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FFAW Asks Province to Prohibit Out of Province and Out of Country Vessels from Landing Product in NL

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FFAW Asks Province to Prohibit Out of Province and Out of Country Vessels from Landing Product in NL
April 20, 2020

FFAW-Unifor has submitted a second requesting asking the Premier Ball, Minister Byrne and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Janice Fitzgerald to intervene to prohibit all out-of-province and out-of-country vessels from landing product in Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to read the letter and Minister Byrne’s original response.

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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.