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Federal Fisheries Failure Continues at Gathering of Provincial Fisheries Ministers

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Federal Fisheries Failure Continues at Gathering of Provincial Fisheries Ministers
August 16, 2024

“The disconnect between federal and provincial fisheries management has never been so wide,” says FFAW-Unifor Secretary Treasurer Jason Spingle. “Minister Lebouthillier’s time as federal fisheries minister must come to an immediate close, so that our fishing industry and the relationships between federal, provincial, and industry stakeholders can begin to recover. 2024 has been a colossal failure of fisheries management, and today’s media statement from provincial Minister Gerry Byrne cements the fact that it is time for us to all recognize that the current way of doing things is not working,” says Spingle.

Read Minister Gerry Byrne’s full statement on the collapse of discussion at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers Meeting this week HERE.

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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.