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3K FLEET MEETING FOR LEADING TICKLES- NEW DATE NOTICE

FFAW will be holding a Fleet Meeting for members in the Leading Tickles area at the Town Hall on Friday, February 20th from 10:00am-12:00pm. Cod Fleet Meeting and Inshore Committee
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3K4 VIRTUAL CRAB FLEET MEETING NOTICE- ST. ANTHONY AND AREA

There will be a 3K4 Virtual Crab Fleet Meeting for St. Anthony and Area on Thursday, February 19th from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Crab Committee Elections will be held at this virtual meeting.
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Information Session for Fish Harvesters – Fischells Salt Dome Energy Project

Triple Point Resources is inviting fish harvesters in the Bay St. George area to attend an information meeting about the proposed Fischells Salt Dome Energy Project. FFAW is not involved
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3L Fleet Meetings

There will be fleet meetings for the following: 6C – There will be a 6C Crab Fleet meeting at the Ramada in St. John’s on March 2nd at 2:00PM. The
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3L Small Supplementary Fleet Meeting

There will be meeting in Whitbourne for the 3L Small Supp crab fleet on Thursday, February 26th, at 9:00 AM at the Whitbourne Lions Club. The meeting will include a
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ONE OCEAN SEMINAR FISHING INDUSTRY IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – ESSENTIALS FOR THE OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

Members may also register by reaching out to Katie Power, Industry Relations Representative at kpower@ffaw.ca or 709-576-7276
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3L 6B Conception Bay Crab/Cod Fleet Meeting

There will be a meeting for the 3L 6B crab/cod fleet meeting on Thursday, February 26th at the Barracks in Harbour Grace, starting at 1PM. At this time, a new
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LOBSTER COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING FOR 14B- NEW DATE NOTICE

There will be a LFA 14B Lobster Committee Election held at The Plum Point Motel on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 10:00am. If you have any questions, please feel free
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CRAB COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETINGS

There will be an Area 12C and 12D Crab Committee Election held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Stephenville on Monday, February 16th at 10:00am. There will be an Area
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GULF GROUND FISH COMMITTEE NOTICE

The 4R3Pn Gulf Groundfish Committee has been formed. The following members have been elected: Kevin Hardy – Executive Board Troy Hardy – Inshore Council Stacey Wilton – Inshore Council Chris
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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.