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Capelin Price 2021

Capelin 2021 Price Table

2021 Prices
Percent Female CapelinPrice per pound -70 or less count Ocean RunPrice per pound – 65 or less count Ocean RunPrice per pound – 55 or less count Ocean RunPrice per pound – 45 or less count Ocean Run
30%-34.9%13.317.321.325.2
35%-39.9%15.919.923.926.6
40%-44.9%19.923.926.630.6
45%-49.9%21.325.229.233.2
50%-54.9%23.926.630.634.5
55%-59.9%25.229.233.237.2
60%-64.9%26.630.634.538.5
65%-69.9%29.233.237.241.2
70%-74.9%30.634.538.542.5
75%-79.9%35.037.241.245.2
80% or greater34.538.542.546.5
Capelin must have a minimum 23% roe content

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.