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FFAW-Unifor's Response to the Potential Addition of Lumpfish to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA)

January 18, 2024

Today, January 18, 2024, FFAW-Unifor issued its response to the Potential Addition of Lumpfish to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The letter was addressed to William McGillivray, Regional Director General for Newfoundland and Labrador at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and was also received by the following list of cc’s:

Honourable Gudie Hutchings, MP for Long Range Mountains
Honourable Seamus O’Regan, MP for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl
MP Churence Rogers, MP for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity
MP Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon
MP Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador
MP Joanne Thompson, MP for St. John’s East
MP Clifford Small, MP for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture NL
Helen Griffiths, Regional Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Shawna Powell, A/Section Head, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL LETTER

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.