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**CRAB HARVESTERS IN CRAB MANAGEMENT AREA 3K3A ONLY**

August 30, 2024

Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2024 snow crab by mail in May 2024. Additionally, the opportunity was advertised through direct emails, our Facebook, and our webpage. No harvesters applied for Block 2B or Block 2C in 3K3A. A map is attached for your reference. We are offering the original survey allocation with a stabilization subsidy. The deadline for applications is 12pm, Tuesday, September 3rd.

Harvesters are being notified of this opportunity by this post and by notification to the 3K3A crab committee.

For more information, please contact Jane Tucker:

T: 709-576-7276
C: 709-853-5924
E: jtucker@ffaw.ca

Click here for Snow Crab Application

Click here for Eligibility Requirements

Click here for Snow Crab Stations

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.