaten Vulnerable Cod Stocks

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Canada-France Agreement for 3Ps Cod, Offshore Continues to Threaten Vulnerable Cod Stocks
March 24, 2018
03/24/2018

The 2018 agreement between Canada and France for 3Ps cod was released this week, where it was announced the quota for 3Ps will be reduced by 8 per cent as a result of declining stocks.

Despite strong opposition from FFAW-Unifor, offshore dragger fleets have been able to permitted to continue fishing during crucial periods of pre-spawning aggregations.

The cod stocks in 3Ps are in a vulnerable state and the federal government must protect the resource and the communities adjacent by removing the offshore draggers from fishing in the area. The offshore industrial dragger fishery operates during times of high pre-spawning aggregation, which continues to threaten a rebuilding stock. The last time the quota was at its most vulnerable, the offshore industrial dragger fleet did not participate in the fishery.

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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.