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FFAW 2026 MACKEREL SPAWNING SAMPLING PROGRAM – HARVESTER CALL-OUT

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FFAW 2026 MACKEREL SPAWNING SAMPLING PROGRAM – HARVESTER CALL-OUT
April 27, 2026

FFAW is now accepting applications for a mackerel sampling opportunity. Multiple harvesters are required to conduct mackerel sampling in areas between June and October of this year.

Contact April Wiseman for an application. awiseman@ffaw.ca

Deadline for applications is May 8th

Click here for information relating to project.

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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.