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DFO Outreach Meetings in 3KL

January 12, 2018
01/12/2018

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Reminder – DFO Outreach Meetings in 3KL

DFO would like to remind interested parties of the following Inshore Fishery Outreach meetings in 3KL:

NAFO Division 3K

Baie Verte, Baie Vista Inn, Tuesday January 16, 2018 from 6-8 P.M.

Twillingate, Lion’s Club, Wednesday January 17, 2018 from 6-8 P.M.

Fogo Island, Anglican Church Hall, Thursday January 18, 2018 from 10 A.M.-12 P.M.

 

NAFO Division 3L

Hare Bay, Hare Bay Fire Hall, Friday January 19, 2018 from 10 A.M.-12 P.M.

Bonavista, Lion’s Club, Monday January 22, 2018 from 2-4 P.M.

Shearstown, Lion’s Club, Wednesday January 24, 2018 from 10 A.M.-12 P.M.

Riverhead, St. Mary’s Bay, Royal Canadian Legion, January 24, 2018 from 6-8 P.M.

Ferryland, Southern Shore Folk Arts Centre, Thursday January 25, 2018 from 10 A.M-12 P.M.

Petty Harbour, Petty Harbour Fisherman’s Centre, Thursday January 25, 2018 from 6-8 P.M.

 

For information, contact:
David Small
Resource Management
Tel. (709) 292-5167
E-mail: 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.