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**Crab Harvesters ONLY in CMA 3Ps 11W**

August 21, 2024

Harvesters were notified of the opportunity to participate in the 2024 snow crab survey by mail in May 2024. Additionally, the opportunity was advertised through direct emails, our facebook and webpage. No harvesters applied for Block 1B in 3Ps 11W.

Harvesters are being notified of this opportunity by this post and by notifications to the 3Ps inshore fleet.

Please contact Jane Tucker, FFAW Project Coordinator, for additional information on this survey and to apply. Applications must be received by August 27, 2024.

Email: jtucker@ffaw.ca
Office: 709-576-7276
Cell: 709-853-5924

Harvester Agreement

Eligibility Requirements

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.