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COD BUDDY UP BALLOT NOW IN MAILBOXES
January 4, 2025

The most recent proposal and ballot on buddy up in 2J3KL cod was mailed to license holders on December 20 and is now arriving in mailboxes across the province. For more details on why we are conducting this second ballot on buddy up, please see this post from November 27. 

The main difference between this current proposal and the one you voted on in May is the removal of the past participation requirement. Under this proposal, every license holder would be eligible for buddy up in cod. DFO will not allow buddy up in 2J3KL cod with the past participation requirement included. 

Ballots must be returned in the included self-addressed, postage paid envelope. 

Ballots will not be accepted by email, text, fax, or phone. 

Ballots must be post-marked by Jan 27. 

Ballots will be counted and results announced on Jan 31. 

If you have any questions about the proposal or ballot on buddy up in 2J3KL cod, please reach out directly to your Member Representative Kim Rose (krose@ffaw.ca), Ian Ivany (iivany@ffaw.ca), and Jeff Griffin (jgriffin@ffaw.ca). Please note that the office is closed until Jan 6.

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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.