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Capelin Prices 2013

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Capelin Prices 2013

Minimum price for 55 count and under – 10 cents per pound, based on minimum 40% usable females and maximum 10% redfeed content.

ASP and FFAW also agreed to a sampling program to evaluate the current specs for capelin, in particular the 5 ¼ inch minimum length. Following the 2013 season, the Capelin Working Group that has been set up by FFAW and ASP will evaluate the results of the sampling program to determine what changes, if any, should be made to specs in light of these results.

This project will build on work that was done by Union reps who sampled capelin in several plants last year.

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.