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Déjà Vu: Placentia Bay Lift Bridge Malfunction Blocks in Harvesters

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Déjà Vu: Placentia Bay Lift Bridge Malfunction Blocks in Harvesters
October 19, 2023
Approximately 20 enterprises are blocked inside of Placentia Bay due to a mechanical failure of the Placentia Bay Lift Bridge and FFAW-Unifor is calling on the Provincial Government to find a long-term solution to the recurring problem. The Bridge’s unreliability has continually caused economic hardship to fish harvesters who suffer when the bridge is inoperable.
“This problem with the Placentia Bay Lift Bridge has been ongoing for the last several years, and the provincial government has failed to find a long-term solution instead favouring unreliable, Band-Aid fixes. The result is lost income for our coastal communities when boats are stuck inside the harbour unable to access their fishing grounds,” says FFAW-Unifor Secretary Treasurer Jason Spingle.
Harvesters are continuing to bear the burden of inaction and demand urgent provincial intervention. FFAW will continue to follow up with responsible government departments to get harvesters back on the water as soon as possible.

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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.