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FFAW President to Speak to House of Commons Finance Committee

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FFAW President to Speak to House of Commons Finance Committee
May 21, 2020

FFAW President Keith Sullivan will be presenting to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today regarding the Government of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact its had on the fishing industry. Sullivan will speak to the recently announced programs to support fish harvesters and the need for similar supports for fish processing and other fisheries workers.

You can watch the webcast of today’s finance committee meeting online here:https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/FINA
Sullivan will speak at approximately 5:00pm NL time.

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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.