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Crab Harvesters in Crab Management Area 3L6A Inner Only

August 22, 2025

Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2025 post-season snow crab survey by mail, Facebook, email, and our website on May 7th 2025.

We are seeking additional applications for Block TB1. The deadline for applications is 12pm, Monday, August 25th.

Harvesters are being notified of this opportunity by this post and by notification to the 6A Inner crab fleet.
For more information, please contact Jane Tucker:
T: 709-576-7276
C: 709-853-5924
E: jtucker@ffaw.ca

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.