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FFAW Meets with Minister of Natural Resources
October 31, 2017
10/31/2017

On Monday, October 30th, FFAW President Keith Sullivan, Executive Board Member Nelson Bussey, Petroleum Industry Liaison Robyn Lee and Government Relations Officer Jessica McCormick met with the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources and Gordon McIntosh, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources. FFAW raised concerns with the impact seismic activity has on the fishery and fisheries science. FFAW looks forward to continuing to work with the Minister and her department to address the issues raised by our members. Our province derives tremendous value from our renewable fish resources and as such, the concerns of this sector must be given equal weight to the interests of the oil and gas industry.

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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.