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DFO CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - 3K Fall Crab Meat Yield Project

November 3, 2017
11/03/2017

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

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Nov. 3, 2017

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – 3K Fall Crab Meat Yield Project

DFO is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from fish harvesters in NAFO 3K Area 4 for a Fall Crab Meat Yield Project. To be eligible, harvesters must have 25% or more of their 2017 Crab IQ remaining.

Depending on the level of interest received there may, or may not, be a draw for eligibility for trip permits authorizing the harvest of 10,000 lbs of crab using 400 pots.

Fish harvesters are required to email or fax their expression of interest application to david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or fax number 709-292-5205. Applications must be received by by 4:00 pm on Monday, November 6, 2017. Late applications will not be accepted.

Applications are available by contacting the following phone number (709) 292-5181.

For more information, please contact,

David Small,
Area Chief Resource Management
709-292-5167
david.small@dfo-mpo.gc.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.