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DFO Outreach Meetings for Harvesters

February 22, 2022

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will be hosting virtual Outreach meetings.  We have provided their schedule below, as well as the hyperlink that will provide you with the Zoom conferencing details.  You will also find details posted on our website, www.ffaw.ca.

The intent of these meetings is to provide inshore harvesters and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to discuss matters of concern with respect to the various inshore fisheries. The Department would also like to take the opportunity to discuss recent changes to various licensing processes and to seek input on the vessel replacement policy.

 

The proposed agenda is as follows:

  1. Introduction.
  2. Licencing requests, NOLS and service standards.
  3. Vessel Replacement Policy
  4. Inshore Regulations.
  5. Open Agenda.

 

Date Time Area
Monday, February 21 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm White Bay & Nortre Dame Bay
Tuesday, February 22 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Atlantic Time) Labrador
Wednesday, February 23 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 4R3Pn
Thursday, February 24 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Great Northern Peninsula
Monday, February 28 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bonavista, Trinity & Conception Bay
Tuesday, March 1 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Southern Avalon & St. Mary’s Bay

 

Zoom conference links and meeting details can be found here: https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en/Fishery%20Notices

 

 

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.